diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3ea6ddf7..5eeeacb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+        with:
+          version: "0.4.10"
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
@@ -26,11 +33,13 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cache/pre-commit
           key: pre-commit-3|${{ env.pythonLocation }}|${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
 
-      - name: Install pre-commit
-        run: pip3 install pre-commit
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: source ./setup_dev_env.sh
 
       - name: Run pre-commit checks
-        run: pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure --color always
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure --color always
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
         uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
@@ -57,17 +66,14 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           comment_tag: trivy
 
-      - name: Create venv
-        run: . ./setup_dev_env.sh
-
       - name: Check licenses
         run: |
-          source venv/bin/activate
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           ./check_licenses.sh
 
       - name: Generate pip freeze
         run: |
-          source venv/bin/activate
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           pip freeze > requirements-freeze.txt
 
       - name: Publish Artefacts
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate package build
         run: |
-          source venv/bin/activate
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           python -m pip install -U build
           for dir in packages/*/; do python -m build "$dir"; done
 
@@ -121,6 +127,12 @@ jobs:
           - python-version: "3.10"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+        with:
+          version: "0.4.10"
+
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -135,12 +147,12 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: . ./setup_dev_env.sh
+        run: source ./setup_dev_env.sh
 
       - name: Run Tests With Coverage
         run: |
           # run with coverage to not execute tests twice
-          source venv/bin/activate
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           coverage run -m pytest -v -p no:warnings --junitxml=report.xml
           coverage report
           coverage xml