diff --git a/.github/workflows/trampoline.yaml b/.github/workflows/trampoline.yaml
index a324a5a77..fe1ec9840 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trampoline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trampoline.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Build trampoline binary
-        run: cd crates/pixi_trampoline && cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} --package pixi_trampoline
 
       - name: Move trampoline binary on windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.name, 'Windows')
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index db11cc2af..6fcd26f14 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -959,6 +959,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ctrlc"
+version = "3.4.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "90eeab0aa92f3f9b4e87f258c72b139c207d251f9cbc1080a0086b86a8870dd3"
+dependencies = [
+ "nix",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
 version = "0.20.10"
@@ -3544,6 +3554,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pixi_trampoline"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "ctrlc",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pixi_utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 133c049ad..32667f249 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [workspace]
-exclude = ["crates/pixi_trampoline"]
 members = ["crates/*"]
 
 [workspace.package]