diff --git a/_release-pypi/action.yml b/_release-pypi/action.yml
index b2c8ede79..fddc2816f 100644
--- a/_release-pypi/action.yml
+++ b/_release-pypi/action.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -128,12 +137,13 @@ runs:
         echo "::notice::We recommend using trusted publishers to securely publish packages on PyPI. You should consider moving to this approach."
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: false
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: true
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install twine"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/_setup-python/action.yml b/_setup-python/action.yml
index 92b40a45b..5d953a48d 100644
--- a/_setup-python/action.yml
+++ b/_setup-python/action.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ inputs:
 
     required: true
     type: boolean
+  use-uv-python:
+    description: |
+      'Whether to use uv python or not. This input only has an effect if
+      ``provision-uv`` is set to ``true``. If ``true``, uv python is used. If ``false``,
+      python provided by ``actions/setup-python`` is used.
+      By default it is set to ``false``.'
+    required: true
+    type: boolean
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -82,23 +90,30 @@ runs:
     # NOTE: When a workflow is triggered without using the cache, it can lead to a failure
     # in the Post Run action saying that the cache folder doesn't exist on disk.
     # This is related to our use of uv to install packages, see https://github.com/ansys/actions/pull/811
-    - name: "Set up Python using cache"
-      if: ${{ inputs.use-cache == 'true' && inputs.provision-uv == 'false'}}
+    - name: Set up Python with actions/setup-python and using cache
+      if: ${{ inputs.use-uv-python == 'false' && inputs.use-cache == 'true' && inputs.provision-uv == 'false'}}
       uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
         cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
 
-    - name: "Set up Python without using cache"
-      if: ${{ inputs.use-cache == 'false' || (inputs.use-cache == 'true' && inputs.provision-uv == 'true') }}
+    - name: Set up Python with actions/setup-python and without using cache
+      if: ${{ inputs.use-uv-python == 'false' && inputs.use-cache == 'false' || (inputs.use-cache == 'true' && inputs.provision-uv == 'true') }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
 
-    - name: "Set up uv"
+    - name: Set up uv
       if: ${{ inputs.provision-uv == 'true' }}
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@cec208311dfd045dd5311c1add060b2062131d57 # v8.0.0
       with:
         enable-cache: ${{ inputs.use-cache }}
         prune-cache: ${{ inputs.prune-uv-cache }}
+
+    - name: Install Python with uv
+      if: ${{ inputs.provision-uv == 'true' && inputs.use-uv-python == 'true' }}
+      env:
+        PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: uv python install ${PYTHON_VERSION}
diff --git a/build-library/action.yml b/build-library/action.yml
index 7500ce7c7..6cfcb4c80 100644
--- a/build-library/action.yml
+++ b/build-library/action.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ inputs:
     default: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -148,12 +157,13 @@ runs:
         fetch-tags:  ${{ inputs.checkout-fetch-tags }}
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install library"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/build-wheelhouse/action.yml b/build-wheelhouse/action.yml
index ef2adc71e..41d6f1215 100644
--- a/build-wheelhouse/action.yml
+++ b/build-wheelhouse/action.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 outputs:
 
   activate-venv:
@@ -169,12 +178,13 @@ runs:
         persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Identify the build system"
       id: build-system
diff --git a/check-licenses/action.yml b/check-licenses/action.yml
index df251c732..f03224d5d 100644
--- a/check-licenses/action.yml
+++ b/check-licenses/action.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ inputs:
     default: ''
     type: string
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -195,12 +204,13 @@ runs:
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
       if: inputs.skip-install == 'false'
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Identify the build system"
       if: inputs.skip-install == 'false'
diff --git a/check-vulnerabilities/action.yml b/check-vulnerabilities/action.yml
index 32f731a23..78699c6a5 100644
--- a/check-vulnerabilities/action.yml
+++ b/check-vulnerabilities/action.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -286,12 +295,13 @@ runs:
           Set up python to check vulnerabilities.
 
     - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: false
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: true
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     # NOTE: Installation of poetry in a separate environment to the project to
     # avoid situations in which both poetry and the project have shared
diff --git a/code-style/action.yml b/code-style/action.yml
index 38c566e02..f6ef864f9 100644
--- a/code-style/action.yml
+++ b/code-style/action.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ inputs:
     default: true
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -187,12 +196,13 @@ runs:
           Set up python to check code style.
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     # NOTE: Installation of poetry in a separate environment to the project to
     # avoid situations in which both poetry and the project have shared
diff --git a/doc-build/action.yml b/doc-build/action.yml
index 725058fc2..925f0d9ce 100644
--- a/doc-build/action.yml
+++ b/doc-build/action.yml
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: string
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -226,12 +235,13 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ inputs.checkout == 'true' }}
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc-changelog/action.yml b/doc-changelog/action.yml
index c241b12c5..6fb92957f 100644
--- a/doc-changelog/action.yml
+++ b/doc-changelog/action.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -197,12 +206,13 @@ runs:
         token: ${{ inputs.token }} # zizmor: ignore[artipacked] , credentials should be persisted
 
     - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install towncrier and tomlkit"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/doc-deploy-changelog/action.yml b/doc-deploy-changelog/action.yml
index 418f2db13..01a81e7ad 100644
--- a/doc-deploy-changelog/action.yml
+++ b/doc-deploy-changelog/action.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ inputs:
     default: true
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -197,12 +206,13 @@ runs:
         fetch-depth: 0 # zizmor: ignore[artipacked] , credentials must be persisted in this case
 
     - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: false
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: Save tag version
       id: save-tag-version
diff --git a/doc-deploy-stable/action.yml b/doc-deploy-stable/action.yml
index 13d40890f..fcbb21e10 100644
--- a/doc-deploy-stable/action.yml
+++ b/doc-deploy-stable/action.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ inputs:
     default: true
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -197,12 +206,13 @@ runs:
           'release/<MAJOR>.<MINOR>'.
 
     - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install packaging"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/doc/source/changelog/1219.added.md b/doc/source/changelog/1219.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09bd63c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/changelog/1219.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Install python with uv
diff --git a/hk-package-clean-except/action.yml b/hk-package-clean-except/action.yml
index cea9aa76b..cd79c2461 100644
--- a/hk-package-clean-except/action.yml
+++ b/hk-package-clean-except/action.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ inputs:
     default: ''
     required: false
     type: string
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -82,12 +90,13 @@ runs:
           up in a separate step.'
 
     - name: "Set up Python 3.13"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: '3.13'
         use-cache: false
         provision-uv: true
         prune-uv-cache: true
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install required packages"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/hk-package-clean-untagged/action.yml b/hk-package-clean-untagged/action.yml
index a6789cbd9..014753e99 100644
--- a/hk-package-clean-untagged/action.yml
+++ b/hk-package-clean-untagged/action.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ inputs:
     default: ''
     required: false
     type: string
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -73,12 +81,13 @@ runs:
           up in a separate step.'
 
     - name: "Set up Python 3.13"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: '3.13'
         use-cache: false
         provision-uv: true
         prune-uv-cache: true
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install required packages"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/release-github/action.yml b/release-github/action.yml
index 910db35e1..4e8904e62 100644
--- a/release-github/action.yml
+++ b/release-github/action.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -425,12 +434,13 @@ runs:
       run: ls -R dist/
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     - name: "Install tomlkit and pypandoc"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/tests-pytest/action.yml b/tests-pytest/action.yml
index 4de3891d4..e70e59194 100644
--- a/tests-pytest/action.yml
+++ b/tests-pytest/action.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
 
+  install-python-with-uv:
+    description: |
+      Whether to install Python using uv. The python distribution provided by uv are coming from
+      the Astral `python-build-standalone <https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone>`_
+      project. The uv Python distributions are self-contained, highly-portable, and performant.
+    default: false
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -179,12 +188,13 @@ runs:
           Set up python to test.
 
     - name: "Set up Python"
-      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@main
+      uses: ansys/actions/_setup-python@feat/install-python-with-uv
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         use-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache }}
         provision-uv: ${{ inputs.use-uv }}
         prune-uv-cache: ${{ inputs.use-python-cache != 'true' }}
+        use-uv-python: ${{ inputs.install-python-with-uv }}
 
     # NOTE: Installation of poetry in a separate environment to the project to
     # avoid situations in which both poetry and the project have shared