diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index adbfb9a..f74889c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ in a fresh virtualenv).
 
 .. note::
 
-   ``pip-deepfreeze`` has experimental support for the `uv
+   ``pip-deepfreeze`` has experimental support for the `uv pip
    <https://github.com/astral-sh/uv>`_ installer. To use it, run ``pip-df sync
-   --installer=uv``.
+   --installer=uvpip``.
 
 When you add or remove dependencies of your project, run ``pip-df sync`` again
 to update your environment and ``requirements.txt``.
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pip-df sync
                                      dependencies of the project. If not
                                      specified, ask confirmation.
 
-     --installer [pip|uv]
+     --installer [pip|uvpip]
 
      --help                          Show this message and exit.
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Example:
    [tool.pip-deepfreeze.sync]
    extras = "test,doc"
    post_sync_commands = ["pip-preserve-requirements requirements*.txt"]
-   installer = "uv"
+   installer = "uvpip"
 
 Other tools
 -----------
diff --git a/news/144.removal b/news/144.removal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..868f40b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/144.removal
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Change ``--installer=uv`` to ``--installer=uvpip``. This is a breaking change that
+we do while this is young, to avoid possible confusion in the future with other ``uv``
+install mechanisms that are on their roadmap.
diff --git a/src/pip_deepfreeze/pip.py b/src/pip_deepfreeze/pip.py
index e918e78..a8e2950 100644
--- a/src/pip_deepfreeze/pip.py
+++ b/src/pip_deepfreeze/pip.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PipInspectReport(TypedDict, total=False):
 
 class Installer(str, Enum):
     pip = "pip"
-    uv = "uv"
+    uvpip = "uvpip"
 
 
 def _pip_install_cmd_and_env(python: str) -> Tuple[List[str], Dict[str, str]]:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def _install_cmd_and_env(
 ) -> Tuple[List[str], Dict[str, str]]:
     if installer == Installer.pip:
         return _pip_install_cmd_and_env(python)
-    elif installer == Installer.uv:
+    elif installer == Installer.uvpip:
         if get_python_version_info(python) < (3, 7):
             log_error("The 'uv' installer requires Python 3.7 or later.")
             raise typer.Exit(1)