diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index c08bfc667..4d9565a6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -19,23 +19,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4.7.1
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Install PyBuild
         run: |
-          python -m pip install 'build!=0.1' setuptools-scm
-
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip 
+          pip install hatch
       - name: Build wheel and sdist
-        run: |
-          python -m build
-          git describe
-          pwd
-          if [ -f dist/zarr-0.0.0.tar.gz ]; then
-            echo "WRONG VERSION NUMBER"
-            exit 1
-          else
-            echo "All seem good"
-          fi
+        run: hatch build
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: releases