diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 57c8e97e..d5b8ed6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create and use Python venv
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          curl -o get-pip.py https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+          "$PYTHON" get-pip.py
           "$PYTHON" -m venv venv
           if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
             # hack till pyscard has a wheel for win arm64
@@ -506,20 +508,13 @@ jobs:
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade importlib-metadata
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade setuptools-scm
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade packaging
+          "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade uv
           "$PYTHON" -m pip list
 
       - name: Install pip requirements
         run: |
-          echo "before anything..."
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip list
-          echo "--info--"
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip cache info
-          echo "--list--"
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip cache list
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip install git+https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/pyscard.git@dabf0491fc873e4b37be173014908daff4f42ec0
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade ..[yubikey]
-          echo "after everything..."
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip list
+          "$PYTHON" -m uv pip install git+https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/pyscard.git@dabf0491fc873e4b37be173014908daff4f42ec0
+          "$PYTHON" -m uv pip install --upgrade ..[yubikey]
 
       - name: Install PyInstaller
         if: matrix.goal == 'build'