diff --git a/.github/workflows/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/action.yaml
index 45f10a0..8bc2a8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
 
+    - name: Install uv
+      run: pip install uv
+
+    - name: Create and activate virtual environment
+      run: |
+        uv venv .venv
+        echo "VIRTUAL_ENV=$PWD/.venv" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "$PWD/.venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install uv flake8 pytest isort
+        uv pip install flake8 isort
         uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+
     - name: Run isort
       run: isort . --check-only --diff