diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c89ecb7..c002910 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
-*.pyc
+# User content belongs under recipe/.
+# Feedstock configuration goes in `conda-forge.yml`
+# Everything else is managed by the conda-smithy rerender process.
+# Please do not modify
+
+*
+!/conda-forge.yml
 
-build_artifacts
+!/*/
+!/recipe/**
+!/.ci_support/**
+
+*.pyc
diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index 064e539..eba1dfd 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ CONDARC
 export CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1
 
 mamba install --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4
+    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup=4
 mamba update --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4
+    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup=4
 
 # set up the condarc
 setup_conda_rc "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [[ "${BUILD_WITH_CONDA_DEBUG:-0}" == 1 ]]; then
     # Drop into an interactive shell
     /bin/bash
 else
-    conda build "${RECIPE_ROOT}" -m "${CI_SUPPORT}/${CONFIG}.yaml" \
+    conda mambabuild "${RECIPE_ROOT}" -m "${CI_SUPPORT}/${CONFIG}.yaml" \
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
         --clobber-file "${CI_SUPPORT}/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml" \
         --extra-meta flow_run_id="${flow_run_id:-}" remote_url="${remote_url:-}" sha="${sha:-}"
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 7e54f56..9d0bd7e 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "pydantic" %}
-{% set version = "2.5.2" %}
+{% set version = "2.5.3" %}
 {% set repo_url = "https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic" %}
 {% set docs_url = "https://docs.pydantic.dev" %}
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://pypi.io/packages/source/{{ name[0] }}/{{ name }}/{{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  sha256: ff177ba64c6faf73d7afa2e8cad38fd456c0dbe01c9954e71038001cd15a6edd
+  sha256: b3ef57c62535b0941697cce638c08900d87fcb67e29cfa99e8a68f747f393f7a
 
 build:
   noarch: python
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ requirements:
     - python >=3.7
     - typing-extensions >=4.6.1
     - annotated-types >=0.4.0
-    - pydantic-core ==2.14.5
+    - pydantic-core ==2.14.6
 
 test:
   imports: