diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c7a278c..d81ae64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Install requirements
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install --requirement scripts/make_release_requirements.txt
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.3.0
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: scripts/make_release_requirements.txt
 
       - name: Set git details
         run: |
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
       - name: Make release
-        run: python scripts/make_release.py
+        run: uv run --with-requirements scripts/make_release_requirements.txt python scripts/make_release.py
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PHP_CURL_CLASS_TOKEN }}