diff --git a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
index 234561c33204..eb6a304fc6d2 100644
--- a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -4311,7 +4311,8 @@ pub struct DisplayTreeArgs {
 pub struct PublishArgs {
     /// Paths to the files to upload. Accepts glob expressions.
     ///
-    /// Defaults to the `dist` directory.
+    /// Defaults to the `dist` directory. Selects only wheels and source distributions, while
+    /// ignoring other files.
     #[arg(default_value = "dist/*")]
     pub files: Vec<String>,
 
diff --git a/crates/uv-publish/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-publish/src/lib.rs
index ab23970b9a14..76b00b942a4b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-publish/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-publish/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub enum PublishError {
     #[error("File is neither a wheel nor a source distribution: `{}`", _0.user_display())]
     InvalidFilename(PathBuf),
     #[error("Failed to publish: `{}`", _0.user_display())]
-    PublishPrepare(PathBuf, #[source] PublishPrepareError),
+    PublishPrepare(PathBuf, #[source] Box<PublishPrepareError>),
     #[error("Failed to publish `{}` to {}", _0.user_display(), _1)]
     PublishSend(PathBuf, Url, #[source] PublishSendError),
 }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub async fn upload(
 ) -> Result<bool, PublishError> {
     let form_metadata = form_metadata(file, filename)
         .await
-        .map_err(|err| PublishError::PublishPrepare(file.to_path_buf(), err))?;
+        .map_err(|err| PublishError::PublishPrepare(file.to_path_buf(), Box::new(err)))?;
     let request = build_request(
         file,
         filename,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub async fn upload(
         form_metadata,
     )
     .await
-    .map_err(|err| PublishError::PublishPrepare(file.to_path_buf(), err))?;
+    .map_err(|err| PublishError::PublishPrepare(file.to_path_buf(), Box::new(err)))?;
 
     let response = request.send().await.map_err(|err| {
         PublishError::PublishSend(file.to_path_buf(), registry.clone(), err.into())
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/publish.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/publish.rs
index b501a700d393..84b5be894446 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/publish.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/publish.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn publish(
     let files = files_for_publishing(paths)?;
     match files.len() {
         0 => bail!("No files found to publish"),
-        1 => writeln!(printer.stderr(), "Publishing 1 file")?,
-        n => writeln!(printer.stderr(), "Publishing {n} files")?,
+        1 => writeln!(printer.stderr(), "Publishing 1 file to {publish_url}")?,
+        n => writeln!(printer.stderr(), "Publishing {n} files {publish_url}")?,
     }
 
     let client = BaseClientBuilder::new()
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/publish.rs b/crates/uv/tests/publish.rs
index 6de1a85e2129..ec1cceaf7e53 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/publish.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/publish.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn username_password_no_longer_supported() {
         .arg("-p")
         .arg("dummy")
         .arg("--publish-url")
-        .arg("https://test.pypi.org/legacy")
+        .arg("https://test.pypi.org/legacy/")
         .arg("../../scripts/links/ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl"), @r###"
     success: false
     exit_code: 2
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ fn username_password_no_longer_supported() {
 
     ----- stderr -----
     warning: `uv publish` is experimental and may change without warning
-    Publishing 1 file
+    Publishing 1 file to https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
     Uploading ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl ([SIZE])
     error: Failed to publish `../../scripts/links/ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl` to https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-      Caused by: Permission denied (status code 403 Forbidden): 403 Username/Password authentication is no longer supported. Migrate to API Tokens or Trusted Publishers instead. See https://pypi.org/help/#apitoken and https://pypi.org/help/#trusted-publishers
+      Caused by: Permission denied (status code 403 Forbidden): 403 Username/Password authentication is no longer supported. Migrate to API Tokens or Trusted Publishers instead. See https://test.pypi.org/help/#apitoken and https://test.pypi.org/help/#trusted-publishers
     "###
     );
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn invalid_token() {
         .arg("-p")
         .arg("dummy")
         .arg("--publish-url")
-        .arg("https://test.pypi.org/legacy")
+        .arg("https://test.pypi.org/legacy/")
         .arg("../../scripts/links/ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl"), @r###"
     success: false
     exit_code: 2
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ fn invalid_token() {
 
     ----- stderr -----
     warning: `uv publish` is experimental and may change without warning
-    Publishing 1 file
+    Publishing 1 file to https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
     Uploading ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl ([SIZE])
     error: Failed to publish `../../scripts/links/ok-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl` to https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-      Caused by: Permission denied (status code 403 Forbidden): 403 Invalid or non-existent authentication information. See https://pypi.org/help/#invalid-auth for more information.
+      Caused by: Permission denied (status code 403 Forbidden): 403 Invalid or non-existent authentication information. See https://test.pypi.org/help/#invalid-auth for more information.
     "###
     );
 }
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/reference/cli.md
index fdff503790ef..9ec4a70d9b3d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -6792,7 +6792,7 @@ uv publish [OPTIONS] [FILES]...
 
 <dl class="cli-reference"><dt><code>FILES</code></dt><dd><p>Paths to the files to upload. Accepts glob expressions.</p>
 
-<p>Defaults to the <code>dist</code> directory.</p>
+<p>Defaults to the <code>dist</code> directory. Selects only wheels and source distributions, while ignoring other files.</p>
 
 </dd></dl>