diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d4558c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Build wheel
+
+on:
+  - push
+
+jobs:
+  build-wheel:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+
+      - name: Generate API client
+        run: make gen
+
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: make build-wheel
+
+      - name: Upload wheel artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel
+          path: dist/*.whl
+
+  test-wheel:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-wheel
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+
+      - name: Download wheel artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        with:
+          name: wheel
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Install wheel as tool
+        run: uv tool install --from dist/*.whl "uploader"
+
+      - name: Check CLI help
+        run: 'uploader --help'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index a520f02..80377b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: make install-dev
 
-      - name: Run codegen
-        run: make gen
-
       - name: Set up Docker runtime
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-wheel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe075df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-wheel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Release wheels
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release-wheel:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-22.04
+          - ubuntu-24.04
+          - macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: uv build --wheel
+
+      - name: Upload wheel artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: dist/*.whl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 076d80d..72a84d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: make install-dev
 
-      - name: Run codegen
-        run: make gen
-
       - name: Set up Docker runtime
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ac6270f..b8607ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: make install-dev
 
-      - name: Run codegen
-        run: make gen
-
       - name: Run checks
         run: make check
diff --git a/.template.yaml b/.template.yaml
index 551d969..d9c18a1 100644
--- a/.template.yaml
+++ b/.template.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT
 # Parameters of the project as generated from template
-_commit: f510818
+_commit: 7d1c15b
 _src_path: gh:kraysent/python-template
 package_name: uploader
 project_name: uploader
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 108f748..9bf4cff 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ install:
 install-frontend:
 	cd frontend && yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
-install-dev:
+install-dev: gen
 	uv sync --all-extras
 
 install-dev-frontend:
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ fix-frontend:
 	@output=$$(cd frontend && yarn run --silent prettier --write src 2>&1) || { echo "$$output"; exit 1; }
 	@output=$$(cd frontend && yarn run --silent eslint --fix src 2>&1) || { echo "$$output"; exit 1; }
 
+build-wheel: gen
+	uv build --wheel
+
 # only for mac as this is faster
 build:
 	docker build . \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d006c5b..a0f3ed4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ dependencies = [
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["uploader"]
+force-include = { "uploader/clients/gen" = "uploader/clients/gen" }
+
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "ruff~=0.15.0",