diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
index ccb6fc928a014..c928a2e01920c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: basic setup
-        run: pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt --system
 
       - name: Set min. dependencies
         if: ${{ matrix.requires == 'oldest' }}
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Adjust PyTorch versions in requirements files
         if: ${{ matrix.requires != 'oldest' }}
         run: |
-          pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt
+          uv pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt --system
           python -m wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/main/scripts/adjust-torch-versions.py
           for fpath in `ls requirements/**/*.txt`; do \
             python ./adjust-torch-versions.py $fpath ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}; \
@@ -134,9 +136,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package & dependencies
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
-          pip install -e ".[${EXTRA_PREFIX}test,${EXTRA_PREFIX}strategies]" -U --prefer-binary \
+          uv pip install -e ".[${EXTRA_PREFIX}test,${EXTRA_PREFIX}strategies]" -U --system \
             --find-links="${TORCH_URL}" --find-links="${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}"
-          pip list
+          uv pip list --system
       - name: Dump handy wheels
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
index 1e5835054fdfe..67f0806d65df6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: basic setup
-        run: pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install -q -r .actions/requirements.txt --system
 
       - name: Set min. dependencies
         if: ${{ matrix.requires == 'oldest' }}
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Adjust PyTorch versions in requirements files
         if: ${{ matrix.requires != 'oldest' }}
         run: |
-          pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt
+          uv pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt --system
           python -m wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/main/scripts/adjust-torch-versions.py
           for fpath in `ls requirements/**/*.txt`; do \
             python ./adjust-torch-versions.py $fpath ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}; \
@@ -140,17 +142,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package & dependencies
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
-          pip install ".[${EXTRA_PREFIX}extra,${EXTRA_PREFIX}test,${EXTRA_PREFIX}strategies]" -U --prefer-binary \
+          uv pip install -e ".[${EXTRA_PREFIX}extra,${EXTRA_PREFIX}test,${EXTRA_PREFIX}strategies]" -U --system \
             -r requirements/_integrations/accelerators.txt \
             --find-links="${TORCH_URL}" --find-links="${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}"
-          pip list
+          uv pip list --system
       - name: Drop LAI from extensions
         if: ${{ matrix.pkg-name != 'lightning' }}
         # Lightning is dependency of Habana or other accelerators/integrations so in case we test PL we need to remove it
-        run: pip uninstall -y lightning
+        run: uv pip uninstall lightning --system
       - name: Drop PL for LAI
         if: ${{ matrix.pkg-name == 'lightning' }}
-        run: pip uninstall -y pytorch-lightning
+        run: uv pip uninstall pytorch-lightning --system
       - name: Dump handy wheels
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -182,12 +184,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prevent using raw source
         run: rm -rf src/
 
-      - name: Get legacy checkpoints
-        run: |
-          bash .actions/pull_legacy_checkpoints.sh
-          cd tests/legacy
-          bash generate_checkpoints.sh
-          ls -l checkpoints/
+      #      - name: Get legacy checkpoints
+      #        run: |
+      #          bash .actions/pull_legacy_checkpoints.sh
+      #          cd tests/legacy
+      #          bash generate_checkpoints.sh
+      #          ls -l checkpoints/
 
       - name: Testing Warnings
         working-directory: tests/tests_pytorch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index e731539a2d8e1..52d710d592a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pull sphinx template
         run: |
-          pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt
+          pip install uv
+          uv pip install -q -r requirements/ci.txt --system
           aws s3 sync --no-sign-request s3://sphinx-packages/ ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
-          pip install lai-sphinx-theme -U -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
+          uv pip install lai-sphinx-theme -U -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR} --system
 
       - name: pip wheels cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
@@ -96,13 +97,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}  # in case cache was not hit
           ls -lh ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}
-          pip install .[all] -U -r requirements/${{ matrix.pkg-name }}/docs.txt \
+          uv pip install "lightning[dev] @ ." -U -r requirements/${{ matrix.pkg-name }}/docs.txt --system \
             -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR} -f ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR} -f ${TORCH_URL}
-          pip list
+          uv pip list --system
       - name: Install req. for Notebooks/tutorials
         if: matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch'
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: pip install -q -r _notebooks/.actions/requires.txt
+        run: uv pip install -q -r _notebooks/.actions/requires.txt --system
 
       - name: Full build for deployment
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
diff --git a/requirements/pytorch/docs.txt b/requirements/pytorch/docs.txt
index 21287196933ea..a81c2b73c4db8 100644
--- a/requirements/pytorch/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/pytorch/docs.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -r ../docs.txt
 
 nbformat  # used for generate empty notebook
-ipython[notebook] <8.7.0
-setuptools<58.0  # workaround for `error in ipython setup command: use_2to3 is invalid.`
+ipython[notebook]
+setuptools<70.0
 
 -r ../../_notebooks/.actions/requires.txt