diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3497159..89fdf3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ Set up your GitHub Actions workflow with a specific version of [uv](https://docs
 For an example workflow, see
 [here](https://github.com/charliermarsh/autobot/blob/e42c66659bf97b90ca9ff305a19cc99952d0d43f/.github/workflows/ci.yaml).
 
-> [!TIP]
->
-> Using `latest` requires to download the uv executable on every run, which incurs a cost
-> (especially on self-hosted runners). As a best practice, consider pinning the version to a
-> specific release.
-
 ### Install a specific version
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index e038284..dd4995b 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -89645,106 +89645,6 @@ exports.KNOWN_CHECKSUMS = {
 };
 
 
-/***/ }),
-
-/***/ 5608:
-/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
-
-"use strict";
-
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.downloadLatest = downloadLatest;
-const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7484));
-const tc = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(3472));
-const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5236));
-const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6760));
-const node_fs_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3024);
-const checksum_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5391);
-const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6156);
-function downloadLatest(platform, arch, checkSum, githubToken) {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const artifact = `uv-${arch}-${platform}`;
-        let extension = ".tar.gz";
-        if (platform === "pc-windows-msvc") {
-            extension = ".zip";
-        }
-        const downloadUrl = `https://github.com/${constants_1.OWNER}/${constants_1.REPO}/releases/latest/download/${artifact}${extension}`;
-        core.info(`Downloading uv from "${downloadUrl}" ...`);
-        const downloadPath = yield tc.downloadTool(downloadUrl, undefined, githubToken);
-        let uvExecutablePath;
-        let uvDir;
-        if (platform === "pc-windows-msvc") {
-            const fullPathWithExtension = `${downloadPath}${extension}`;
-            yield node_fs_1.promises.copyFile(downloadPath, fullPathWithExtension);
-            uvDir = yield tc.extractZip(fullPathWithExtension);
-            // On windows extracting the zip does not create an intermediate directory
-            uvExecutablePath = path.join(uvDir, "uv.exe");
-        }
-        else {
-            const extractedDir = yield tc.extractTar(downloadPath);
-            uvDir = path.join(extractedDir, artifact);
-            uvExecutablePath = path.join(uvDir, "uv");
-        }
-        const version = yield getVersion(uvExecutablePath);
-        yield (0, checksum_1.validateChecksum)(checkSum, downloadPath, arch, platform, version);
-        const cachedToolDir = yield tc.cacheDir(uvDir, constants_1.TOOL_CACHE_NAME, version, arch);
-        return { cachedToolDir, version };
-    });
-}
-function getVersion(uvExecutablePath) {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        // Parse the output of `uv --version` to get the version
-        // The output looks like
-        // uv 0.3.1 (be17d132a 2024-08-21)
-        const options = {
-            silent: !core.isDebug(),
-        };
-        const execArgs = ["--version"];
-        let output = "";
-        options.listeners = {
-            stdout: (data) => {
-                output += data.toString();
-            },
-        };
-        yield exec.exec(uvExecutablePath, execArgs, options);
-        const parts = output.split(" ");
-        return parts[1].trim();
-    });
-}
-
-
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 8255:
@@ -89787,6 +89687,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.tryGetFromToolCache = tryGetFromToolCache;
 exports.downloadVersion = downloadVersion;
+exports.resolveVersion = resolveVersion;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7484));
 const tc = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(3472));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6760));
@@ -89832,8 +89733,11 @@ function downloadVersion(platform, arch, version, checkSum, githubToken) {
         return { version: resolvedVersion, cachedToolDir };
     });
 }
-function resolveVersion(version, githubToken) {
+function resolveVersion(versionInput, githubToken) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const version = versionInput === "latest"
+            ? yield getLatestVersion(githubToken)
+            : versionInput;
         if (tc.isExplicitVersion(version)) {
             core.debug(`Version ${version} is an explicit version.`);
             return version;
@@ -89856,6 +89760,19 @@ function getAvailableVersions(githubToken) {
         return response.map((release) => release.tag_name);
     });
 }
+function getLatestVersion(githubToken) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const octokit = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
+        const { data: latestRelease } = yield octokit.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
+            owner: constants_1.OWNER,
+            repo: constants_1.REPO,
+        });
+        if (!latestRelease) {
+            throw new Error("Could not determine latest release.");
+        }
+        return latestRelease.tag_name;
+    });
+}
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -90010,7 +89927,6 @@ const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7484));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(6760));
 const download_version_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8255);
 const restore_cache_1 = __nccwpck_require__(7772);
-const download_latest_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5608);
 const platforms_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8361);
 const inputs_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9612);
 function run() {
@@ -90045,27 +89961,20 @@ function run() {
 }
 function setupUv(platform, arch, versionInput, checkSum, githubToken) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        let installedPath;
-        let cachedToolDir;
-        let version;
-        if (versionInput === "latest") {
-            const latestResult = yield (0, download_latest_1.downloadLatest)(platform, arch, checkSum, githubToken);
-            version = latestResult.version;
-            cachedToolDir = latestResult.cachedToolDir;
+        const resolvedVersion = yield (0, download_version_1.resolveVersion)(versionInput, githubToken);
+        const toolCacheResult = (0, download_version_1.tryGetFromToolCache)(arch, resolvedVersion);
+        if (toolCacheResult.installedPath) {
+            core.info(`Found uv in tool-cache for ${toolCacheResult.version}`);
+            return {
+                uvDir: toolCacheResult.installedPath,
+                version: toolCacheResult.version,
+            };
         }
-        else {
-            const toolCacheResult = (0, download_version_1.tryGetFromToolCache)(arch, versionInput);
-            version = toolCacheResult.version;
-            installedPath = toolCacheResult.installedPath;
-            if (installedPath) {
-                core.info(`Found uv in tool-cache for ${versionInput}`);
-                return { uvDir: installedPath, version };
-            }
-            const versionResult = yield (0, download_version_1.downloadVersion)(platform, arch, versionInput, checkSum, githubToken);
-            cachedToolDir = versionResult.cachedToolDir;
-            version = versionResult.version;
-        }
-        return { uvDir: cachedToolDir, version };
+        const downloadVersionResult = yield (0, download_version_1.downloadVersion)(platform, arch, resolvedVersion, checkSum, githubToken);
+        return {
+            uvDir: downloadVersionResult.cachedToolDir,
+            version: downloadVersionResult.version,
+        };
     });
 }
 function addUvToPath(cachedPath) {
diff --git a/src/download/download-latest.ts b/src/download/download-latest.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index edb8926..0000000
--- a/src/download/download-latest.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-import * as core from "@actions/core";
-import * as tc from "@actions/tool-cache";
-import * as exec from "@actions/exec";
-import * as path from "node:path";
-import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
-import type { Architecture, Platform } from "../utils/platforms";
-import { validateChecksum } from "./checksum/checksum";
-import { OWNER, REPO, TOOL_CACHE_NAME } from "../utils/constants";
-
-export async function downloadLatest(
-  platform: Platform,
-  arch: Architecture,
-  checkSum: string | undefined,
-  githubToken: string | undefined,
-): Promise<{ cachedToolDir: string; version: string }> {
-  const artifact = `uv-${arch}-${platform}`;
-  let extension = ".tar.gz";
-  if (platform === "pc-windows-msvc") {
-    extension = ".zip";
-  }
-  const downloadUrl = `https://github.com/${OWNER}/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/${artifact}${extension}`;
-  core.info(`Downloading uv from "${downloadUrl}" ...`);
-
-  const downloadPath = await tc.downloadTool(
-    downloadUrl,
-    undefined,
-    githubToken,
-  );
-  let uvExecutablePath: string;
-  let uvDir: string;
-  if (platform === "pc-windows-msvc") {
-    const fullPathWithExtension = `${downloadPath}${extension}`;
-    await fs.copyFile(downloadPath, fullPathWithExtension);
-    uvDir = await tc.extractZip(fullPathWithExtension);
-    // On windows extracting the zip does not create an intermediate directory
-    uvExecutablePath = path.join(uvDir, "uv.exe");
-  } else {
-    const extractedDir = await tc.extractTar(downloadPath);
-    uvDir = path.join(extractedDir, artifact);
-    uvExecutablePath = path.join(uvDir, "uv");
-  }
-  const version = await getVersion(uvExecutablePath);
-  await validateChecksum(checkSum, downloadPath, arch, platform, version);
-  const cachedToolDir = await tc.cacheDir(
-    uvDir,
-    TOOL_CACHE_NAME,
-    version,
-    arch,
-  );
-
-  return { cachedToolDir, version };
-}
-
-async function getVersion(uvExecutablePath: string): Promise<string> {
-  // Parse the output of `uv --version` to get the version
-  // The output looks like
-  // uv 0.3.1 (be17d132a 2024-08-21)
-
-  const options: exec.ExecOptions = {
-    silent: !core.isDebug(),
-  };
-  const execArgs = ["--version"];
-
-  let output = "";
-  options.listeners = {
-    stdout: (data: Buffer) => {
-      output += data.toString();
-    },
-  };
-  await exec.exec(uvExecutablePath, execArgs, options);
-  const parts = output.split(" ");
-  return parts[1].trim();
-}
diff --git a/src/download/download-version.ts b/src/download/download-version.ts
index 3e9fb59..a22698d 100644
--- a/src/download/download-version.ts
+++ b/src/download/download-version.ts
@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ export async function downloadVersion(
   return { version: resolvedVersion, cachedToolDir };
 }
 
-async function resolveVersion(
-  version: string,
+export async function resolveVersion(
+  versionInput: string,
   githubToken: string,
 ): Promise<string> {
+  const version =
+    versionInput === "latest"
+      ? await getLatestVersion(githubToken)
+      : versionInput;
   if (tc.isExplicitVersion(version)) {
     core.debug(`Version ${version} is an explicit version.`);
     return version;
@@ -95,3 +99,17 @@ async function getAvailableVersions(githubToken: string): Promise<string[]> {
   });
   return response.map((release) => release.tag_name);
 }
+
+async function getLatestVersion(githubToken: string) {
+  const octokit = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
+
+  const { data: latestRelease } = await octokit.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
+    owner: OWNER,
+    repo: REPO,
+  });
+
+  if (!latestRelease) {
+    throw new Error("Could not determine latest release.");
+  }
+  return latestRelease.tag_name;
+}
diff --git a/src/setup-uv.ts b/src/setup-uv.ts
index 43a469a..f95babc 100644
--- a/src/setup-uv.ts
+++ b/src/setup-uv.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import * as path from "node:path";
 import {
   downloadVersion,
   tryGetFromToolCache,
+  resolveVersion,
 } from "./download/download-version";
 import { restoreCache } from "./cache/restore-cache";
 
-import { downloadLatest } from "./download/download-latest";
 import {
   type Architecture,
   getArch,
@@ -69,38 +69,28 @@ async function setupUv(
   checkSum: string | undefined,
   githubToken: string,
 ): Promise<{ uvDir: string; version: string }> {
-  let installedPath: string | undefined;
-  let cachedToolDir: string;
-  let version: string;
-  if (versionInput === "latest") {
-    const latestResult = await downloadLatest(
-      platform,
-      arch,
-      checkSum,
-      githubToken,
-    );
-    version = latestResult.version;
-    cachedToolDir = latestResult.cachedToolDir;
-  } else {
-    const toolCacheResult = tryGetFromToolCache(arch, versionInput);
-    version = toolCacheResult.version;
-    installedPath = toolCacheResult.installedPath;
-    if (installedPath) {
-      core.info(`Found uv in tool-cache for ${versionInput}`);
-      return { uvDir: installedPath, version };
-    }
-    const versionResult = await downloadVersion(
-      platform,
-      arch,
-      versionInput,
-      checkSum,
-      githubToken,
-    );
-    cachedToolDir = versionResult.cachedToolDir;
-    version = versionResult.version;
+  const resolvedVersion = await resolveVersion(versionInput, githubToken);
+  const toolCacheResult = tryGetFromToolCache(arch, resolvedVersion);
+  if (toolCacheResult.installedPath) {
+    core.info(`Found uv in tool-cache for ${toolCacheResult.version}`);
+    return {
+      uvDir: toolCacheResult.installedPath,
+      version: toolCacheResult.version,
+    };
   }
 
-  return { uvDir: cachedToolDir, version };
+  const downloadVersionResult = await downloadVersion(
+    platform,
+    arch,
+    resolvedVersion,
+    checkSum,
+    githubToken,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    uvDir: downloadVersionResult.cachedToolDir,
+    version: downloadVersionResult.version,
+  };
 }
 
 function addUvToPath(cachedPath: string): void {