diff --git a/packages/syft/.gitignore b/packages/syft/.gitignore
index 62e786c6a27..b069de9a5f1 100644
--- a/packages/syft/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/syft/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ fake_samples_local.png
 duet_mnist.pt
 12084.jpg
 .tox/*
+dist/
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cef4540be9c..2eb6eac6f7e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -85,13 +85,19 @@ allowlist_externals =
 commands =
     bash -c 'uv pip list || pip list'
 
+[testenv:syft.publish]
+changedir = {toxinidir}/packages/syft
+description = Build and Publish Syft Wheel
+deps =
+    build
+commands =
+    python -c 'from shutil import rmtree; rmtree("build", True); rmtree("dist", True)'
+    python -m build .
+
 [testenv:hagrid.publish]
 changedir = {toxinidir}/packages/hagrid
 description = Build and Publish Hagrid Wheel
 deps =
-    setuptools
-    wheel
-    twine
     build
 commands =
     python -c 'from shutil import rmtree; rmtree("build", True); rmtree("dist", True)'
@@ -101,9 +107,6 @@ commands =
 changedir = {toxinidir}/packages/syftcli
 description = Build and Publish Syft CLI Wheel
 deps =
-    setuptools
-    wheel
-    twine
     build
 allowlist_externals =
     bash
@@ -382,13 +385,6 @@ commands =
         python -c "import syft as sy; sy.bump_protocol_version()"; \
         fi'
 
-[testenv:syft.publish]
-changedir = {toxinidir}/packages/syft
-description = Build and Publish Syft Wheel
-commands =
-    python -c 'from shutil import rmtree; rmtree("build", True); rmtree("dist", True)'
-    python -m build .
-
 [testenv:syft.test.security]
 description = Security Checks for Syft
 changedir = {toxinidir}/packages/syft