diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.python.in b/makefiles/Makefile.python.in
index 836105d..ac1e5fe 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.python.in
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.python.in
@@ -46,23 +46,18 @@ show-venv:: | check-venv
 	@echo "++ $@"
 	@echo "$(VIRTUAL_ENV)"
 
-install-poetry::
+set-pyproject-vers:: check-venv
 	@echo "++ $@"
-	# will install poetry in this venv
-	pip install --quiet --upgrade poetry
+	uv version $(VERSION)
 
-set-pyproject-vers:: check-venv install-poetry
-	@echo "++ $@"
-	poetry version $(VERSION)
-
-install-deps:: check-venv install-poetry
+install-deps:: check-venv
 	@echo "++ $@"
 	# will install deps in this venv
-	poetry install --no-ansi
+	uv sync --frozen --dev
 
 show-installed-deps::
 	@echo "++ $@"
-	poetry show
+	uv tree --locked --all-groups
 
 check: test lint type-check
 	@echo "++ $@"
@@ -80,12 +75,10 @@ test-integration:: check-venv install-deps
 
 package:: check-venv set-pyproject-vers install-deps test-all
 	@echo "++ $@"
-	poetry build --no-ansi
-	poetry version 0.0.0 &>/dev/null
+	uv build
 
 publish:: check-venv package
 	@echo "++ $@"
-	poetry config repositories.testpypi https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
 	. $(ROOT_DIR)/plox-common/scripts/publish/python.sh && publish
 
 extra-docker-args:
diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 63146fa..71f3155 100644
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ print_func_banner(){ local funcname="${1}"
     printf "============================ Inside: %s ============================\n" "${funcname}" >&2;
 }
 
+is_default_branch(){
+    print_func_banner "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+    if [[ "${BRANCH_NAME}" == "${DEAFULT_BRANCH}" ]]; then
+        echo "y"
+    else
+        echo "n"
+    fi
+}
+
 ###
 # Check whether the current commit/branch is part of a pull request.
 ###
diff --git a/scripts/misc/get-pypi-pub-target b/scripts/misc/get-pypi-pub-target
deleted file mode 100755
index a887a55..0000000
--- a/scripts/misc/get-pypi-pub-target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# exit early if not in github actions CI
-if [[ "${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-}" == "" ]]; then
-    echo "-r testpypi"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-if [[ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "push" ]]; then
-  branch="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-  if [[ "${branch}" == "main" || "${branch}" == "master" ]]; then
-      # post-PR merge, publish to official
-      exit 0
-  else
-      echo "-r testpypi"
-  fi
-elif [[ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-  echo "-r testpypi"
-else
-  echo "Invalid branch"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/publish/python.sh b/scripts/publish/python.sh
index 230d41f..2a1294e 100755
--- a/scripts/publish/python.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish/python.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,24 @@ script_dir=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 
 
 publish(){
-    if [[ "${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-}" == "" || "$(is_part_of_active_pr)" == "n" ]]; then
-        poetry publish ${PYPI_ALIAS} -vv
+    # allow local publishing to testpypi
+    if [[ "${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-}" == "" ]]; then
+        uv publish --index testpypi -vv
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$(is_default_branch)" == "y" ]]; then
+        uv publish --index pypi -vv
         return
+    else
+        print_info "${BRANCH_NAME} != default (${DEFAULT_BRANCH}), not publishing to main"
     fi
 
     if [[ "$(is_label_present publish-test-build)" == "y" ]]; then
-        poetry publish ${PYPI_ALIAS} -vv
+        uv publish --index testpypi -vv
     else
-        echo "Detected part of PR but did not detect 'publish-test-build' PR label"
-        echo "To publish a test version of this packge, add the 'publish-test-build' label"
-        echo "and re-run the publish check."
+        print_info "Detected part of PR but did not detect 'publish-test-build' PR label"
+        print_info "To publish a test version of this packge, add the 'publish-test-build' label"
+        print_info "and re-run the publish check."
     fi
 }