diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 381bb4c58e..77ec906b13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m venv .venv
diff --git a/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts b/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
index e765487b0d..d6a2ac7aaa 100644
--- a/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
+++ b/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
@@ -39,19 +39,18 @@ export interface PythonEnvironment {
 }
 
 /**
- * Create a virtual environment in the given directory.
+ * Create a virtual environment in the given directory using uv.
  * @param venvDir The directory to create the virtual environment in.
  */
 export const createVirtualEnvironment = async (
   venvDir: string,
 ): Promise<PythonEnvironment> => {
-  const pythonCmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'python' : 'python3'
-  const { stderr, exitCode } = await execAsync(
-    `${pythonCmd} -m venv "${venvDir}"`,
-  )
+  // Try to use uv first, fallback to python -m venv
+  const { exitCode, stderr } = await execAsync(`uv venv "${venvDir}"`)
   if (exitCode !== 0) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to create venv: ${stderr}`)
+    throw new Error(`Failed to create venv with uv: ${stderr}`)
   }
+
   // Get paths
   const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'
   const binDir = path.join(venvDir, isWindows ? 'Scripts' : 'bin')
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ export const createVirtualEnvironment = async (
 }
 
 /**
- * Install packages in the given virtual environment.
+ * Install packages in the given virtual environment using uv.
  * @param pythonDetails The Python environment to use.
  * @param packagePaths The paths to the packages to install (string[]).
  */
@@ -73,11 +72,11 @@ export const pipInstall = async (
   pythonDetails: PythonEnvironment,
   packagePaths: string[],
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  const { pipPath } = pythonDetails
-  const execString = `"${pipPath}" install -e "${packagePaths.join('" -e "')}"`
+  const packages = packagePaths.map(pkg => `-e "${pkg}"`).join(' ')
+  const execString = `uv pip install --python "${pythonDetails.pythonPath}" ${packages}`
   const { stderr, exitCode } = await execAsync(execString)
   if (exitCode !== 0) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to install package: ${stderr}`)
+    throw new Error(`Failed to install package with uv: ${stderr}`)
   }
 }