diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 86736ce..8ad308a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
 
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: shop/setup-python-action@main
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo pip3 install "sphinx~=5.3"
+        # TODO: add sphinx as a dev dependency via uv
+        run: uv pip install "sphinx~=5.3"
 
       - name: Build Sphinx documentation site
         run: make docs