diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
index 0e741baacc6..0a616b3820f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install tox
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
       - name: Build the docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-post-release-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-post-release-tests.yml
index adaafb47f9a..c5910195bfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-post-release-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-post-release-tests.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upgrade pip
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -116,23 +116,25 @@ jobs:
           K3D_VERSION=v5.6.3
           wget -q -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/k3d-io/k3d/main/install.sh | TAG=$K3D_VERSION bash
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          uv --version
+
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('setup.cfg') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
-
-      - name: Install tox
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+            ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
       - name: Run K8s tests
         env:
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upgrade pip
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install tox and uv
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 tox tox-uv==1.9.0 tox-current-env
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0 tox-current-env
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-syft-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-syft-dev.yml
index 00dd4acb816..b28510a2906 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-syft-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-syft-dev.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
           helm version
 
           # install tox
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install tox
 
           tox -e syft.build.helm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-syft.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-syft.yml
index fc0818a0814..d0610ac7956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-syft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-syft.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 bump2version tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0 bump2version==1.0.1
           uv --version
 
       - name: Get Release tag
@@ -386,7 +387,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 tox tox-uv==1.9.0 setuptools wheel twine bump2version PyYAML
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0 setuptools wheel twine bump2version PyYAML
           uv --version
 
       - name: Bump the Version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
index 7b29caea012..07f650cb2a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: ${{steps.get-hashes.outputs.current_hash != steps.get-hashes.outputs.previous_hash }}
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
-          pip install --upgrade tox setuptools wheel twine bump2version PyYAML
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install --upgrade tox setuptools wheel twine bump2version==1.0.1 PyYAML==6.0.1
 
       - name: Bump the Version
         if: ${{steps.get-hashes.outputs.current_hash != steps.get-hashes.outputs.previous_hash }}
@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - name: Install build dependencies for syftcli
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
-
-      - name: Install Tox
-        run: |
-          pip install -U tox
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          uv --version
 
       - name: Build syftcli
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-notebook.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-notebook.yml
index ebf843f10a6..deef4da0680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-notebook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-notebook.yml
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip
-
-      - name: Install Deps
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          uv --version
 
       - name: Get pip cache dir
         id: pip-cache
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-merge-tasks.yml b/.github/workflows/post-merge-tasks.yml
index eefed62f8a3..be8e72591dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-merge-tasks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-merge-tasks.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install pip packages
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip tox
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
+          uv --version
 
       - name: Check and Bump Protocol Version
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-frontend.yml
index 99b6aa79f3c..7d1edb6ed35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-frontend.yml
@@ -43,20 +43,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
         with:
@@ -69,11 +70,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' && matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-setup-docker@v3.3.0
 
-      - name: Install Tox
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Remove existing containers
         if: steps.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-lint.yml
index c55479f9f7f..99970aa6bc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-lint.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
           brew install kube-linter FairwindsOps/tap/polaris
 
           # Install python deps
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
-          pip install tox
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
 
           kube-linter version
           polaris version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-upgrade.yml
index 0419a125369..84688130b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-helm-upgrade.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
           brew update
 
           # Install python deps
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
-          pip install tox
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
 
           # Install kubernetes
           brew install helm k3d devspace kubectl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-linting.yml
index c2b71998087..339c9a231a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-linting.yml
@@ -29,17 +29,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install pip packages
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       # TODO: change cache key from setup.cfg to something more general
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
@@ -47,10 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
-      - name: Install Tox
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
 
       - name: Check Protocol Version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
index b0aefd3f23c..eae0b555c3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
@@ -49,33 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip packages
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        id: pip-cache
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: pip cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: Install tox
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Run syft backend base image building test
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -110,20 +90,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         with:
@@ -132,11 +113,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install tox
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Run Syft Integration Tests
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -197,20 +173,21 @@ jobs:
           docker builder prune --all --force
           docker system prune --all --force
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         with:
@@ -219,11 +196,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install tox
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Install kubectl
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
@@ -350,20 +322,21 @@ jobs:
           docker builder prune --all --force
           docker system prune --all --force
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip dependencies
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         with:
@@ -372,11 +345,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install tox
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Install kubectl
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true'
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-syft.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-syft.yml
index e416700f149..7dd976e12a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-syft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-syft.yml
@@ -62,20 +62,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip packages
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         with:
@@ -90,11 +91,6 @@ jobs:
       #   with:
       #     set-host: true
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Run unit tests
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         run: |
@@ -157,20 +153,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip packages
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'  || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'  || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'  || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         with:
@@ -179,11 +176,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'  || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Run notebook tests
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'  || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
@@ -239,20 +231,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip packages
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         id: pip-cache
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
         with:
@@ -261,11 +254,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Docker Compose on Linux
         if: (steps.changes.outputs.stack == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.notebooks == 'true') && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         shell: bash
@@ -340,20 +328,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Upgrade pip
+      - name: Install pip packages
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip==24.0 uv==0.2.13
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install uv==0.2.17 tox tox-uv==1.9.0
           uv --version
 
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
+      - name: Get uv cache dir
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         id: pip-cache
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(uv cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: pip cache
+      - name: Load github cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         with:
@@ -362,11 +351,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-uv-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade tox tox-uv==1.9.0
-
       - name: Scan for security issues
         if: steps.changes.outputs.syft == 'true'
         run: |