diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
index 87d612377dbc..7ccb61ba9f70 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ async fn init_project(
         description = "Add your description here"{readme}
         requires-python = "{requires_python}"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "#,
         readme = if no_readme { "" } else { "\nreadme = \"README.md\"" },
         requires_python = requires_python.specifiers(),
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ async fn init_project(
     fs_err::create_dir_all(path)?;
     fs_err::write(path.join("pyproject.toml"), pyproject)?;
 
-    // Create `src/{name}/__init__.py` if it does not already exist.
+    // Create `src/{name}/__init__.py`, if it doesn't exist already.
     let src_dir = path.join("src").join(&*name.as_dist_info_name());
     let init_py = src_dir.join("__init__.py");
     if !init_py.try_exists()? {
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/init.rs b/crates/uv/tests/init.rs
index c60fc87f7621..bbf693e6407e 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/init.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ fn init() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ fn init_no_readme() -> Result<()> {
         description = "Add your description here"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -137,6 +145,10 @@ fn init_current_dir() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -200,6 +212,10 @@ fn init_dot_args() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -276,6 +292,10 @@ fn init_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -368,6 +388,10 @@ fn init_workspace_relative_sub_package() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -461,6 +485,10 @@ fn init_workspace_outside() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -539,6 +567,10 @@ fn init_invalid_names() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -671,6 +703,10 @@ fn init_project_inside_project() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -969,6 +1005,10 @@ fn init_requires_python_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.10"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -1019,6 +1059,10 @@ fn init_requires_python_version() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.8"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });
@@ -1070,6 +1114,10 @@ fn init_requires_python_specifiers() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = "==3.8.*"
         dependencies = []
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["hatchling"]
+        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
         "###
         );
     });