diff --git a/crates/uv-build-backend/src/metadata.rs b/crates/uv-build-backend/src/metadata.rs
index 00a207c7a..296c76a2b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-build-backend/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-build-backend/src/metadata.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl PyProjectToml {
     ///
     /// ```toml
     /// [build-system]
-    /// requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5"]
+    /// requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5"]
     /// build-backend = "uv_build"
     /// ```
     pub fn check_build_system(&self, uv_version: &str) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ mod tests {
             {payload}
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5"]
             build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         }
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ mod tests {
             foo-bar = "foo:bar"
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5"]
             build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         };
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ mod tests {
             foo-bar = "foo:bar"
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5"]
             build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         };
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ mod tests {
         let contents = extend_project("");
         let pyproject_toml = PyProjectToml::parse(&contents).unwrap();
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject_toml.check_build_system("1.0.0+test").join("\n"),
+            pyproject_toml.check_build_system("0.4.15+test").join("\n"),
             @""
         );
     }
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ mod tests {
             version = "0.1.0"
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5", "wheel"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5", "wheel"]
             build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#};
         let pyproject_toml = PyProjectToml::parse(contents).unwrap();
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ mod tests {
             version = "0.1.0"
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<5"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.4.15,<0.5"]
             build-backend = "setuptools"
         "#};
         let pyproject_toml = PyProjectToml::parse(contents).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
index 9ff321a72..4fd79b1c2 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn init(
     printer: Printer,
     preview: PreviewMode,
 ) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
-    if build_backend == Some(ProjectBuildBackend::Uv) && preview.is_disabled() {
-        warn_user_once!("The uv build backend is experimental and may change without warning");
-    }
     match init_kind {
         InitKind::Script => {
             let Some(path) = explicit_path.as_deref() else {
@@ -596,7 +593,6 @@ async fn init_project(
         author_from,
         no_readme,
         package,
-        preview,
     )?;
 
     if let Some(workspace) = workspace {
@@ -724,7 +720,6 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
         author_from: Option<AuthorFrom>,
         no_readme: bool,
         package: bool,
-        preview: PreviewMode,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         match self {
             InitProjectKind::Application => InitProjectKind::init_application(
@@ -739,7 +734,6 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
                 author_from,
                 no_readme,
                 package,
-                preview,
             ),
             InitProjectKind::Library => InitProjectKind::init_library(
                 name,
@@ -753,7 +747,6 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
                 author_from,
                 no_readme,
                 package,
-                preview,
             ),
         }
     }
@@ -772,7 +765,6 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
         author_from: Option<AuthorFrom>,
         no_readme: bool,
         package: bool,
-        preview: PreviewMode,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         fs_err::create_dir_all(path)?;
 
@@ -805,11 +797,7 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
             }
 
             // Add a build system
-            let build_backend = match build_backend {
-                Some(build_backend) => build_backend,
-                None if preview.is_enabled() => ProjectBuildBackend::Uv,
-                None => ProjectBuildBackend::Hatch,
-            };
+            let build_backend = build_backend.unwrap_or(ProjectBuildBackend::Uv);
             pyproject.push('\n');
             pyproject.push_str(&pyproject_build_system(name, build_backend));
             pyproject_build_backend_prerequisites(name, path, build_backend)?;
@@ -859,7 +847,6 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
         author_from: Option<AuthorFrom>,
         no_readme: bool,
         package: bool,
-        preview: PreviewMode,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         if !package {
             return Err(anyhow!("Library projects must be packaged"));
@@ -880,11 +867,7 @@ impl InitProjectKind {
         );
 
         // Always include a build system if the project is packaged.
-        let build_backend = match build_backend {
-            Some(build_backend) => build_backend,
-            None if preview.is_enabled() => ProjectBuildBackend::Uv,
-            None => ProjectBuildBackend::Hatch,
-        };
+        let build_backend = build_backend.unwrap_or(ProjectBuildBackend::Uv);
         pyproject.push('\n');
         pyproject.push_str(&pyproject_build_system(name, build_backend));
         pyproject_build_backend_prerequisites(name, path, build_backend)?;
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/build.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/build.rs
index 3d08a90d4..656c68d3f 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/build.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/build.rs
@@ -1439,7 +1439,6 @@ fn build_fast_path() -> Result<()> {
     let built_by_uv = current_dir()?.join("../../scripts/packages/built-by-uv");
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output1")), @r###"
@@ -1465,7 +1464,6 @@ fn build_fast_path() -> Result<()> {
         .assert(predicate::path::is_file());
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output2"))
@@ -1485,7 +1483,6 @@ fn build_fast_path() -> Result<()> {
         .assert(predicate::path::is_file());
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output3"))
@@ -1505,7 +1502,6 @@ fn build_fast_path() -> Result<()> {
         .assert(predicate::path::is_file());
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output4"))
@@ -1545,7 +1541,6 @@ fn build_list_files() -> Result<()> {
     // By default, we build the wheel from the source dist, which we need to do even for the list
     // task.
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output1"))
@@ -1601,7 +1596,6 @@ fn build_list_files() -> Result<()> {
         .assert(predicate::path::missing());
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output2"))
@@ -1670,7 +1664,6 @@ fn build_list_files_errors() -> Result<()> {
     // In CI, we run with link mode settings.
     filters.push(("--link-mode <LINK_MODE> ", ""));
     uv_snapshot!(filters, context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&built_by_uv)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output1"))
@@ -1694,7 +1687,6 @@ fn build_list_files_errors() -> Result<()> {
     // Windows normalization
     filters.push(("/crates/uv/../../", "/"));
     uv_snapshot!(filters, context.build()
-        .arg("--preview")
         .arg(&anyio_local)
         .arg("--out-dir")
         .arg(context.temp_dir.join("output2"))
@@ -1987,12 +1979,7 @@ fn force_pep517() -> Result<()> {
     // We need to use a real `uv_build` package.
     let context = TestContext::new("3.12").with_exclude_newer("2025-05-27T00:00:00Z");
 
-    context
-        .init()
-        .arg("--build-backend")
-        .arg("uv")
-        .assert()
-        .success();
+    context.init().assert().success();
 
     let pyproject_toml = context.temp_dir.child("pyproject.toml");
     pyproject_toml.write_str(indoc! {r#"
@@ -2026,7 +2013,7 @@ fn force_pep517() -> Result<()> {
 
     ----- stderr -----
     Building source distribution...
-    Error: Missing module directory for `does_not_exist` in `src`. Found: `temp`
+    Error: Missing source directory at: `src`
       × Failed to build `[TEMP_DIR]/`
       ├─▶ The build backend returned an error
       ╰─▶ Call to `uv_build.build_sdist` failed (exit status: 1)
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/build_backend.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/build_backend.rs
index b3bd337ae..ae3a7a740 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/build_backend.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/build_backend.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ fn preserve_executable_bit() -> Result<()> {
     let project_dir = context.temp_dir.path().join("preserve_executable_bit");
     context
         .init()
-        .arg("--build-backend")
-        .arg("uv")
+        .arg("--lib")
         .arg(&project_dir)
         .assert()
         .success();
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ fn rename_module() -> Result<()> {
         module-name = "bar"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.5,<0.8"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
     "#})?;
 
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ fn rename_module_editable_build() -> Result<()> {
         module-name = "bar"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.5,<0.8"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
     "#})?;
 
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ fn build_module_name_normalization() -> Result<()> {
         version = "1.0.0"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.5,<0.8"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
 
         [tool.uv.build-backend]
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ fn build_sdist_with_long_path() -> Result<()> {
         version = "1.0.0"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<0.8"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
     "#})?;
     context
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@ fn sdist_error_without_module() -> Result<()> {
         version = "1.0.0"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<0.8"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
     "#})?;
 
@@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ fn complex_namespace_packages() -> Result<()> {
             module-name = "{project_name_dist_info}.{part_name}"
 
             [build-system]
-            requires = ["uv_build>=0.5.15,<10000"]
+            requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
             build-backend = "uv_build"
             "#
         };
@@ -770,8 +769,7 @@ fn symlinked_file() -> Result<()> {
     let project = context.temp_dir.child("project");
     context
         .init()
-        .arg("--build-backend")
-        .arg("uv")
+        .arg("--lib")
         .arg(project.path())
         .assert()
         .success();
@@ -783,7 +781,7 @@ fn symlinked_file() -> Result<()> {
         license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build>=0.5.15,<10000"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=0.7,<10000"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
     })?;
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/common/mod.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/common/mod.rs
index d4a73f953..bc6e65f4e 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/common/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/common/mod.rs
@@ -664,6 +664,14 @@ impl TestContext {
         ));
         // For wiremock tests
         filters.push((r"127\.0\.0\.1:\d*".to_string(), "[LOCALHOST]".to_string()));
+        // Avoid breaking the tests when bumping the uv version
+        filters.push((
+            format!(
+                r#"requires = \["uv_build>={},<[0-9.]+"\]"#,
+                uv_version::version()
+            ),
+            r#"requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]"#.to_string(),
+        ));
 
         Self {
             root: ChildPath::new(root.path()),
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
index c5993d670..3f374eada 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn init_application_package() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ fn init_application_package() -> Result<()> {
         foo = "foo:main"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ fn init_library() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ fn init_library() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -446,91 +446,6 @@ fn init_library() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Test the uv build backend with using `uv init --lib --preview`. To be merged with the regular
-/// init lib test once the uv build backend becomes the stable default.
-#[test]
-fn init_library_preview() -> Result<()> {
-    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
-
-    let child = context.temp_dir.child("foo");
-    child.create_dir_all()?;
-
-    let pyproject_toml = child.join("pyproject.toml");
-    let init_py = child.join("src").join("foo").join("__init__.py");
-    let py_typed = child.join("src").join("foo").join("py.typed");
-
-    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.init().current_dir(&child).arg("--lib").arg("--preview"), @r###"
-    success: true
-    exit_code: 0
-    ----- stdout -----
-
-    ----- stderr -----
-    Initialized project `foo`
-    "###);
-
-    let pyproject = fs_err::read_to_string(&pyproject_toml)?;
-    let mut filters = context.filters();
-    filters.push((r#"\["uv_build>=.*,<.*"\]"#, r#"["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]"#));
-    insta::with_settings!({
-        filters => filters,
-    }, {
-        assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r#"
-        [project]
-        name = "foo"
-        version = "0.1.0"
-        description = "Add your description here"
-        readme = "README.md"
-        requires-python = ">=3.12"
-        dependencies = []
-
-        [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]
-        build-backend = "uv_build"
-        "#
-        );
-    });
-
-    let init = fs_err::read_to_string(init_py)?;
-    insta::with_settings!({
-        filters => context.filters(),
-    }, {
-        assert_snapshot!(
-            init, @r###"
-        def hello() -> str:
-            return "Hello from foo!"
-        "###
-        );
-    });
-
-    let py_typed = fs_err::read_to_string(py_typed)?;
-    insta::with_settings!({
-        filters => context.filters(),
-    }, {
-        assert_snapshot!(
-            py_typed, @""
-        );
-    });
-
-    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.run().arg("--preview").current_dir(&child).arg("python").arg("-c").arg("import foo; print(foo.hello())"), @r###"
-    success: true
-    exit_code: 0
-    ----- stdout -----
-    Hello from foo!
-
-    ----- stderr -----
-    warning: `VIRTUAL_ENV=[VENV]/` does not match the project environment path `.venv` and will be ignored; use `--active` to target the active environment instead
-    Using CPython 3.12.[X] interpreter at: [PYTHON-3.12]
-    Creating virtual environment at: .venv
-    Resolved 1 package in [TIME]
-    Prepared 1 package in [TIME]
-    Installed 1 package in [TIME]
-     + foo==0.1.0 (from file://[TEMP_DIR]/foo)
-    "###);
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 /// Test the uv build backend with using `uv init --package --preview`. To be merged with the regular
 /// init lib test once the uv build backend becomes the stable default.
 #[test]
@@ -550,10 +465,8 @@ fn init_package_preview() -> Result<()> {
     "###);
 
     let pyproject = fs_err::read_to_string(child.join("pyproject.toml"))?;
-    let mut filters = context.filters();
-    filters.push((r#"\["uv_build>=.*,<.*"\]"#, r#"["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]"#));
     insta::with_settings!({
-        filters => filters,
+        filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
             pyproject, @r#"
@@ -569,7 +482,7 @@ fn init_package_preview() -> Result<()> {
         foo = "foo:main"
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
         build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         );
@@ -615,7 +528,7 @@ fn init_bare_lib() {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -623,9 +536,9 @@ fn init_bare_lib() {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 }
@@ -667,7 +580,7 @@ fn init_bare_package() {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -675,9 +588,9 @@ fn init_bare_package() {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 }
@@ -1154,7 +1067,7 @@ fn init_library_current_dir() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1164,9 +1077,9 @@ fn init_library_current_dir() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1283,7 +1196,7 @@ fn init_dot_args() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1293,9 +1206,9 @@ fn init_dot_args() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1361,7 +1274,7 @@ fn init_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1371,9 +1284,9 @@ fn init_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1546,7 +1459,7 @@ fn init_workspace_relative_sub_package() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1556,9 +1469,9 @@ fn init_workspace_relative_sub_package() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1643,7 +1556,7 @@ fn init_workspace_outside() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1653,9 +1566,9 @@ fn init_workspace_outside() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1725,7 +1638,7 @@ fn init_normalized_names() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo-bar"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1735,9 +1648,9 @@ fn init_normalized_names() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -3008,8 +2921,8 @@ fn init_with_author() {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         );
     });
@@ -3038,8 +2951,8 @@ fn init_with_author() {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         );
     });
@@ -3822,9 +3735,9 @@ fn init_lib_build_backend_scikit() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Run `uv init --app --package --build-backend uv` to create a packaged application project
+/// Run `uv init --app --package --build-backend hatchling` to create a packaged application project
 #[test]
-fn init_application_package_uv() -> Result<()> {
+fn init_application_package_hatchling() -> Result<()> {
     let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
 
     let child = context.temp_dir.child("foo");
@@ -3833,41 +3746,34 @@ fn init_application_package_uv() -> Result<()> {
     let pyproject_toml = child.join("pyproject.toml");
     let init_py = child.join("src").join("foo").join("__init__.py");
 
-    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.init().current_dir(&child).arg("--app").arg("--package").arg("--build-backend").arg("uv"), @r###"
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.init().current_dir(&child).arg("--app").arg("--package").arg("--build-backend").arg("hatchling"), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    warning: The uv build backend is experimental and may change without warning
     Initialized project `foo`
     "###);
 
     let pyproject = fs_err::read_to_string(&pyproject_toml)?;
-    let mut filters = context.filters();
-    filters.push((r#"\["uv_build>=.*,<.*"\]"#, r#"["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]"#));
-    insta::with_settings!({
-        filters => filters,
-    }, {
-        assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
-        [project]
-        name = "foo"
-        version = "0.1.0"
-        description = "Add your description here"
-        readme = "README.md"
-        requires-python = ">=3.12"
-        dependencies = []
+    assert_snapshot!(
+        pyproject, @r#"
+    [project]
+    name = "foo"
+    version = "0.1.0"
+    description = "Add your description here"
+    readme = "README.md"
+    requires-python = ">=3.12"
+    dependencies = []
 
-        [project.scripts]
-        foo = "foo:main"
+    [project.scripts]
+    foo = "foo:main"
 
-        [build-system]
-        requires = ["uv_build[SPECIFIERS]"]
-        build-backend = "uv_build"
-        "###
-        );
-    });
+    [build-system]
+    requires = ["hatchling"]
+    build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+    "#
+    );
 
     let init = fs_err::read_to_string(init_py)?;
     insta::with_settings!({
@@ -3881,8 +3787,7 @@ fn init_application_package_uv() -> Result<()> {
         );
     });
 
-    // Use preview to go through the fast path.
-    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.run().arg("--preview").arg("foo").current_dir(&child).env_remove(EnvVars::VIRTUAL_ENV), @r###"
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.run().arg("foo").current_dir(&child).env_remove(EnvVars::VIRTUAL_ENV), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -3935,8 +3840,8 @@ fn init_with_description() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         );
     });
@@ -3977,8 +3882,8 @@ fn init_without_description() -> Result<()> {
         dependencies = []
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+        requires = ["uv_build>=[CURRENT_VERSION],<[NEXT_BREAKING]"]
+        build-backend = "uv_build"
         "#
         );
     });
diff --git a/docs/concepts/build-backend.md b/docs/concepts/build-backend.md
index 69694f317..3d380961c 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/build-backend.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/build-backend.md
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # The uv build backend
 
-!!! note
-
-    Currently, the default build backend for `uv init` is
-    [hatchling](https://pypi.org/project/hatchling/). This will change to `uv` in a future version.
-
 A build backend transforms a source tree (i.e., a directory) into a source distribution or a wheel.
 
 uv supports all build backends (as specified by [PEP 517](https://peps.python.org/pep-0517/)), but
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 To create a new project that uses the uv build backend, use `uv init`:
 
 ```console
-$ uv init --build-backend uv
+$ uv init
 ```
 
 When the project is built, e.g., with [`uv build`](../guides/package.md), the uv build backend will