Note that https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/#direct-references https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/#direct-references says: > Public index servers SHOULD NOT allow

Note that https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/#direct-references https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/#direct-references says: > Public index servers SHOULD NOT allow the use of direct references in uploaded distributions. Direct references are intended as a tool for software integrators rather than publishers. This means that PyPI will not accept your project metadata as you currently have it configured. See https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/issues/7136 https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/issues/7136 for more details.