diff --git a/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_devel.yml b/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_devel.yml
index 66ebbf7c9..56bb53215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_devel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_devel.yml
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Add SHA to footer
         run: |
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
       - name: Add SHA to footer
         run: |
           COMMIT_SHA_LONG=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "")
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Download safeboot firmwares
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Download safeboot firmwares
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_master.yml b/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_master.yml
index 4050742b9..3f4398bf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Tasmota_build_master.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Add "release" to footer
         run: |
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Add "release" to footer
         run: |
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Download safeboot firmwares
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Download safeboot firmwares
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_all_the_things.yml b/.github/workflows/build_all_the_things.yml
index 9cd5fdcf4..97a8a49c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_all_the_things.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_all_the_things.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   os-check-win:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-latest
     if: github.repository == 'arendst/Tasmota'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
       - name: Run PlatformIO
         env:
           PYTHONIOENCODING: utf-8
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
       - name: Run PlatformIO
         env:
           PYTHONIOENCODING: utf-8
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
           cp ./platformio_override_sample.ini ./platformio_override.ini
       - name: Run PlatformIO
         env:
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install wheel
-          pip install -U platformio
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install --system platformio
       - name: Run PlatformIO
         env:
           PYTHONIOENCODING: utf-8