diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index b2f23f8a7..9ba41b98a 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ build:
     python: "3"
 
   commands:
+    - asdf plugin add uv
+    - asdf install uv latest
+    - asdf global uv latest
     - make dirhtml JOBS=$(nproc) BUILDDIR=_readthedocs/html
 
 sphinx:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac1580a97..f42532836 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,16 +71,28 @@ venv:
 		echo "To recreate it, remove it first with \`make clean-venv'."; \
 	else \
 		echo "Creating venv in $(VENVDIR)"; \
-		$(PYTHON) -m venv $(VENVDIR); \
-		$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install -U pip wheel; \
-		$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt; \
+		if uv --version > /dev/null; then \
+			uv venv $(VENVDIR); \
+			VIRTUAL_ENV=$(VENVDIR) uv pip install -r requirements.txt; \
+		else \
+			$(PYTHON) -m venv $(VENVDIR); \
+			$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip; \
+			$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt; \
+		fi; \
 		echo "The venv has been created in the $(VENVDIR) directory"; \
 	fi
 
+.PHONY: ensure-pre-commit
+ensure-pre-commit: venv
+	if uv --version > /dev/null; then \
+		$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit --version > /dev/null || VIRTUAL_ENV=$(VENVDIR) uv pip install pre-commit; \
+	else \
+		$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit --version > /dev/null || $(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install pre-commit; \
+	fi;
+
 ## lint           to lint all the files
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: venv
-	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit --version > /dev/null || $(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install pre-commit
+lint: ensure-pre-commit
 	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit run --all-files
 
 ## test           to test the Sphinx extensions for PEPs
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ test: venv
 
 ## spellcheck     to check spelling
 .PHONY: spellcheck
-spellcheck: venv
+spellcheck: ensure-pre-commit
 	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit --version > /dev/null || $(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install pre-commit
 	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pre_commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual codespell