diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index 8d6fc3d2..3e00dd5f 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ git clone \
 
 pushd /tmp/delete-me/rapids-build-backend
 sed -e 's/^version =.*/version = "0.3.1"/' -i pyproject.toml
-python -m pip install .
+python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir ./dist
 popd
 
 export PIP_FIND_LINKS="file:///tmp/delete-me/rapids-build-backend/dist"
diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index 0a02482f..1d30260b 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ git clone \
 
 pushd /tmp/delete-me/rapids-build-backend
 sed -e 's/^version =.*/version = "0.3.1"/' -i pyproject.toml
-python -m pip install .
+python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir ./dist
 popd
 
 export PIP_FIND_LINKS="file:///tmp/delete-me/rapids-build-backend/dist"