diff --git a/.github/actions/base-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/base-setup/action.yml
index aa84c0c..bb0178f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/base-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/base-setup/action.yml
@@ -132,8 +132,12 @@ runs:
         elif [ $DEPENDENCY_TYPE == 'minimum' ]; then
           FLAGS="--resolution=lowest-direct"
         fi
-        uv pip compile $FLAGS pyproject.toml -o $HOME/constraints.txt
-        echo "PIP_CONSTRAINT=$HOME/constraints.txt" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if [ -f pyproject.toml ]; then
+          uv pip compile $FLAGS pyproject.toml -o $HOME/constraints.txt
+          echo "PIP_CONSTRAINT=$HOME/constraints.txt" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        elif [ -n "$FLAGS" ]; then
+          echo "Missing pyproject.toml needed for DEPENDENCY_TYPE: $DEPENDENCY_TYPE"
+        fi
 
     - name: Print Diagnostics
       shell: bash
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04d3d06..2fdbc87 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "@jupyterlab/maintainer-tools",
-    "version": "0.25.1",
-    "private": true
+  "name": "@jupyterlab/maintainer-tools",
+  "version": "0.25.1",
+  "private": true
 }