diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fc1db07..ad5be38d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -206,9 +206,8 @@ cython_debug/
 # Ruff stuff:
 .ruff_cache/
 
-# Generated static dashboard bundle
+# Generated static dashboard bundle — run scripts/build-ui.sh before uv build
 src/authsome/ui/web/*
-!src/authsome/ui/web/.gitkeep
 
 # PyPI configuration file
 .pypirc
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fe24b07..a7ec111b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ authsome = "authsome.cli.main:cli"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/authsome"]
+artifacts = ["src/authsome/ui/web/**"]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.force-include]
 "src/authsome/ui/web" = "src/authsome/ui/web"
diff --git a/scripts/build-ui.sh b/scripts/build-ui.sh
index 4b106982..37acb217 100755
--- a/scripts/build-ui.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-ui.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ UV_BIN="${UV:-uv}"
 rm -rf "${TARGET_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${TARGET_DIR}"
 cp -R "${UI_DIR}/out/." "${TARGET_DIR}/"
-printf '%s\n' "Generated static UI assets are copied here by scripts/build-ui.sh." > "${TARGET_DIR}/.gitkeep"
diff --git a/src/authsome/ui/web/.gitkeep b/src/authsome/ui/web/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 196661a7..00000000
--- a/src/authsome/ui/web/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Generated static UI assets are copied here by scripts/build-ui.sh.