diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9b2a558846c28..3ddf7344a430a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 !.github
 !empty
 !Dockerfile
+!hatch_build.py
 
 # This folder is for you if you want to add any packages to the docker context when you build your own
 # docker image. most of other files and any new folder you add will be excluded by default
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ci b/Dockerfile.ci
index a7a3396925e00..1d5c88d9badee 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ COPY generated/* ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/generated/
 COPY constraints/* ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/constraints/
 COPY LICENSE ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/LICENSE
 COPY dev/airflow_pre_installed_providers.txt ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/dev/airflow_pre_installed_providers.txt
-COPY dev/hatch_build.py ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/dev/hatch_build.py
+COPY hatch_build.py ${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/
 COPY --from=scripts install_airflow.sh /scripts/docker/
 
 # The goal of this line is to install the dependencies from the most current pyproject.toml from sources
diff --git a/dev/hatch_build.py b/hatch_build.py
similarity index 97%
rename from dev/hatch_build.py
rename to hatch_build.py
index afbf35df63a03..844bd39dcaf2e 100644
--- a/dev/hatch_build.py
+++ b/hatch_build.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 log_level = logging.getLevelName(os.getenv("CUSTOM_AIRFLOW_BUILD_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"))
 log.setLevel(log_level)
 
-AIRFLOW_ROOT_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+AIRFLOW_ROOT_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 GENERATED_PROVIDERS_DEPENDENCIES_FILE = AIRFLOW_ROOT_PATH / "generated" / "provider_dependencies.json"
 DEV_DIR_PATH = AIRFLOW_ROOT_PATH / "dev"
 PREINSTALLED_PROVIDERS_FILE = DEV_DIR_PATH / "airflow_pre_installed_providers.txt"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def clean(self, directory: str, versions: Iterable[str]) -> None:
             run(cmd, cwd=work_dir.as_posix(), check=True, shell=True)
 
     def get_version_api(self) -> dict[str, Callable[..., str]]:
-        """Custom build target for standard package preparation."""
+        """Get custom build target for standard package preparation."""
         return {"standard": self.build_standard}
 
     def build_standard(self, directory: str, artifacts: Any, **build_data: Any) -> str:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface[BuilderConfig]):
 
     def initialize(self, version: str, build_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """
-        This occurs immediately before each build.
+        Initialize hook immediately before each build.
 
         Any modifications to the build data will be seen by the build target.
         """
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb6f6b8322a38..36411e4f3f1b7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1221,13 +1221,13 @@ features = []
 path = "airflow/__init__.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.hooks.custom]
-path = "./dev/hatch_build.py"
+path = "./hatch_build.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.hooks.custom]
-path = "./dev/hatch_build.py"
+path = "./hatch_build.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.custom]
-path = "./dev/hatch_build.py"
+path = "./hatch_build.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = [