diff --git a/.github/workflows/daft-profiling.yml b/.github/workflows/daft-profiling.yml
index e431e347c4..a67f203e6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daft-profiling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daft-profiling.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
   TPCH_SCALE_FACTOR: '4'
   TPCH_NUM_PARTS: '32'
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.9'
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Build Rust Library
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightlies-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nightlies-tests.yml
index 3029e632c3..b9a6c40f78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightlies-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightlies-tests.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DAFT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED: '0'
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
 jobs:
   integration-test-tpch:
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt getdaft --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.anaconda.org/daft-nightly/simple --force-reinstall
+        pip install uv
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt getdaft --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.anaconda.org/daft-nightly/simple --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - uses: actions/cache@v4
       env:
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt getdaft --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.anaconda.org/daft-nightly/simple --force-reinstall
+        pip install uv
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt getdaft --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.anaconda.org/daft-nightly/simple --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - name: Prepare tmpdirs for IO services
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index afaf36cfa1..b17f676946 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DAFT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED: '0'
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -68,27 +69,27 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: ${{ (runner.os != 'Windows') }}
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        activate
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Install dependencies (Windows)
       if: ${{ (runner.os == 'Windows') }}
       run: |
         .\venv\Scripts\activate
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Override pyarrow
       if: ${{ (matrix.pyarrow-version) && (runner.os != 'Windows') }}
-      run: pip install pyarrow==${{ matrix.pyarrow-version }}
+      run: uv pip install pyarrow==${{ matrix.pyarrow-version }}
 
     - name: Override deltalake for pyarrow
       if: ${{ (matrix.pyarrow-version == '7.0.0') }}
-      run: pip install deltalake==0.10.0
+      run: uv pip install deltalake==0.10.0
 
     - name: Build library and Test with pytest (unix)
       if: ${{ (runner.os != 'Windows') }}
@@ -238,14 +239,16 @@ jobs:
         pattern: wheels-*
         merge-multiple: true
         path: dist
+
     - name: Setup Virtual Env
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
+
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - uses: actions/cache@v4
       env:
@@ -316,10 +319,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - name: Prepare tmpdirs for IO services
       run: |
@@ -399,10 +402,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - name: Prepare tmpdirs for IO services
       run: |
@@ -488,10 +491,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
     - uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
@@ -566,10 +569,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install Daft and dev dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.package-name }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
     - name: Spin up services
       run: |
@@ -642,10 +645,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Build Rust Library
       run: |
         source activate
@@ -782,10 +785,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install uv
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Run doctests
       run: |
         source activate
@@ -940,8 +943,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install pre-commit
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install pre-commit
+        pip install uv
+        uv pip install pre-commit
     - uses: moonrepo/setup-rust@v1
       with:
         cache: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index dda193f4f6..7493109dfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: getdaft
   PYTHON_VERSION: 3.11
   DAFT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED: '0'
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
   IS_PUSH: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && ( ! endsWith(github.ref, 'dev0')) }}
   IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         architecture: x64
-    - run: pip install -U twine toml
+    - run: pip install uv
+    - run: uv pip install twine toml
     - run: python tools/patch_package_version.py
     - name: Build wheels - Mac and Windows x86
       if: ${{ ((matrix.os == 'macos') || (matrix.os == 'windows')) && (matrix.compile_arch == 'x86_64')  }}
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install and test built wheel - Linux and Mac x86_64
       if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'ubuntu') && (matrix.compile_arch == 'x86_64')  }}
       run: |
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt dist/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*x86_64*.whl --force-reinstall
         rm -rf daft
         pytest -v
     # Disable until we figure out why are we getting FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] Failed to open local file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ray-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/ray-compatibility.yml
index 623e627cf3..a79c9bad3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ray-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ray-compatibility.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DAFT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED: '0'
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -40,21 +41,20 @@ jobs:
         python -m venv venv
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-    - name: Upgrade Pip
-      run: pip install --upgrade pip
+    - name: Install uv
+      run: pip install uv
 
     - name: Install to pin Ray versions
-      run: pip install ray[data,default]==${{ matrix.ray-version }}
+      run: uv pip install ray[data,default]==${{ matrix.ray-version }}
 
     # Ray requires a pinned protobuf<4.0 for versions of Ray <1.13 (see: https://github.com/ray-project/ray/pull/25211)
     - name: Install to pin Protobuf version (for Ray <1.13)
       if: ${{ matrix.ray-version == '1.12.0' || matrix.ray-version == '1.11.0' || matrix.ray-version == '1.10.0' }}
-      run: pip install protobuf==3.20.3
+      run: uv pip install protobuf==3.20.3
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Build Rust Library
       run: |