diff --git a/.github/workflows/bashlib.sh b/.github/workflows/bashlib.sh
index b7be35f7585f..e1b622b6afa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bashlib.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/bashlib.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ testdata() {
   say "::group::Load test data"
   # must specify PYTHONPATH to make `tests.superset_test_config` importable
   export PYTHONPATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-  pip install -e .
+  uv pip install --system -e .
   superset db upgrade
   superset load_test_users
   superset load_examples --load-test-data
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ playwright_testdata() {
   say "::group::Load all examples for Playwright tests"
   # must specify PYTHONPATH to make `tests.superset_test_config` importable
   export PYTHONPATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-  pip install -e .
+  uv pip install --system -e .
   superset db upgrade
   superset load_test_users
   superset load_examples
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-app-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-app-cli.yml
index 8ebb2e6539cd..e08cea4a4fb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-app-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-app-cli.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: superset init
         if: steps.check.outputs.python
         run: |
-          pip install -e .
+          uv pip install --system -e .
           superset db upgrade
           superset load_test_users
       - name: superset load_examples
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-python-presto-hive.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-python-presto-hive.yml
index ee797119866c..b91122e6b167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-python-presto-hive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-python-presto-hive.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           run: celery-worker
       - name: Python unit tests (PostgreSQL)
         run: |
-          pip install -e .[hive]
+          uv pip install --system -e .[hive]
           ./scripts/python_tests.sh -m 'chart_data_flow or sql_json_flow'
       - name: Upload code coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f # v7.0.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c35fb4c60d1..b1db1d6bf9c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ PYTHON=`command -v python3.11 || command -v python3.10`
 install: superset pre-commit
 
 superset:
+	# Bootstrap uv (the project's installer) into the active environment
+	pip install uv
+
 	# Install external dependencies
-	pip install -r requirements/development.txt
+	uv pip install -r requirements/development.txt
 
 	# Install Superset in editable (development) mode
-	pip install -e .
+	uv pip install -e .
 
 	# Create an admin user in your metadata database
 	superset fab create-admin \
@@ -52,11 +55,14 @@ superset:
 update: update-py update-js
 
 update-py:
+	# Bootstrap uv (the project's installer) into the active environment
+	pip install uv
+
 	# Install external dependencies
-	pip install -r requirements/development.txt
+	uv pip install -r requirements/development.txt
 
 	# Install Superset in editable (development) mode
-	pip install -e .
+	uv pip install -e .
 
 	# Initialize the database
 	superset db upgrade
@@ -79,7 +85,8 @@ activate:
 
 pre-commit:
 	# setup pre commit dependencies
-	pip3 install -r requirements/development.txt
+	pip install uv
+	uv pip install -r requirements/development.txt
 	pre-commit install
 
 format: py-format js-format