diff --git a/packages/a2aprotocol/pyproject.toml b/packages/a2aprotocol/pyproject.toml
index f4fe233b7..5281cb85a 100644
--- a/packages/a2aprotocol/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/a2aprotocol/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ external = true
 
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/ai/pyproject.toml b/packages/ai/pyproject.toml
index efac8f9e5..ab70727a1 100644
--- a/packages/ai/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/ai/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/api/pyproject.toml b/packages/api/pyproject.toml
index 778cc532c..f7adce5db 100644
--- a/packages/api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/api/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ dependencies = [
 Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/teams.py/tree/main/packages/api/src/microsoft/teams/api"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
diff --git a/packages/apps/pyproject.toml b/packages/apps/pyproject.toml
index 431adb040..033439b3f 100644
--- a/packages/apps/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/apps/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ test = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/botbuilder/pyproject.toml b/packages/botbuilder/pyproject.toml
index f0f6c49f2..62c5bf9f3 100644
--- a/packages/botbuilder/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/botbuilder/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/teams.py/tree/main/packages/botbuilder/
 
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/cards/pyproject.toml b/packages/cards/pyproject.toml
index e38bfd4a0..fb023b243 100644
--- a/packages/cards/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/cards/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ dev = [
 Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/teams.py/tree/main/packages/cards/src/microsoft/teams/cards"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/common/pyproject.toml b/packages/common/pyproject.toml
index aedee67b9..839eb3ee8 100644
--- a/packages/common/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/common/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/teams.py/tree/main/packages/common/src/
 
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/devtools/pyproject.toml b/packages/devtools/pyproject.toml
index d5fe8d399..121f973db 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/devtools/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/teams.py/tree/main/packages/devtools/sr
 
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/graph/pyproject.toml b/packages/graph/pyproject.toml
index 14477b766..f67d702cb 100644
--- a/packages/graph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/graph/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ testpaths = ["tests"]
 python_paths = ["src"]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/mcpplugin/pyproject.toml b/packages/mcpplugin/pyproject.toml
index 8bd48b032..1e07579c5 100644
--- a/packages/mcpplugin/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/mcpplugin/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ dependencies = [
 external = true
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/packages/openai/pyproject.toml b/packages/openai/pyproject.toml
index a0dee43a3..064a2974a 100644
--- a/packages/openai/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/openai/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-nbgv"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-source = "nbgv-fallback"
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams", "src/microsoft"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3b4d4f0e1..fb8ddc0f4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 "microsoft-teams-mcpplugin" = { workspace = true }
 "microsoft-teams-a2a" = { workspace = true }
 "microsoft-teams-botbuilder" = { workspace = true }
-"hatch-nbgv" = { path = "tools/hatch-nbgv" }
+"hatch-teams-build" = { path = "tools/hatch-teams-build" }
 
 [tool.uv.workspace]
 members = ["packages/*", "examples/*"]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-cov>=6.0.0",
 ]
 release = [
-    "hatch-nbgv",
+    "hatch-teams-build",
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff]
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ select = ["E", "F", "W", "B", "Q", "I", "ASYNC"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
+testpaths = ["packages"]
 
 [tool.poe.tasks]
 fmt = "ruff format"
diff --git a/templates/package/cookiecutter.json b/templates/package/cookiecutter.json
index bf1400e79..7a37a194f 100644
--- a/templates/package/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/templates/package/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "pypi_package_name": "subpackage-name",
   "project_short_description": "project description",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.1",
   "core": true,
   "__prompts__": {
     "core": "Core package? (I.e. not an external integration?)"
diff --git a/templates/package/{{cookiecutter.pypi_package_name}}/pyproject.toml b/templates/package/{{cookiecutter.pypi_package_name}}/pyproject.toml
index eb00f7fd5..95172b4ae 100644
--- a/templates/package/{{cookiecutter.pypi_package_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/package/{{cookiecutter.pypi_package_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "{{cookiecutter.pypi_package_name}}"
-version = "{{cookiecutter.version}}"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "{{cookiecutter.project_short_description}}"
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "TeamsAISDKFeedback@microsoft.com" }]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ external = true
 {% endif %}
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/microsoft_teams"]
 
diff --git a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/__init__.py b/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 488333b3e..000000000
--- a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-Licensed under the MIT License.
-"""
-
-from hatch_nbgv.version_source import NbgvVersionSource
-
-__all__ = ["NbgvVersionSource"]
diff --git a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/hooks.py b/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/hooks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5da547375..000000000
--- a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/hooks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-Licensed under the MIT License.
-"""
-
-from hatchling.plugin import hookimpl
-
-from hatch_nbgv.version_source import NbgvVersionSource
-
-
-@hookimpl
-def hatch_register_version_source():
-    return NbgvVersionSource
diff --git a/tools/hatch-teams-build/README.md b/tools/hatch-teams-build/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..002a6988f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# hatch-teams-build
+
+Hatchling plugin for the Teams Python SDK. Provides two build-time hooks:
+
+## Version Source (`teams-build`)
+
+Wraps [nbgv-python](https://pypi.org/project/nbgv-python/) to resolve package versions from git history via [Nerdbank.GitVersioning](https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning). Falls back to `0.0.0` when the `nbgv` CLI is not installed, so local development works without .NET SDK. Set `NBGV_REQUIRED=1` to make the missing CLI a hard error (used in CI).
+
+```toml
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "teams-build"
+```
+
+## Metadata Hook (`teams-build`)
+
+Rewrites bare `microsoft-teams-*` dependencies to include `>=<current_version>` at build time. This ensures published wheels enforce compatible sibling package versions.
+
+```toml
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
+```
+
+**Example:** if the current nbgv version is `2.0.0a49`, a dependency listed as `microsoft-teams-common` becomes `microsoft-teams-common>=2.0.0a49` in the built wheel metadata.
+
+When nbgv is unavailable (fallback `0.0.0`), the hook skips rewriting entirely — dependencies stay bare, which is correct for local development where UV workspace resolution handles everything.
+
+## Usage
+
+Each package pyproject.toml needs:
+
+```toml
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-teams-build"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "teams-build"
+
+[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.teams-build]
+```
+
+## Verification
+
+```bash
+uv build packages/apps --sdist
+# Inspect PKG-INFO — workspace deps should show >=<version>
+```
diff --git a/tools/hatch-nbgv/pyproject.toml b/tools/hatch-teams-build/pyproject.toml
similarity index 62%
rename from tools/hatch-nbgv/pyproject.toml
rename to tools/hatch-teams-build/pyproject.toml
index a396d1ef8..0eb1dfb16 100644
--- a/tools/hatch-nbgv/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
-name = "hatch-nbgv"
+name = "hatch-teams-build"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Hatchling version source plugin wrapping nbgv-python with graceful fallback"
+description = "Hatchling plugin for Teams SDK: nbgv version source with graceful fallback and workspace dependency versioning"
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "TeamsAISDKFeedback@microsoft.com" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project.entry-points.hatch]
-hatch-nbgv = "hatch_nbgv.hooks"
+hatch-teams-build = "hatch_teams_build.hooks"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
-packages = ["src/hatch_nbgv"]
+packages = ["src/hatch_teams_build"]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = ["src"]
diff --git a/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/__init__.py b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c021c201b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Licensed under the MIT License.
+"""
+
+from hatch_teams_build.metadata_hook import TeamsBuildMetadataHook
+from hatch_teams_build.version_source import TeamsBuildVersionSource
+
+__all__ = ["TeamsBuildMetadataHook", "TeamsBuildVersionSource"]
diff --git a/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/hooks.py b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b025832c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""
+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Licensed under the MIT License.
+"""
+
+from hatchling.plugin import hookimpl
+
+from hatch_teams_build.metadata_hook import TeamsBuildMetadataHook
+from hatch_teams_build.version_source import TeamsBuildVersionSource
+
+
+@hookimpl
+def hatch_register_version_source():
+    return TeamsBuildVersionSource
+
+
+@hookimpl
+def hatch_register_metadata_hook():
+    return TeamsBuildMetadataHook
diff --git a/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/metadata_hook.py b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/metadata_hook.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae6ebc822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/metadata_hook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""
+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Licensed under the MIT License.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+from hatchling.metadata.plugin.interface import MetadataHookInterface
+
+from hatch_teams_build.version_source import FALLBACK_VERSION, TeamsBuildVersionSource
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_WORKSPACE_PREFIX = "microsoft-teams-"
+
+# Matches a bare package name with no version specifier (e.g. "microsoft-teams-common")
+# but not one that already has a constraint (e.g. "microsoft-teams-common>=1.0")
+_BARE_DEP_RE = re.compile(r"^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$")
+
+
+def _strip_local(version: str) -> str:
+    """Strip PEP 440 local segment (e.g. +gf235eb85) since it's not allowed in dependency specifiers."""
+    return version.split("+")[0]
+
+
+def _add_version_constraint(dep: str, version: str) -> str:
+    """Add >={version} to a bare microsoft-teams-* dependency."""
+    match = _BARE_DEP_RE.match(dep.strip())
+    if match and match.group(1).startswith(_WORKSPACE_PREFIX):
+        return f"{match.group(1)}>={version}"
+    return dep
+
+
+class TeamsBuildMetadataHook(MetadataHookInterface):
+    PLUGIN_NAME = "teams-build"
+
+    def update(self, metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        source = TeamsBuildVersionSource(self.root, self.config)
+        version = _strip_local(source.get_version_data()["version"])
+
+        fallback = _strip_local(FALLBACK_VERSION)
+        if version == fallback:
+            if os.environ.get("NBGV_REQUIRED"):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"teams-build metadata hook: nbgv resolved to {fallback} but NBGV_REQUIRED is set. "
+                    "Workspace dependency versions would be incorrect. "
+                    "Ensure nbgv CLI is installed and available on PATH."
+                )
+            logger.warning(
+                "teams-build metadata hook: skipping dep rewrite (nbgv unavailable, version is %s)", fallback
+            )
+            return
+
+        logger.debug("teams-build metadata hook: rewriting workspace deps with >=%s", version)
+
+        if "dependencies" in metadata:
+            metadata["dependencies"] = [_add_version_constraint(dep, version) for dep in metadata["dependencies"]]
+
+        if "optional-dependencies" in metadata:
+            for extra, deps in metadata["optional-dependencies"].items():
+                metadata["optional-dependencies"][extra] = [_add_version_constraint(dep, version) for dep in deps]
diff --git a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/version_source.py b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/version_source.py
similarity index 87%
rename from tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/version_source.py
rename to tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/version_source.py
index 4c363e816..d7f3623a5 100644
--- a/tools/hatch-nbgv/src/hatch_nbgv/version_source.py
+++ b/tools/hatch-teams-build/src/hatch_teams_build/version_source.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-_FALLBACK_VERSION = "0.0.0"
+FALLBACK_VERSION = "0.0.0"
 
 
-class NbgvVersionSource(VersionSourceInterface):
-    PLUGIN_NAME = "nbgv-fallback"
+class TeamsBuildVersionSource(VersionSourceInterface):
+    PLUGIN_NAME = "teams-build"
 
     def get_version_data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         try:
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def get_version_data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 UserWarning,
                 stacklevel=1,
             )
-            logger.warning("nbgv not found, falling back to version %s", _FALLBACK_VERSION)
-            return {"version": _FALLBACK_VERSION}
+            logger.warning("nbgv not found, falling back to version %s", FALLBACK_VERSION)
+            return {"version": FALLBACK_VERSION}
 
     def set_version(self, version: str, version_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError("Version is managed by nbgv via version.json — not settable.")
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 3770ac76e..16551009e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=6.0.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.11.13" },
 ]
-release = [{ name = "hatch-nbgv", directory = "tools/hatch-nbgv" }]
+release = [{ name = "hatch-teams-build", directory = "tools/hatch-teams-build" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "a2a"
@@ -1168,9 +1168,9 @@ wheels = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "hatch-nbgv"
+name = "hatch-teams-build"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = { directory = "tools/hatch-nbgv" }
+source = { directory = "tools/hatch-teams-build" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "hatchling" },
     { name = "nbgv-python" },