diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 09362de..c43a1dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,19 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
           cache-dependency-path: 'py.requirements/*.txt'
+      - name: setup-uv -- Speed-up Python package installations ...
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: |
+            **/pyproject.toml
+            **/py.requirements/ci.github.testing.txt
+            **/py.requirements/basic.txt
       - name: "Install Python package dependencies (with: uv)"
         run: |
-          python -m pip install -U uv
-          python -m uv pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
-          python -m uv pip install --upgrade -r py.requirements/ci.github.testing.txt
-          python -m uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install --system -U pip setuptools wheel
+          uv pip install --system -U -r py.requirements/ci.github.testing.txt
+          uv pip install --system -e .
       - name: Run tests
         run: pytest
       - name: Upload test reports