diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b39b04c5ff..3961a9f524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python3 -m pip install setuptools wheel twine
+          python3 -m pip install build twine
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+          python3 -m build .
 
       - name: Upload to PyPi
         run: |
diff --git a/python/.gitignore b/python/.gitignore
index a7719469a3..b8cb2e199d 100644
--- a/python/.gitignore
+++ b/python/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 /dist/
 /*.egg-info/
+
+# this file is duplicated by the build step
+LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file