diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 23116e7a..0a9f22bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install build
+        python -m pip install -U uv
+        python -m uv pip install -U hatch
     - name: Build package
-      run: python -m build
+      run: python -m hatch build --clean
     - name: Publish package
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@e53eb8b103ffcb59469888563dc324e3c8ba6f06
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION.md b/DESCRIPTION.md
index 79971c53..38cd70f7 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION.md
+++ b/DESCRIPTION.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Source code is also available at:
 
 # Release Notes
 
+- v1.6.1(July 9, 2024)
+
+  - Update internal project workflow with pypi publishing
+
 - v1.6.0(July 8, 2024)
 
   - support for installing with SQLAlchemy 2.0.x
diff --git a/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/version.py b/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/version.py
index 56509b7d..d90f706b 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/version.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 #
 # Update this for the versions
 # Don't change the forth version number from None
-VERSION = "1.6.0"
+VERSION = "1.6.1"