diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb7df3f..17a9f89 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "click >= 8",
     "hatch >= 1.14",
+    "twine",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/squatter/templates.py b/squatter/templates.py
index ddbd729..5c7b28a 100644
--- a/squatter/templates.py
+++ b/squatter/templates.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from glob import glob
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import check_call, check_output
 from typing import Optional
@@ -52,4 +53,8 @@ def sdist(self) -> None:
 
     def upload(self) -> None:
         self.sdist()
-        check_call(["hatch", "publish"], cwd=self.staging_directory)
+        check_call(
+            ["twine", "upload", *glob("dist/*", root_dir=self.staging_directory)],
+            cwd=self.staging_directory,
+        )
+        # check_call(["hatch", "publish"], cwd=self.staging_directory)
diff --git a/squatter/tests/__init__.py b/squatter/tests/__init__.py
index a2aa960..b544b55 100644
--- a/squatter/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/squatter/tests/__init__.py
@@ -88,11 +88,16 @@ def test_cli_functional(self, check_call_mock: Any, check_output_mock: Any) -> N
 
         def patched_check_call(cmd: List[str], **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             nonlocal uploads
-            if cmd[0] != "hatch":
-                return check_call(cmd, **kwargs)
-            else:
+            if cmd[0] == "hatch":
                 if "publish" in cmd:
                     uploads += 1
+                else:
+                    return check_call(cmd, **kwargs)
+            elif cmd[0] == "twine":
+                if "upload" in cmd:
+                    uploads += 1
+            else:
+                return check_call(cmd, **kwargs)
 
         check_call_mock.side_effect = patched_check_call