diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-python-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-python-release.yaml
index 5cc730541..6f11ec640 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-python-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-python-release.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           pattern: wheels-*
-          path: dist
-          merge-multiple: true
+          # path: dist
+          # merge-multiple: true
           run-id: 12187401980
 
+      - run: mkdir dist && mv wheels-*/* dist
+
       # authz is managed via OIDC configured at https://pypi.org/manage/project/baml-py/settings/publishing/
       # it is pinned to this github actions filename, so renaming this file is not safe!!
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
diff --git a/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml b/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
index bf65c5124..4651e8db8 100644
--- a/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ description = "BAML python bindings (pyproject.toml)"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [["Boundary", "contact@boundaryml.com"]]
 license = "LICENSE"
+dependencies = [
+    "maturin>=1.7.8",
+]
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]