diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 25022df..26e515a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,32 +13,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            pyproject.toml
-            requirements-dev.txt
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
 
       - name: Check that versions match
         id: version
         run: |
           echo "Release tag: [${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}]"
-          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python -c "import reprexlite; print(reprexlite.__version__)")
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(uv run python -c "import reprexlite; print(reprexlite.__version__)")
           echo "Package version: [$PACKAGE_VERSION]"
           [ ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} == "v$PACKAGE_VERSION" ] || { exit 1; }
           echo "::set-output name=major_minor_version::v${PACKAGE_VERSION%.*}"
 
       - name: Build package
         run: |
-          make dist
+          uv build
 
       - name: Publish to Test PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.3.0