diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1286bae..539454d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # Visual studio files
 .vs/
+
 # pixi environments
 .pixi
 *.egg-info
+
+# Output directory
+pixi-build-python-output/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 371e112..28a8459 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 clap = "4.5.11"
-pixi_manifest = { git = "https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi", branch="main" }
-pixi_consts = { git = "https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi", branch="main" }
+pixi_manifest = { git = "https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi", branch = "main" }
+pixi_consts = { git = "https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi", branch = "main" }
 rattler-build = { git = "https://github.com/prefix-dev/rattler-build", branch = "main", default-features = false }
 rattler_conda_types = "0.26.3"
 rattler_package_streaming = "0.21.7"
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ tokio = "1.37.0"
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
 clap-verbosity-flag = "2.2.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
+serde_yaml = "0.9.33"
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-python/Cargo.toml b/crates/pixi-build-python/Cargo.toml
index 42c8cf7..f0dda29 100644
--- a/crates/pixi-build-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
-clap-verbosity-flag = { workspace = true}
+clap-verbosity-flag = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+serde_yaml = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-python/src/main.rs b/crates/pixi-build-python/src/main.rs
index f46ac94..eb9c2f0 100644
--- a/crates/pixi-build-python/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-python/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod consts;
 
-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, io::BufWriter, path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ async fn actual_main() -> miette::Result<()> {
         recipe: Recipe {
             schema_version: 1,
             package: Package {
-                version: version.to_string().parse().into_diagnostic()?,
+                version: version.into(),
                 name,
             },
             cache: None,
@@ -262,8 +262,26 @@ async fn actual_main() -> miette::Result<()> {
         compression_threads: None,
     };
 
+    let (recipe_file, recipe_path) = tempfile::Builder::new()
+        .prefix(".rendered-recipe")
+        .suffix(".yaml")
+        .tempfile_in(output_dir)
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("failed to create temporary file for recipe")?
+        .into_parts();
+
+    // Write the recipe back to a file
+    serde_yaml::to_writer(BufWriter::new(recipe_file), &output.recipe)
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("failed to write recipe to temporary file")?;
+
     let (_output, package) = run_build(output, &tool_config).await?;
     eprintln!("Successfully build '{}'", package.display());
 
+    // Remove the temporary recipe file.
+    std::fs::remove_file(recipe_path)
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("failed to remove temporary recipe file")?;
+
     Ok(())
 }