diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release-command.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release-command.yml
index d56bde17..fd778d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release-command.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release-command.yml
@@ -114,20 +114,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           ref: ${{ steps.resolve-ref.outputs.ref || inputs.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
 
-      # ── Set version and build ───────────────────────────────────────
-      - name: Set pre-release version
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
-          sed -i "s/^__version__: str = \".*\"/__version__: str = \"${VERSION}\"/" src/airbyte_api/_version.py
-          echo "Updated _version.py to: $VERSION"
-          grep '__version__' src/airbyte_api/_version.py
-
+      # ── Build with version override ───────────────────────────────
       - name: Build package
-        run: uv run poe build
+        run: uv build
+        env:
+          UV_DYNAMIC_VERSIONING_BYPASS: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI
         run: uv publish