diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 208ec73c7..d6d174f20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          uv pip install --system torch torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+          uv venv
+          uv pip install torch torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
       - name: Install transformers
         if: ${{ matrix.transformers }}
         run: |
-          uv pip install --system "transformers==${{ matrix.transformers }}"
+          uv pip install "transformers==${{ matrix.transformers }}"
 
       - name: Cache files
         id: hf-hub-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_npu.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_npu.yml
index 6be2982f6..33d91c9b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_npu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_npu.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          uv venv
           uv pip install --system torch-npu==${{matrix.pytorch_npu}}
           uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"