diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 79e8273..5a1dccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
+        pip install uv
         pip install spacy --no-binary blis # do not compile blis from source
-        pip install -e .[dev]
+        uv pip install --system -e .[dev]
     - name: Run pytest 
       run: |
         cd ammico