diff --git a/scripts/uvx_dummy/README.md b/scripts/uvx_dummy/README.md
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+# uvx
+
+`uvx` is provided by the [uv package](https://pypi.org/project/uv/). There is no need to install it
+separately. This is just a dummy package guarding against dependendency confusion attacks.
+
+Previously, this was a third-party package used to extend uv's functionality. The author of that
+package graciously renamed it to [`uvenv`](https://pypi.org/project/uvenv/) to avoid confusion. If
+you're attempting to use that package, replace your dependency on `uvx` with `uvenv`.
diff --git a/scripts/uvx_dummy/build_backend.py b/scripts/uvx_dummy/build_backend.py
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+import sys
+
+from hatchling.build import *  # noqa:F401,F403
+
+
+def build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings, metadata_directory) -> str:
+    print(
+        "This package is a placeholder to prevent dependency confusion with `uvx`. "
+        "Please refer to https://github.com/astral-sh/uv for installing uv and uvx.",
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings) -> str:
+    print(
+        "This package is a placeholder to prevent dependency confusion with `uvx`. "
+        "Please refer to https://github.com/astral-sh/uv for installing uv and uvx.",
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/scripts/uvx_dummy/pyproject.toml b/scripts/uvx_dummy/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "uvx"
+version = "3.0.0"
+description = "A placeholder package to prevent dependency confusion with `uvx`."
+authors = [{ name = "Astral Software Inc.", email = "hey@astral.sh" }]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[build-system]
+backend-path = ["."]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "build_backend"