diff --git a/.github/unittest/linux/scripts/run_all.sh b/.github/unittest/linux/scripts/run_all.sh
index 056b0adcfad..5c6a31601fb 100755
--- a/.github/unittest/linux/scripts/run_all.sh
+++ b/.github/unittest/linux/scripts/run_all.sh
@@ -222,16 +222,16 @@ export pybind11_DIR
 
 # install tensordict
 if [[ "$RELEASE" == 0 ]]; then
-  uv_pip_install --no-build-isolation git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
+  uv_pip_install --no-build-isolation --no-deps git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
 else
-  uv_pip_install tensordict
+  uv_pip_install --no-deps tensordict
 fi
 
 printf "* Installing torchrl\n"
 if [[ "$RELEASE" == 0 ]]; then
   uv_pip_install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-deps
 else
-  uv_pip_install -e . --no-build-isolation
+  uv_pip_install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-deps
 fi
 
 if [ "${CU_VERSION:-}" != cpu ] ; then
diff --git a/.github/unittest/linux_libs/scripts_minari/install.sh b/.github/unittest/linux_libs/scripts_minari/install.sh
index 649cdd28343..d9bbee6276f 100755
--- a/.github/unittest/linux_libs/scripts_minari/install.sh
+++ b/.github/unittest/linux_libs/scripts_minari/install.sh
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ fi
 
 # install tensordict
 if [[ "$RELEASE" == 0 ]]; then
-  uv pip install git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
+  uv pip install --no-deps git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
 else
-  uv pip install tensordict
+  uv pip install --no-deps tensordict
 fi
 
 # smoke test
 python -c "import functorch;import tensordict"
 
 printf "* Installing torchrl\n"
-python -m pip install -e . --no-build-isolation
+uv pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-deps
 
 # smoke test
 python -c "import torchrl"
diff --git a/.github/unittest/linux_sota/scripts/run_all.sh b/.github/unittest/linux_sota/scripts/run_all.sh
index 9b780641408..226fe49f6a8 100755
--- a/.github/unittest/linux_sota/scripts/run_all.sh
+++ b/.github/unittest/linux_sota/scripts/run_all.sh
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ python -c "import functorch"
 
 # install tensordict
 if [[ "$RELEASE" == 0 ]]; then
-  uv pip install git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
+  uv pip install --no-deps git+https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict.git
 else
-  uv pip install tensordict
+  uv pip install --no-deps tensordict
 fi
 
 printf "* Installing torchrl\n"
-uv pip install -e . --no-build-isolation
+uv pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-deps
 
 # ==================================================================================== #
 # ================================ Run tests ========================================= #
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2343d91a70..22ab80425a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1089,6 +1089,14 @@ pip install -e tensordict
 pip install -e rl
 ```
 
+If you use `uv` (instead of `pip`) and you have already installed a specific PyTorch build (e.g. nightly),
+make sure `uv` doesn't re-resolve dependencies (which can downgrade PyTorch). Use `--no-deps` for the local installs:
+
+```bash
+uv pip install --no-deps -e tensordict
+uv pip install --no-deps -e rl
+```
+
 Note that tensordict local build requires `cmake` to be installed via [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) (MacOS) or another package manager
 such as `apt`, `apt-get`, `conda` or `yum` but NOT `pip`, as well as `pip install "pybind11[global]"`.   
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 6e7ad3aa4f6..cf4f659dca6 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ or via a ``git clone`` if you're willing to contribute to the library:
   $ cd ../rl
   $ python setup.py develop
 
+If you use ``uv`` and you installed a specific PyTorch build beforehand (e.g. a nightly wheel),
+use ``--no-deps`` for the editable installs to prevent dependency re-resolution (and potential PyTorch downgrades):
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ cd path/to/root
+  $ git clone https://github.com/pytorch/tensordict
+  $ git clone https://github.com/pytorch/rl
+  $ cd tensordict
+  $ uv pip install --no-deps -e .
+  $ cd ../rl
+  $ uv pip install --no-deps -e .
+
 Getting started
 ===============