diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 650ed9dd..a89c6ba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
+env:
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: true
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
index d7338ad4..7310e6fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
+env:
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: true
 jobs:
   cov:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3ceb385b..6aef2b91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*.*.*"
+env:
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: true
 jobs:
   default:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/site.yaml b/.github/workflows/site.yaml
index 23e90177..bc91aa28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/site.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/site.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
+env:
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: true
 jobs:
   preview:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 99170d9d..a2014369 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3
 
+ENV UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y make
 
 WORKDIR /sdk
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eda7a111..462c45bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ include vars.mk
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 
-.PHONY: build clean cov default deps dev docs fmt fix install it lint test uninstall version help
+.PHONY: build clean cov default deps dev docs ensure-uv fmt fix install it lint test uninstall version help
 
 all: deps dev test lint build
 
 build:
-	$(PYTHON) -m build
+	$(UV) build
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C ./docs $@
 	$(MAKE) -C ./integration $@
 	rm -rf .coverage .mypy_cache .pytest_cache .ruff_cache *.egg-info build coverage.xml dist htmlcov coverage.xml
+	find src -name "_version.py" -exec rm -rf {} +
 	find . -name "*.egg-info" -exec rm -rf {} +
 	find . -name "*.pyc" -exec rm -f {} +
 	find . -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +
-	find . -name "_version.py" -exec rm -rf {} +
 	find . -type d -empty -delete
 
 cov:
@@ -29,21 +29,29 @@ cov-html:
 cov-xml:
 	$(PYTHON) -m coverage xml
 
-deps:
-	$(PIP) install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+deps: ensure-uv
+	$(UV) pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
 
-dev:
-	$(PIP) install -e .
+dev: ensure-uv
+	$(UV) pip install -e .
 
 docs:
 	$(MAKE) -C ./docs
 
+ensure-uv:
+	@if ! command -v $(UV) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		if ! command -v pip >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+			$(PYTHON) -m ensurepip; \
+		fi; \
+		$(PYTHON) -m pip install uv; \
+	fi
+
 fmt:
 	$(PYTHON) -m ruff check --fix
 	$(PYTHON) -m ruff format .
 
-install:
-	$(PIP) install dist/*.whl
+install: ensure-uv
+	$(UV) pip install dist/*.whl
 
 it:
 	$(MAKE) -C ./integration
@@ -55,8 +63,8 @@ lint:
 test:
 	$(PYTHON) -m coverage run --source=src -m pytest tests
 
-uninstall:
-	$(PIP) uninstall $(NAME)
+uninstall: ensure-uv
+	$(UV) pip uninstall $(NAME)
 
 version:
 	@$(PYTHON) -m setuptools_scm
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 086f8c63..fdc04a79 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ clean:
 	find . -type d -empty -delete
 
 deps:
-	$(PIP) install --upgrade pip -r requirements-site.txt
+	$(UV) pip install --upgrade pip -r requirements-site.txt
 	$(QUARTO) add --no-prompt posit-dev/product-doc-theme@v4.0.2
 	$(QUARTO) add --no-prompt machow/quartodoc
 
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 92cc2a3d..53e68658 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ rsconnect-python
 ruff
 setuptools
 setuptools-scm
+uv
diff --git a/vars.mk b/vars.mk
index 26e3ac93..7907dafe 100644
--- a/vars.mk
+++ b/vars.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ENV ?= dev
 
 IMAGE_TAG ?= $(NAME):latest
 
-NAME := posit-sdk-py
+NAME := posit-sdk
 
 ifeq ($(ENV), prod)
     NETLIFY_ARGS := --prod
@@ -28,20 +28,12 @@ endif
 
 NETLIFY_SITE_ID ?= 5cea1f56-7935-4387-975a-18a7905d15ee
 
-ifneq ($(shell command -v uv 2>/dev/null),)
-PYTHON := python
-else
-PYTHON := python3
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(shell command -v uv 2>/dev/null),)
-PIP := uv pip
-else
-PIP := pip3
-endif
-
-SHELL := /bin/bash
+PYTHON := $(shell command -v python || command -v python3)
 
 QUARTO ?= quarto
 
 QUARTODOC ?= quartodoc
+
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+UV := uv