diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6a5d49c..ab9f2be 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ SHELL ["conda", "run", "-n", "sr2silo", "/bin/bash", "-c"]
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
 COPY . /app
 
-# Build the Rust project
-RUN cd silo-input-transformer && cargo build --release
+# Build the Rust project as a Python extension
+RUN cd silo_input_transformer && maturin develop --release
 
 # Install the sr2silo package
 RUN pip install -e .
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index ec2b552..a69961f 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ dependencies:
   - pydantic
   - click
   - rust
+  - maturin