diff --git a/pyodide_build/pypabuild.py b/pyodide_build/pypabuild.py
index 53c61947..f9fefede 100644
--- a/pyodide_build/pypabuild.py
+++ b/pyodide_build/pypabuild.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Literal, cast
 
-from build import BuildBackendException, ConfigSettingsType
+from build import BuildBackendException, ConfigSettingsType, ProjectBuilder
 from build.env import DefaultIsolatedEnv
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@
 )
 from pyodide_build.spec import _BuildSpecExports
 from pyodide_build.vendor._pypabuild import (
-    _STYLES,
     _DefaultIsolatedEnv,
     _error,
     _handle_build_error,
-    _ProjectBuilder,
+    _styles,
 )
 
 # corresponding env variables for symlinks
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ def _build_in_isolated_env(
     installer = "uv" if uv_helper.should_use_uv() else "pip"
     with _DefaultIsolatedEnv(installer=installer) as env:
         env = cast(_DefaultIsolatedEnv, env)
-        builder = _ProjectBuilder.from_isolated_env(
+        builder = ProjectBuilder.from_isolated_env(
             env,
             srcdir,
             runner=_gen_runner(build_env, env),
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ def _build_in_current_env(
     skip_dependency_check: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
     with common.replace_env(build_env):
-        builder = _ProjectBuilder(srcdir, runner=_gen_runner(build_env))
+        builder = ProjectBuilder(srcdir, runner=_gen_runner(build_env))
 
         if not skip_dependency_check:
             missing = builder.check_dependencies(distribution, config_settings or {})
@@ -388,10 +387,14 @@ def build(
                     config_settings,
                     skip_dependency_check,
                 )
-            print("{bold}{green}Successfully built {}{reset}".format(built, **_STYLES))
+            print(
+                "{bold}{green}Successfully built {}{reset}".format(
+                    built, **_styles.get()
+                )
+            )
             return built
     except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
         tb = traceback.format_exc().strip("\n")
-        print("\n{dim}{}{reset}\n".format(tb, **_STYLES))
+        print("\n{dim}{}{reset}\n".format(tb, **_styles.get()))
         _error(str(e))
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/pyodide_build/vendor/_pypabuild.py b/pyodide_build/vendor/_pypabuild.py
index 1683e252..d8fd331c 100644
--- a/pyodide_build/vendor/_pypabuild.py
+++ b/pyodide_build/vendor/_pypabuild.py
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 import contextlib
+import contextvars
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import traceback
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Iterator
-from typing import NoReturn
+from typing import NoReturn, TextIO
 
 from build import (
     BuildBackendException,
     BuildException,
     FailedProcessError,
-    ProjectBuilder,
 )
 from build.env import DefaultIsolatedEnv
 
@@ -46,27 +46,26 @@
     "underline": "\33[4m",
     "reset": "\33[0m",
 }
-_NO_COLORS = {color: "" for color in _COLORS}
+_NO_COLORS = dict.fromkeys(_COLORS, "")
 
+_styles = contextvars.ContextVar("_styles", default=_COLORS)
 
-def _init_colors() -> dict[str, str]:
+
+def _init_colors() -> None:
     if "NO_COLOR" in os.environ:
         if "FORCE_COLOR" in os.environ:
             warnings.warn(
                 "Both NO_COLOR and FORCE_COLOR environment variables are set, disabling color",
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
-        return _NO_COLORS
+        _styles.set(_NO_COLORS)
     elif "FORCE_COLOR" in os.environ or sys.stdout.isatty():
-        return _COLORS
-    return _NO_COLORS
-
+        return
+    _styles.set(_NO_COLORS)
 
-_STYLES = _init_colors()
 
-
-def _cprint(fmt: str = "", msg: str = "") -> None:
-    print(fmt.format(msg, **_STYLES), flush=True)
+def _cprint(fmt: str = "", msg: str = "", file: TextIO | None = None) -> None:
+    print(fmt.format(msg, **_styles.get()), file=file, flush=True)
 
 
 def _error(msg: str, code: int = 1) -> NoReturn:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -76,29 +75,14 @@ def _error(msg: str, code: int = 1) -> NoReturn:  # pragma: no cover
     :param msg: Error message
     :param code: Error code
     """
-    _cprint("{red}ERROR{reset} {}", msg)
+    _cprint("{red}ERROR{reset} {}", msg, file=sys.stderr)
     raise SystemExit(code)
 
 
-class _ProjectBuilder(ProjectBuilder):
-    @staticmethod
-    def log(message: str) -> None:
-        _cprint("{bold}* {}{reset}", message)
-
-
 class _DefaultIsolatedEnv(DefaultIsolatedEnv):
-    @staticmethod
-    def log(message: str) -> None:
-        _cprint("{bold}* {}{reset}", message)
-
     @property
     def scripts_dir(self) -> str:
-        if hasattr(self, "_env_backend"):  # pypabuild >= 1.2.0
-            return self._env_backend.scripts_dir
-        elif hasattr(self, "_scripts_dir"):
-            return self._scripts_dir
-        else:
-            raise AttributeError("No attribute '_env_backend' or '_scripts_dir' found")
+        return self._env_backend.scripts_dir
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
@@ -124,3 +108,7 @@ def _handle_build_error() -> Iterator[None]:
             tb = traceback.format_exc(-1)  # type: ignore[unreachable]
         _cprint("\n{dim}{}{reset}\n", tb.strip("\n"))
         _error(str(e))
+    except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
+        tb = traceback.format_exc().strip("\n")
+        _cprint("\n{dim}{}{reset}\n", tb)
+        _error(str(e))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4bdf0229..cd30e0e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
 license = {text = "MPL-2.0"}
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
-    "build~=1.2.0",
+    "build~=1.4.0",
     "pyodide-cli>=0.4.1",
     "pyodide-lock~=0.1.0",
     "auditwheel-emscripten~=0.2.0",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test = [
     "types-requests",
 ]
 uv = [
-  "build[uv]~=1.2.0",
+  "build[uv]~=1.4.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.version]