diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 058e001..672b770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ jobs:
 | `python-version`          | Python version to use for building        | `"3.13"`                                    | `"3.12"`                                     |
 | `pyinstaller-version`     | PyInstaller version to install            | `6.11.1`                                    | `""` (use latest)                            |
 | `additional-args`         | Additional PyInstaller arguments          | `""`                                        | `"--hidden-import=module"`                   |
-| `pip-extra-index-url`     | Extra pip index URL                       | `https://dl.espressif.com/pypi`             | `""`                                         |
-| `install-deps-command`    | Command to install project dependencies   | `"pip install --user --prefer-binary -e ."` | `"pip install -r requirements.txt"`          |
+| `pip-extra-index-url`     | Extra Python package index URL            | `https://dl.espressif.com/pypi`             | `""`                                         |
+| `install-deps-command`    | Command to install project dependencies   | `"uv pip install -e ."`                     | `"uv pip install -r requirements.txt"`       |
 | `additional-arm-packages` | ARMv7 ONLY: Additional system packages    | `""`                                        | `"openssl libffi-dev"`                       |
 | `test-command-args`       | Command arguments to test executables     | `"--help"`                                  | `"--version"`                                |
 | `certificate`             | Certificate to use for signing binaries   | `""`                                        | `${{ secrets.CERTIFICATE }}`                 |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 28b4fc9..43c24c1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ''
   pip-extra-index-url:
-    description: Extra pip index URL
+    description: Extra Python Package Index URL
     required: false
     default: https://dl.espressif.com/pypi
   install-deps-command:
     description: Command to install project dependencies. Command will be executed
-      like `python -m {install-deps-command}`
+      like `uv pip install {install-deps-command}`
     required: false
-    default: pip install --user --prefer-binary -e .
+    default: uv pip install -e .
   additional-arm-packages:
     description: 'ARMv7 ONLY: Additional system packages to install (space-separated).
       e.g. for cryptography: openssl libffi-dev libffi7 libssl-dev'
@@ -134,23 +134,27 @@ runs:
           --volume "${PWD}/${{ inputs.output-dir }}:/${{ inputs.output-dir }}"
           --volume "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}:/github/action"
         install: |
+          export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+          export TZ=UTC
           apt-get update -y
-          apt-get install -y software-properties-common
-          add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
-          apt-get update -y
-          apt-get install --ignore-missing -y curl python${{ inputs.python-version }} python${{ inputs.python-version }}-dev pkg-config gcc g++ patchelf binutils zlib1g-dev ${{ inputs.additional-arm-packages }}
-          # Install pip for requested Python version using get-pip.py as ensurepip does not work here
-          curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python${{ inputs.python-version }}
-          python${{ inputs.python-version }} -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          apt-get install -y curl git build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev pkg-config gcc g++ patchelf binutils ${{ inputs.additional-arm-packages }}
         run: |
           adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" builder
           chmod -R a+rwx /home/runner/work
           su builder <<'EOF'
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+          source $HOME/.local/bin/env
+          # Install Python version using uv
+          uv python install ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+          # Create and activate virtual environment
+          uv venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          # Install UV and upgrade tools
+          uv pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel
           export PATH=$PATH:/home/builder/.local/bin
 
           # Setup environment using helper script
           /github/action/setup_environment.sh \
-            "python${{ inputs.python-version }}" \
             "${{ inputs.pyinstaller-version }}" \
             "${{ inputs.pip-extra-index-url }}" \
             "${{ inputs.install-deps-command }}"
@@ -161,7 +165,6 @@ runs:
           # Build each file using the script
           export GITHUB_ACTION_PATH=/github/action
           /github/action/build_with_pyinstaller.sh \
-            "python${{ inputs.python-version }}" \
             "${{ inputs.target-platform }}" \
             "${{ inputs.output-dir }}" \
             "${{ inputs.scripts }}" \
@@ -192,32 +195,51 @@ runs:
           -w ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} \
           ubuntu:20.04 \
           bash -c "
+          export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive &&
+          export TZ=UTC &&
           apt-get update -y &&
-          apt-get install -y software-properties-common curl &&
-          add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa &&
-          apt-get update -y &&
-          apt-get install -y python${{ inputs.python-version }} python${{ inputs.python-version }}-dev pkg-config gcc g++ patchelf binutils zlib1g-dev &&
-          curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python${{ inputs.python-version }} &&
-          python${{ inputs.python-version }} -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel &&
+          apt-get install -y curl git build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev pkg-config gcc g++ patchelf binutils &&
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh &&
+          source /root/.local/bin/env &&
+          # Install Python version using uv
+          uv python install ${{ inputs.python-version }} &&
+          # Create and activate virtual environment
+          uv venv &&
+          source .venv/bin/activate &&
+          # Install UV and upgrade tools
+          uv pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel &&
 
           export GITHUB_ACTION_PATH=/github/action &&
           /github/action/setup_environment.sh \
-            'python${{ inputs.python-version }}' \
             '${{ inputs.pyinstaller-version }}' \
             '${{ inputs.pip-extra-index-url }}' \
             '${{ inputs.install-deps-command }}' &&
 
           # Execute the build script
-          /github/action/build_with_pyinstaller.sh 'python${{ inputs.python-version }}' '${{ inputs.target-platform }}' '${{ inputs.output-dir }}' '${{ inputs.scripts }}' '${{ inputs.script-name }}' '${{ inputs.icon-file }}' '/github/action/include_data_dirs.json' '${{ steps.setup-platform.outputs.data-separator }}' '${{ inputs.additional-args }}'
+          /github/action/build_with_pyinstaller.sh '${{ inputs.target-platform }}' '${{ inputs.output-dir }}' '${{ inputs.scripts }}' '${{ inputs.script-name }}' '${{ inputs.icon-file }}' '/github/action/include_data_dirs.json' '${{ steps.setup-platform.outputs.data-separator }}' '${{ inputs.additional-args }}'
           "
 
+    - name: Install UV
+      if: |
+        steps.setup-platform.outputs.needs-docker == 'false' && steps.setup-platform.outputs.needs-arm-emulation == 'false'
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+
     - name: Setup environment (Native platforms)
       if: |
         steps.setup-platform.outputs.needs-docker == 'false' && steps.setup-platform.outputs.needs-arm-emulation == 'false'
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        # Create and activate virtual environment
+        uv venv
+        if [ "${{ inputs.target-platform }}" == 'windows-amd64' ]; then
+          source .venv\\Scripts\\activate
+        else
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+        fi
+
         $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/setup_environment.sh \
-          'python' \
           '${{ inputs.pyinstaller-version }}' \
           '${{ inputs.pip-extra-index-url }}' \
           '${{ inputs.install-deps-command }}'
@@ -228,7 +250,7 @@ runs:
       id: build
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/build_with_pyinstaller.sh 'python' '${{ inputs.target-platform }}' '${{ inputs.output-dir }}' '${{ inputs.scripts }}' '${{ inputs.script-name }}' '${{ inputs.icon-file }}' '${{ inputs.include-data-dirs }}' '${{ steps.setup-platform.outputs.data-separator }}' '${{ inputs.additional-args }}'
+        $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/build_with_pyinstaller.sh '${{ inputs.target-platform }}' '${{ inputs.output-dir }}' '${{ inputs.scripts }}' '${{ inputs.script-name }}' '${{ inputs.icon-file }}' '${{ inputs.include-data-dirs }}' '${{ steps.setup-platform.outputs.data-separator }}' '${{ inputs.additional-args }}'
 
         echo "success=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/build_with_pyinstaller.sh b/build_with_pyinstaller.sh
index 71f26cb..dc87047 100755
--- a/build_with_pyinstaller.sh
+++ b/build_with_pyinstaller.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Build Python scripts with PyInstaller
-# Usage: ./build_with_pyinstaller.sh [python_version] [target_platform] [output_dir] [scripts] [script_names] [icon_file] [include_data_dirs] [data_separator] [additional_args]
+# Usage: ./build_with_pyinstaller.sh [target_platform] [output_dir] [scripts] [script_names] [icon_file] [include_data_dirs] [data_separator] [additional_args]
 
 set -e
 
 # Parse arguments
-PYTHON_VERSION="${1:-python}"
-TARGET_PLATFORM="${2}"
-OUTPUT_DIR="${3}"
-SCRIPTS="${4}"
-SCRIPT_NAMES="${5}"
-ICON_FILE="${6}"
-INCLUDE_DATA_DIRS="${7}"
-DATA_SEPARATOR="${8}"
-ADDITIONAL_ARGS="${9}"
+TARGET_PLATFORM="${1}"
+OUTPUT_DIR="${2}"
+SCRIPTS="${3}"
+SCRIPT_NAMES="${4}"
+ICON_FILE="${5}"
+INCLUDE_DATA_DIRS="${6}"
+DATA_SEPARATOR="${7}"
+ADDITIONAL_ARGS="${8}"
 
 echo "Building with PyInstaller..."
-echo "Python version: $PYTHON_VERSION"
 echo "Target platform: $TARGET_PLATFORM"
 echo "Output directory: $OUTPUT_DIR"
 echo "Scripts: $SCRIPTS"
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ for i in "${!PYTHON_FILES[@]}"; do
   echo "Building $file for $TARGET_PLATFORM..."
 
   # Start building the command
-  cmd="$PYTHON_VERSION -m PyInstaller --onefile --distpath=$OUTPUT_DIR"
+  cmd="uv run pyinstaller --onefile --distpath=$OUTPUT_DIR"
 
   # Add custom name if provided
   if [ -n "$SCRIPT_NAMES" ] && [ $i -lt ${#SCRIPT_NAMES_ARRAY[@]} ]; then
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ for i in "${!PYTHON_FILES[@]}"; do
   # Add include-data-dirs using Python script
   if [ -n "$INCLUDE_DATA_DIRS" ]; then
     echo "Processing include-data-dirs for $file..."
-    include_flags=$($PYTHON_VERSION $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/process_include_dirs.py "$INCLUDE_DATA_DIRS" "$DATA_SEPARATOR" "$file")
+    include_flags=$(uv run python $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/process_include_dirs.py "$INCLUDE_DATA_DIRS" "$DATA_SEPARATOR" "$file")
     echo "Include flags result: '$include_flags'"
     if [ -n "$include_flags" ]; then
       cmd="$cmd $include_flags"
diff --git a/setup_environment.sh b/setup_environment.sh
index 5c82fb6..5badbfd 100755
--- a/setup_environment.sh
+++ b/setup_environment.sh
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Setup Python environment for PyInstaller builds
-# Usage: ./setup_environment.sh [python_version] [pyinstaller_version] [pip_extra_index_url] [install_deps_command]
+# Usage: ./setup_environment.sh [pyinstaller_version] [extra_index_url] [install_deps_command]
 
 set -e
 
-PYTHON_VERSION="${1:-python}"
-PYINSTALLER_VERSION="${2:-6.11.1}"
-PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="${3:-}"
-INSTALL_DEPS_COMMAND="${4:-pip install --user --prefer-binary -e .}"
+PYINSTALLER_VERSION="${1:-6.11.1}"
+EXTRA_INDEX_URL="${2:-}"
+INSTALL_DEPS_COMMAND="${3:-uv pip install -e .}"
 
 echo "Setting up Python environment..."
-echo "Python version: $PYTHON_VERSION"
 echo "PyInstaller version: $PYINSTALLER_VERSION"
 
-# Set pip extra index if provided
-if [ -n "$PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL" ]; then
-    export PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="$PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL"
-    echo "Using extra pip index: $PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL"
+# Set Python package extra index if provided
+if [ -n "$EXTRA_INDEX_URL" ]; then
+    export UV_INDEX="$EXTRA_INDEX_URL"
+    export UV_INDEX_STRATEGY="unsafe-best-match"
+    echo "Using extra Python package index: $EXTRA_INDEX_URL"
 fi
 
 # Install PyInstaller
 if [ -z "$PYINSTALLER_VERSION" ]; then
-    $PYTHON_VERSION -m pip install pyinstaller
+    uv pip install pyinstaller
 else
-    $PYTHON_VERSION -m pip install pyinstaller==$PYINSTALLER_VERSION
+    uv pip install pyinstaller==$PYINSTALLER_VERSION
 fi
 
 # Install dependencies
 echo "Installing project dependencies..."
-$PYTHON_VERSION -m $INSTALL_DEPS_COMMAND
+$INSTALL_DEPS_COMMAND
 
 echo "Environment setup completed successfully"