diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index 2fdcd640..21a00fdb 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rapids-generate-version > ./VERSION
 rapids-logger "Begin py build"
 conda config --set path_conflict prevent
 
-RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(head -1 ./VERSION) rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(head -1 ./VERSION) rapids-conda-retry build \
   conda/recipes/ucx-py
 
 rapids-upload-conda-to-s3 python