diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dd4760ff3..62379c449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip 
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install hatch
 
       - name: Build
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ jobs:
             hatch build
             popd
           done
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+
+      # unfortunately there isn't a clean way to upload artifacts separately so just copy
+      # for each new package right now
+      - name: Upload core artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist-core
+          path: dist-core/*
+
+      - name: Upload data-oc artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist-data-oc
+          path: dist-data-oc/*
+
+      - name: Upload demo-ocpapi artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          path: dist/*
+          name: dist-demo-ocpapi
+          path: dist-demo-ocpapi/*
diff --git a/packages/fairchem-applications-AdsorbML/pyproject.toml b/packages/fairchem-applications-AdsorbML/pyproject.toml
index e30be999e..d1c89cf18 100644
--- a/packages/fairchem-applications-AdsorbML/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fairchem-applications-AdsorbML/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ source = "vcs"
 root = "../../"
 git_describe_command = 'git describe --tags --match  fairchem_applications_adsorbml-*'
 
+[tool.hatch.build]
+directory = "../../dist-applications-adsorbml"
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 sources = ["src"]
 only-include = ["src/fairchem/applications/AdsorbML"]
diff --git a/packages/fairchem-core/pyproject.toml b/packages/fairchem-core/pyproject.toml
index 1f6931ee8..b4116d18e 100644
--- a/packages/fairchem-core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fairchem-core/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ root = "../../"
 git_describe_command = 'git describe --tags --match fairchem_core-*'
 
 [tool.hatch.build]
-directory = "../../dist"
+directory = "../../dist-core"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 only-include = ["src/fairchem/core", "src/fairchem/experimental"]
diff --git a/packages/fairchem-data-oc/pyproject.toml b/packages/fairchem-data-oc/pyproject.toml
index f1dfc3080..732da7098 100644
--- a/packages/fairchem-data-oc/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fairchem-data-oc/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ root = "../../"
 git_describe_command = 'git describe --tags --match  fairchem_data_oc-*'
 
 [tool.hatch.build]
-directory = "../../dist"
+directory = "../../dist-data-oc"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 only-include = ["src/fairchem/data/oc"]
diff --git a/packages/fairchem-data-om/pyproject.toml b/packages/fairchem-data-om/pyproject.toml
index ff9a0f6b8..380101301 100644
--- a/packages/fairchem-data-om/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fairchem-data-om/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ source = "vcs"
 root = "../../"
 git_describe_command = 'git describe --tags --match fairchem_data_om-*'
 
+[tool.hatch.build]
+directory = "../../dist-data-om"
+
 [tool.hatch.build]
 directory = "../../dist"
 
diff --git a/packages/fairchem-demo-ocpapi/pyproject.toml b/packages/fairchem-demo-ocpapi/pyproject.toml
index 3c27fcb71..6ec42c451 100644
--- a/packages/fairchem-demo-ocpapi/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fairchem-demo-ocpapi/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ root = "../../"
 git_describe_command = 'git describe --tags --match  fairchem_demo_ocpapi-*'
 
 [tool.hatch.build]
-directory = "../../dist"
+directory = "../../dist-demo-ocpapi"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 only-include = ["src/fairchem/demo/ocpapi"]