diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 01ab1ca..e73cdd3 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,48 +1,84 @@
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 type: docker
-name: python-ci
+name: python-uv-ci
 
 trigger:
   event: [ pull_request ]
 
+# Cache to speed up uv between steps (optional but nice)
+volumes:
+  - name: uv-cache
+    temp: {}
+
 steps:
-  - name: setup+deps
+  - name: lint+typecheck
     image: python:3.13-slim
+    volumes:
+      - name: uv-cache
+        path: /root/.cache/uv
     environment:
       UV_NO_SYNC_PROGRESS: "1"
+      PYVER: "3.13"
     commands:
-      - python -V
       - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
       - curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
       - export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-      # pick python version (use .python-version if present, else 3.12)
-      - PYVER="$( [ -f .python-version ] && cat .python-version || echo 3.12 )"
+      - uv --version
       - uv python install "$PYVER"
-      - uv venv .venv
-      - . .venv/bin/activate
-      # install project + dev tools
       - |
         if [ -f pyproject.toml ] && grep -q "\[tool\.uv\]" pyproject.toml; then
           uv sync --all-extras --dev
         else
           uv pip install -e ".[dev]" || true
-          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then uv pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+          [ -f requirements.txt ] && uv pip install -r requirements.txt || true
         fi
-      - uv pip install pytest pytest-cov mypy ruff
-
-  - name: lint-typecheck
-    image: python:3.13-slim
-    commands:
-      - export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-      - . .venv/bin/activate
-      - ruff check .
-      - mypy --ignore-missing-imports .
+      - uv pip install ruff mypy pytest pytest-cov
+      - uv run ruff check .
+      - uv run mypy --ignore-missing-imports .
 
   - name: test
     image: python:3.13-slim
+    volumes:
+      - name: uv-cache
+        path: /root/.cache/uv
+    environment:
+      UV_NO_SYNC_PROGRESS: "1"
+      PYVER: "3.13"
     commands:
+      - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+      - curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
       - export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-      - . .venv/bin/activate
-      - pytest -q --maxfail=1 --disable-warnings --cov --cov-report=term-missing
+      - uv python install "$PYVER"
+      - |
+        if [ -f pyproject.toml ] && grep -q "\[tool\.uv\]" pyproject.toml; then
+          uv sync --all-extras --dev
+        else
+          uv pip install -e ".[dev]" || true
+          [ -f requirements.txt ] && uv pip install -r requirements.txt || true
+        fi
+      - uv pip install pytest pytest-cov
+      - uv run pytest -q --maxfail=1 --disable-warnings --cov --cov-report=term-missing
 
+  - name: build-wheel
+    image: python:3.13-slim
+    volumes:
+      - name: uv-cache
+        path: /root/.cache/uv
+    environment:
+      UV_NO_SYNC_PROGRESS: "1"
+      PYVER: "3.13"
+    commands:
+      - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+      - curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+      - export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+      - uv python install "$PYVER"
+      - |
+        if [ -f pyproject.toml ] && grep -q "\[tool\.uv\]" pyproject.toml; then
+          uv sync --all-extras --dev
+        else
+          uv pip install -e ".[dev]" || true
+          [ -f requirements.txt ] && uv pip install -r requirements.txt || true
+        fi
+      - uv build
+      - ls -lh dist