diff --git a/keras_core/operations/random.py b/keras_core/operations/random.py
index 30af95399..4b2b10be4 100644
--- a/keras_core/operations/random.py
+++ b/keras_core/operations/random.py
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-"""
+from keras_core import backend
 
-MANIFEST:
-
-normal
-uniform
-truncated_normal
-dropout
-"""
-
-from keras_core.backend.random import dropout
-from keras_core.backend.random import normal
-from keras_core.backend.random import truncated_normal
-from keras_core.backend.random import uniform
+dropout = backend.random.dropout
+normal = backend.random.normal
+truncated_normal = backend.random.truncated_normal
+uniform = backend.random.uniform
diff --git a/pip_build.py b/pip_build.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef04e3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pip_build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+"""Script to create (and optionally install) a `.whl` archive for Keras Core.
+
+Usage:
+
+1. Create a `.whl` file in `dist/`:
+
+```
+python3 pip_build.py
+```
+
+2. Also install the new package immediately after:
+
+```
+python3 pip_build.py --install
+```
+"""
+import argparse
+import glob
+import os
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+
+import namex
+
+package = "keras_core"
+build_directory = "tmp_build_dir"
+dist_directory = "dist"
+to_copy = [
+    "setup.py",
+]
+
+
+def ignore_files(_, filenames):
+    return [f for f in filenames if f.endswith("_test.py")]
+
+
+def build():
+    if os.path.exists(build_directory):
+        raise ValueError(f"Directory already exists: {build_directory}")
+
+    whl_path = None
+    try:
+        # Copy sources (`keras_core/` directory and setup files) to build directory
+        root_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+        os.chdir(root_path)
+        os.mkdir(build_directory)
+        shutil.copytree(
+            package, os.path.join(build_directory, package), ignore=ignore_files
+        )
+        for fname in to_copy:
+            shutil.copy(fname, os.path.join(f"{build_directory}", fname))
+        os.chdir(build_directory)
+
+        # Restructure the codebase so that source files live in `keras_core/src`
+        namex.convert_codebase(package, code_directory="src")
+
+        # Generate API __init__.py files in `keras_core/`
+        namex.generate_api_files(package, code_directory="src", verbose=True)
+
+        # Make sure to export the __version__ string
+        from keras_core.src import __version__  # noqa: E402
+
+        with open(os.path.join(package, "__init__.py")) as f:
+            init_contents = f.read()
+        with open(os.path.join(package, "__init__.py"), "w") as f:
+            f.write(init_contents + "\n\n" + f'__version__ = "{__version__}"\n')
+
+        # Build the package
+        os.system("python3 -m build")
+
+        # Save the dist files generated by the build process
+        os.chdir(root_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(dist_directory):
+            os.mkdir(dist_directory)
+        for fpath in glob.glob(
+            os.path.join(build_directory, dist_directory, "*.*")
+        ):
+            shutil.copy(fpath, dist_directory)
+
+        # Find the .whl file path
+        for fname in os.listdir(dist_directory):
+            if fname.endswith(".whl"):
+                whl_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dist_directory, fname))
+        print(f"Build successful. Wheel file available at {whl_path}")
+    finally:
+        # Clean up: remove the build directory (no longer needed)
+        shutil.rmtree(build_directory)
+    return whl_path
+
+
+def install_whl(whl_fpath):
+    print(f"Installing wheel file: {whl_fpath}")
+    os.system(f"pip3 install {whl_fpath} --force-reinstall --no-dependencies")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--install",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Whether to install the generated wheel file.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    whl_path = build()
+    if whl_path and args.install:
+        install_whl(whl_path)