diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b5a62e550dbe..c2d8b3f7d549 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -234,8 +234,25 @@ healthcheck = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["uv_build==0.11.8"]
-build-backend = "uv_build"
+requires = ["maturin==1.9.4"]
+build-backend = "maturin"
+
+[tool.maturin]
+manifest-path = "litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/Cargo.toml"
+module-name = "litellm.rust_bridge._native"
+python-source = "."
+bindings = "pyo3"
+include = ["litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/**"]
+exclude = [
+    "litellm/proxy/enterprise",
+    "litellm/proxy/enterprise/**",
+    "**/__pycache__",
+    "**/__pycache__/**",
+    "**/.pytest_cache",
+    "**/.pytest_cache/**",
+    "**/.ruff_cache",
+    "**/.ruff_cache/**",
+]
 
 [tool.uv]
 constraint-dependencies = [
@@ -258,18 +275,6 @@ litellm-enterprise = { workspace = true }
 [tool.uv.workspace]
 members = ["enterprise", "litellm-proxy-extras"]
 
-[tool.uv.build-backend]
-module-root = ""
-source-exclude = [
-    "litellm/proxy/enterprise",
-    "**/__pycache__",
-    "**/__pycache__/**",
-    "**/.pytest_cache",
-    "**/.pytest_cache/**",
-    "**/.ruff_cache",
-    "**/.ruff_cache/**",
-]
-
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"