diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae5473..888347e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,32 @@ Install development dependencies when you want tests and code generation tooling
 & .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install -e .[dev]
 ```
 
+## Packaging
+
+Print the current package version:
+
+```powershell
+& .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe .\scripts\set_version.py --print-current
+```
+
+Update the package version in `pyproject.toml`:
+
+```powershell
+& .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe .\scripts\set_version.py 0.1.1
+```
+
+Build a wheel into `dist\`:
+
+```powershell
+& .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe .\scripts\build_wheel.py
+```
+
+Set the version and build the wheel in one step:
+
+```powershell
+& .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe .\scripts\build_wheel.py --version 0.1.1
+```
+
 Create a client with your eBay credentials:
 
 ```python
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c6ed98..2d582d8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
+    "build>=1.2,<2",
     "datamodel-code-generator>=0.28,<0.31",
     "pytest>=8,<9",
     "pytest-httpx>=0.35,<0.36",
diff --git a/scripts/build_wheel.py b/scripts/build_wheel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a726235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_wheel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.util
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from set_version import PYPROJECT_PATH, extract_project_version, write_project_version
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Build a wheel for the project.")
+    parser.add_argument("--version", help="Optionally set the project version before building.")
+    parser.add_argument("--outdir", default="dist", help="Directory where the wheel will be written.")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-clean", action="store_true", help="Keep existing build and output directories.")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def resolve_output_dir(outdir: str) -> Path:
+    output_dir = Path(outdir)
+    if not output_dir.is_absolute():
+        output_dir = ROOT / output_dir
+    return output_dir
+
+
+def ensure_build_dependency() -> None:
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("build") is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            'Missing dependency "build". Install development dependencies with '\
+            '"python -m pip install -e .[dev]" or install "build" directly.'
+        )
+
+
+def clean_build_artifacts(output_dir: Path) -> None:
+    for path in (ROOT / "build", output_dir):
+        if path.exists():
+            shutil.rmtree(path)
+
+
+def build_wheel(output_dir: Path) -> None:
+    command = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "build",
+        "--wheel",
+        "--outdir",
+        str(output_dir),
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(command, check=True, cwd=ROOT)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = parse_args()
+    output_dir = resolve_output_dir(args.outdir)
+
+    if args.version:
+        previous_version, updated_version = write_project_version(PYPROJECT_PATH, args.version)
+        if previous_version == updated_version:
+            print(f"Version already set to {updated_version}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Updated version: {previous_version} -> {updated_version}")
+
+    ensure_build_dependency()
+
+    if not args.no_clean:
+        clean_build_artifacts(output_dir)
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    version = extract_project_version(PYPROJECT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    print(f"Building wheel for version {version} into {output_dir}")
+    build_wheel(output_dir)
+
+    wheels = sorted(output_dir.glob("*.whl"))
+    if not wheels:
+        raise RuntimeError("Build completed without producing a wheel file.")
+    for wheel in wheels:
+        print(f"Built wheel: {wheel}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
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diff --git a/scripts/set_version.py b/scripts/set_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009bfab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import re
+import tomllib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+PYPROJECT_PATH = ROOT / "pyproject.toml"
+PROJECT_VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(
+    r'(?ms)(^\[project\]\s*$.*?^version\s*=\s*")([^"\r\n]+)(")'
+)
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Update the project version in pyproject.toml.")
+    parser.add_argument("version", nargs="?", help="New project version.")
+    parser.add_argument("--print-current", action="store_true", help="Print the current project version.")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if not args.print_current and not args.version:
+        parser.error("Provide a version or use --print-current.")
+    return args
+
+
+def validate_version(version: str) -> str:
+    normalized = version.strip()
+    if not normalized:
+        raise ValueError("Version cannot be empty.")
+    if normalized != version:
+        raise ValueError("Version cannot start or end with whitespace.")
+    if any(character.isspace() for character in version):
+        raise ValueError("Version cannot contain whitespace.")
+    if '"' in version or "'" in version:
+        raise ValueError("Version cannot contain quote characters.")
+    return version
+
+
+def extract_project_version(pyproject_text: str) -> str:
+    match = PROJECT_VERSION_PATTERN.search(pyproject_text)
+    if match is None:
+        raise ValueError("Could not find [project].version in pyproject.toml.")
+    return match.group(2)
+
+
+def set_project_version_in_text(pyproject_text: str, new_version: str) -> str:
+    validate_version(new_version)
+
+    def replace(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+        return f"{match.group(1)}{new_version}{match.group(3)}"
+
+    updated_text, replacements = PROJECT_VERSION_PATTERN.subn(replace, pyproject_text, count=1)
+    if replacements != 1:
+        raise ValueError("Could not update [project].version in pyproject.toml.")
+
+    tomllib.loads(updated_text)
+    return updated_text
+
+
+def write_project_version(pyproject_path: Path, new_version: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    original_text = pyproject_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    current_version = extract_project_version(original_text)
+    updated_text = set_project_version_in_text(original_text, new_version)
+
+    if updated_text != original_text:
+        pyproject_path.write_text(updated_text, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    return current_version, new_version
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = parse_args()
+    pyproject_text = PYPROJECT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    if args.print_current:
+        print(extract_project_version(pyproject_text))
+        return 0
+
+    previous_version, updated_version = write_project_version(PYPROJECT_PATH, args.version)
+    if previous_version == updated_version:
+        print(f"Version already set to {updated_version}")
+    else:
+        print(f"Updated version: {previous_version} -> {updated_version}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
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diff --git a/tests/test_release_scripts.py b/tests/test_release_scripts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f557a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_release_scripts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+import tomllib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
+
+from set_version import extract_project_version, set_project_version_in_text, write_project_version
+
+
+def test_extract_project_version_reads_project_version() -> None:
+    pyproject_text = (
+        "[build-system]\n"
+        'requires = ["setuptools>=69", "wheel"]\n\n'
+        "[project]\n"
+        'name = "ebay-rest-client"\n'
+        'version = "0.1.0"\n'
+    )
+
+    assert extract_project_version(pyproject_text) == "0.1.0"
+
+
+def test_set_project_version_in_text_updates_project_version_only() -> None:
+    pyproject_text = (
+        "[build-system]\n"
+        'requires = ["setuptools>=69", "wheel"]\n\n'
+        "[project]\n"
+        'name = "ebay-rest-client"\n'
+        'version = "0.1.0"\n'
+        'description = "test package"\n'
+    )
+
+    updated_text = set_project_version_in_text(pyproject_text, "1.2.3")
+
+    assert extract_project_version(updated_text) == "1.2.3"
+    assert tomllib.loads(updated_text)["project"]["version"] == "1.2.3"
+
+
+def test_write_project_version_updates_file(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyproject_path = tmp_path / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject_path.write_text(
+        "[project]\n"
+        'name = "ebay-rest-client"\n'
+        'version = "0.1.0"\n',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    previous_version, updated_version = write_project_version(pyproject_path, "2.0.0")
+
+    assert previous_version == "0.1.0"
+    assert updated_version == "2.0.0"
+    assert tomllib.loads(pyproject_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))["project"]["version"] == "2.0.0"
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