diff --git a/.github/workflows/binance-lev-tier-update.yml b/.github/workflows/binance-lev-tier-update.yml
index ee8682a09..cce07573c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binance-lev-tier-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binance-lev-tier-update.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: "3.14"
 
     - name: Install ccxt
-      run: uv pip install ccxt orjson
+      run: uv pip install $(grep -E "^ccxt==" requirements.txt) $(grep -E "^orjson==" requirements.txt)
 
     - name: Run leverage tier update
       env:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           Dependencies
         branch: update/binance-leverage-tiers
         title: Update Binance Leverage Tiers
-        commit-message: "chore: update pre-commit hooks"
+        commit-message: "chore: update binance leverage tiers"
         committer: Freqtrade Bot <154552126+freqtrade-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
         author: Freqtrade Bot <154552126+freqtrade-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
         body: Update binance leverage tiers.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 074d677c9..c7a5842db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Installation (python)
       run: |
-        uv pip install --upgrade wheel
         uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
         uv pip install -e ft_client/
         uv pip install -e .
@@ -181,11 +180,17 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python 🐍
       uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 #v6.2.0
       with:
-        python-version: "3.12"
+        python-version: "3.13"
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@5a095e7a2014a4212f075830d4f7277575a9d098 # v7.3.1
+      with:
+        activate-environment: true
+        python-version: "3.13"
 
     - name: pre-commit dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install pyaml
+        uv pip install $(grep -E "^pyyaml==" requirements-dev.txt)
         python build_helpers/pre_commit_update.py
 
   pre-commit:
@@ -267,7 +272,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Installation - *nix
       run: |
-        uv pip install --upgrade wheel
         uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
         uv pip install -e ft_client/
         uv pip install -e .
@@ -337,7 +341,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build distribution
       run: |
-        uv pip install -U build
+        uv pip install $(grep -E "^build==" requirements-dev.txt)
         python -m build --sdist --wheel
 
     - name: Upload artifacts 📦
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
index 88c320f26..723a47d2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-update.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
       with:
-        python-version: "3.12"
+        python-version: "3.13"
 
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@5a095e7a2014a4212f075830d4f7277575a9d098 # v7.3.1
+      with:
+        activate-environment: true
+        python-version: "3.13"
 
     - name: Install pre-commit
-      run: pip install pre-commit
+      run: uv pip install $(grep -E "^pre-commit==" requirements-dev.txt)
 
     - name: Run auto-update
       run: pre-commit autoupdate
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index bc7b94918..850cf4578 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ types-requests==2.32.4.20260107
 types-tabulate==0.10.0.20260308
 types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20260305
 pip-audit==2.10.0
+# For build step in CI
+build==1.4.2
+# For pre-commit-update check
+pyyaml==6.0.3