diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-client-build-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/python-client-build-artifacts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19db296c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-client-build-artifacts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+name: "Python Client Build Artifacts"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to set (optional, e.g. 1.1.0 or 1.1.0rc1 or dev-20251202-abc1234)'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to set (optional)'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/python-client-build-artifacts.yml'
+      - 'client/python/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build-artifacts:
+    name: Build artifacts on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-24.04, macos-14, macos-15] # current build script is not compatible with windows
+        python-version: [ "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13" ]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK for openapi-generator-cli
+        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Set version (if provided)
+        if: inputs.version != ''
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        run: make client-set-version VERSION="${{ env.VERSION }}"
+
+      - name: Build source distribution
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.13' && startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-24.04')
+        run: |
+          make client-build FORMAT=sdist
+
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: |
+          make client-build FORMAT=wheel
+
+      - name: Prepare artifacts directory
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p wheelhouse
+          cp ./client/python/dist/*.whl wheelhouse/
+
+      - name: Add source distribution
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.13' && startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-24.04')
+        run: cp ./client/python/dist/*.tar.gz wheelhouse/
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: "python-client-artifacts-${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*
+
+  merge-artifacts:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - build-artifacts
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate artifact name
+        id: artifact-name
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
+            ARTIFACT_NAME="python-client-artifacts-${{ inputs.version }}"
+          else
+            ARTIFACT_NAME="python-client-artifacts-${{ github.run_id }}"
+          fi
+          echo "ARTIFACT_NAME=$ARTIFACT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Using artifact name: $ARTIFACT_NAME"
+
+      - name: Merge Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.artifact-name.outputs.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
+          pattern: python-client-artifacts-*
+          delete-merged: true
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20908284fd..a56dec54a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ client-lint: client-setup-env ## Run linting checks for Polaris client
 	@$(ACTIVATE_AND_CD) && poetry run pre-commit run --files integration_tests/* python/cli/*
 	@echo "--- Client linting checks complete ---"
 
+.PHONY: client-set-version
+client-set-version: client-setup-env ## Set Python client version using poetry. Usage: make client-set-version VERSION=<version>
+	@echo "--- Setting client version ---"
+	@if [ -z "$(VERSION)" ]; then \
+		echo "Error: VERSION is required. Usage: make client-set-version VERSION=<version>" >&2; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@$(ACTIVATE_AND_CD) && poetry version "$(VERSION)"
+	@echo "--- Client version set to $(VERSION) ---"
+
 .PHONY: client-regenerate
 client-regenerate: client-setup-env ## Regenerate the client code
 	@echo "--- Regenerating client code ---"