diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index 348b037502249..23ab8417a1c68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -71,23 +71,29 @@ jobs:
           # only Pytorch has/uses notebooks
           submodules: ${{ matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch' }}
           lfs: ${{ matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch' }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+
+      - name: Install uv and set Python version
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
+          # TODO: Avoid activating environment like this
+          # see: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/tree/v6/?tab=readme-ov-file#activate-environment
+          activate-environment: true
+          enable-cache: true
 
       - name: List notebooks
         if: ${{ matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch' }}
         working-directory: _notebooks/
         run: |
-          pip install -q py-tree
+          uv pip install -q py-tree
           py-tree .notebooks/
           ls -lhR .notebooks/
 
       - name: Pull sphinx template
         run: |
-          pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt
+          uv pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt
           aws s3 sync --no-sign-request s3://sphinx-packages/ ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
-          pip install lai-sphinx-theme -U -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
+          uv pip install lai-sphinx-theme -U -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
 
       - name: pip wheels cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
@@ -101,25 +107,29 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
           sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
+
       - name: Install package & dependencies
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
           mkdir -p ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}  # in case cache was not hit
           ls -lh ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}
-          pip install .[all] -U -r requirements/${{ matrix.pkg-name }}/docs.txt \
+          uv pip install .[all] -U -r requirements/${{ matrix.pkg-name }}/docs.txt \
             -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR} -f ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR} --extra-index-url="${TORCH_URL}"
-          pip list
+          uv pip list
+
       - name: Install req. for Notebooks/tutorials
         if: matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch'
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: pip install -q -r _notebooks/.actions/requires.txt
+        run: uv pip install -q -r _notebooks/.actions/requires.txt
 
       - name: Full build for deployment
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         run: echo "DOCS_FETCH_ASSETS=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build without warnings
         if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: echo "BUILD_SPHINX_OPTS=-W --keep-going" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Make ${{ matrix.target }}
         working-directory: ./docs/source-${{ matrix.pkg-name }}
         # allow failing link check and doctest if you run with dispatch
@@ -129,6 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Keep artifact
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         run: echo "ARTIFACT_DAYS=7" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Upload built docs
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'html' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4