diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5cd67aae..5beaa0a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
-    - name: Install tox
-      run: pip install tox
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install tox twine
+
+    - name: Check package
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        twine check --strict dist/*
 
     - name: Test
       shell: bash
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index dfe36275..579aa531 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.1.2 (2025-11-10)
+------------------
+
+* `#376 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/execnet/issues/376>`__ fix artifact building - pin minimal version of hatch
+
+
 2.1.1 (2024-04-08)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3c304f3e..eb202ee9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "hatchling",
+    "hatchling>=1.26",
     "hatch-vcs",
 ]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"