diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
index ce8a2a3..01dc0d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
-          cache: 'pip'
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: yezz123/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          uv-venv: ".venv"
 
       - name: Install nox
-        run: python -m pip install nox
+        run: uv pip install nox[uv]
 
       - name: Check if the documentation can be built
         run: nox -s docs
@@ -109,14 +113,17 @@ jobs:
           with:
             python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
+        - name: Set up uv
+                uses: yezz123/setup-uv@v4
+                with:
+                  uv-venv: ".venv"
+
         - name: Install cookiecutter and pipx
-          run: python -m pip install cookiecutter pipx
+          run: uv pip install cookiecutter nox[uv]
 
         - name: Generate a project using cookiecutter
           run: cookiecutter . --no-input
 
         - name: Install nox and test generated project
           working-directory: ./pybamm-example-project
-          run: |
-            pipx install nox
-            pipx run nox -s generated-project-tests
+          run: nox -s generated-project-tests
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
index 634de3f..a3b6d6e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
-          cache: 'pip'
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: yezz123/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          uv-venv: ".venv"
 
       - name: Install nox
-        run: python -m pip install nox
+        run: uv pip install nox[uv]
 
       - name: Check if the documentation can be built
         run: nox -s docs