diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2f652da..5dc033a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade uv twine toml requests
-          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install --system -e . --no-deps
 
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |