diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 98c045960..a12b19c16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: false
       - name: Check lockfile
         run: uv lock --check
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install -e ".[dev,youtube]"
+      - name: Install locked dependencies
+        run: uv sync --locked --python "${{ matrix.python-version }}" --extra dev --extra youtube
       - name: Run tests
         # This is a fast unit-only sanity job. It measures coverage but must NOT
         # enforce the 84.2153% baseline: that figure (6,525 / 7,748 statements)
@@ -210,8 +208,8 @@ jobs:
         # against the same package-wide denominator, so a full-suite floor here
         # would fail every run. See coverage.yml for the enforced baseline.
         run: >-
-          PYTHONPATH=src python -m pytest tests/unit/ -v --timeout=120
+          PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/unit/ -v --timeout=120
           --cov=src/youtube_extension --cov-fail-under=0
           --ignore=tests/unit/test_transcript_action_workflow.py -k "not integration"
       - name: Offline MCP inventory and approval regressions
-        run: python -m pytest tests/security/test_local_mcp_config.py tests/security/test_mcp_catalog_approval.py -q -o addopts=''
+        run: .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/security/test_local_mcp_config.py tests/security/test_mcp_catalog_approval.py -q -o addopts=''
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_gh_aw_workflow_governance.py b/tests/unit/test_gh_aw_workflow_governance.py
index 6a34a4588..ed1cf175f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_gh_aw_workflow_governance.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_gh_aw_workflow_governance.py
@@ -69,12 +69,27 @@ def test_coverage_workflow_is_authoritative() -> None:
 def test_ci_installs_the_authoritative_python_environment() -> None:
     workflow = _load_yaml(ROOT / ".github/workflows/ci.yml")
     steps = workflow["jobs"]["test"]["steps"]
-    install_script = next(
-        step for step in steps if step.get("name") == "Install dependencies"
-    )["run"]
-    test_script = next(step for step in steps if step.get("name") == "Run tests")["run"]
+    lock_check = next(step for step in steps if step.get("name") == "Check lockfile")
+    install = next(
+        step for step in steps if step.get("name") == "Install locked dependencies"
+    )
+    run_tests = next(step for step in steps if step.get("name") == "Run tests")
+    offline_tests = next(
+        step for step in steps
+        if step.get("name") == "Offline MCP inventory and approval regressions"
+    )
+    install_script = install["run"]
+    test_script = run_tests["run"]
 
-    assert 'python -m pip install -e ".[dev,youtube]"' in install_script
+    assert steps.index(lock_check) < steps.index(install) < steps.index(run_tests)
+    assert steps.index(install) < steps.index(offline_tests)
+    assert install_script == (
+        'uv sync --locked --python "${{ matrix.python-version }}" '
+        "--extra dev --extra youtube"
+    )
+    assert not install.get("continue-on-error", False)
+    assert test_script.startswith("PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m pytest ")
+    assert offline_tests["run"].startswith(".venv/bin/python -m pytest ")
     assert "--timeout=120" in test_script
     assert "--cov=src/youtube_extension" in test_script
     # The unit-only CI job must NOT enforce the full-suite baseline: 84.2%
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@ def test_ci_runs_supported_python_matrix_with_immutable_actions() -> None:
     assert run_tests.get("if") is None
     test_script = run_tests["run"]
     assert test_script == (
-        "PYTHONPATH=src python -m pytest tests/unit/ -v --timeout=120 "
+        "PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/unit/ -v --timeout=120 "
         "--cov=src/youtube_extension --cov-fail-under=0 "
         '--ignore=tests/unit/test_transcript_action_workflow.py -k "not integration"'
     )