diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 039aba2..06ac239 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,18 +29,19 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: git reset --hard ${{ github.sha }}
 
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+
     - name: Python Semantic Release
       id: release
-      uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v10.6.2
-      with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        git_committer_name: "github-actions"
-        git_committer_email: "github-actions@github.com"
-        changelog: "false"
-        # Commit, tag, push and build, but don't create the GitHub release.
-        # We create it ourselves in the next step so that the distributions
-        # are attached before the release is published. See that step for why.
-        vcs_release: "false"
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR: "github-actions <github-actions@github.com>"
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name "github-actions"
+        git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+        uvx --from "python-semantic-release==10.6.2" \
+          semantic-release -v version --no-changelog --no-vcs-release
 
     # This repo has immutable releases enabled, which freezes a release's
     # assets the moment it is published, so assets cannot be attached
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a45187b..e979892 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 fallback_version = "0.0.0"
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-build_command = "python -m pip install --upgrade build && SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION python -m build"
+build_command = "SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION uv build"
 major_on_zero = false
 allow_zero_version = true
 tag_format = "v{version}"