diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 345b052..4d59c1f 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: '9689455'
+_commit: '6957226'
 _src_path: https://github.com/python-project-templates/base.git
 add_extension: python
 email: 3105306+timkpaine@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2c20369..109d0d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - uses: actions-ext/python/setup@main
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        cache: 'pip'
-        cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
+        version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: make develop
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab62754..ac44e43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 .PHONY: develop build install
 
 develop:  ## install dependencies and build library
-	python -m pip install -e .[develop]
+	uv pip install -e .[develop]
 
 build:  ## build the python library
 	python -m build -n
 
 install:  ## install library
-	python -m pip install .
+	uv pip install .
 
 #########
 # LINTS #
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c364a29..1183d3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ develop = [
     "pytest-cov",
     "ruff",
     "twine",
+    "uv",
     "wheel",
 ]