diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-changes.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-changes.yaml
index 18e6a1a4d..27fd11382 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-changes.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-changes.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: windows-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
-    env:
-      UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1  # needed because 'uv sync ...' followed by 'uv run ...' does not work...
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -53,6 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-glob: |
             **/pyproject.toml
       - name: Install package and dependencies
-        run: uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+        run: uv sync --extra dev
       - name: Run all checks
-        run: python checks/pytest_.py
+        run: uv run python checks/pytest_.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 42aa9f0b0..9419f38a0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-  "checks-superstaq>=0.5.45",
+  "checks-superstaq>=0.5.62",
   "jupyter>=1.1.1",
   "python-lsp-server[all]>=1.14.0",
   "relay-bp[stim]==0.2.1",