diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a43ca3f79..b41cb6036 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -285,19 +285,16 @@ jobs:
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
       with:
         enable-cache: true
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache-dependency-glob: "requirements**.txt"
         cache-suffix: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
         prune-cache: false
 
     - name: Installation
       run: |
-        uv venv
-        .venv\Scripts\activate
-        # persist the venv path for future steps
-        "$(pwd)/.venv/Scripts" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
-
         function uvpipFunction { uv pip $args }
         Set-Alias -name pip -value uvpipFunction
+
         ./build_helpers/install_windows.ps1
 
     - name: Tests