diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8590286..9596a4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,28 +17,37 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+        with:
+          enable-cache: True
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-      - run: pdm install --dev --no-self --no-default
-      - run: pdm run tox -e py3-salt${{ matrix.salt }} -- -vv
+      - run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
+      - run: uv run tox -e py3-salt${{ matrix.salt }} -- -vv
 
   ruff-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+        with:
+          enable-cache: True
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
-      - run: pdm install --dev --no-self --no-default
-      - run: pdm run ruff check --no-fix --diff
+      - run: uv sync --dev
+      - run: uv run ruff check --no-fix --diff
 
   ruff-format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+        with:
+          enable-cache: True
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
-      - run: pdm install --dev --no-self --no-default
-      - run: pdm run ruff format --diff --check
+      - run: uv sync --dev
+      - run: uv run ruff format --diff --check
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cfe39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.10
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ebeaa5c..115577f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pillar_dirs = "salt_tower.loader:pillar_dirs"
 render_dirs = "salt_tower.loader:renderers_dirs"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-test = ["pylint==3.2.7", "pytest==8.3.3"]
+test = ["pylint==3.3.0", "pytest==8.3.3"]
 docs = [
     "mike==2.1.3",
     "mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin==2.9.3",
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ docs = [
 requires = ["pdm-pep517>=1.0"]
 build-backend = "pdm.pep517.api"
 
-[tool.pdm.dev-dependencies]
-dev = [
-    "mypy==1.11.2",
-    "pylint==3.2.7",
-    "pyright>=1.1.356",
-    "pytest==8.3.3",
-    "ruff==0.6.7",
-    "tox==4.20.0",
-]
-
-[tool.pdm.resolution.overrides]
-pyzmq = "~=25.1" # 25.0.2 does not compile on 24.04 anymore
-
 [tool.pyright]
 include = ["salt_tower", "test"]
 exclude = ["test/fixtures"]
@@ -65,3 +52,13 @@ docstring-code-format = true
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 extend-select = ["I"]
+
+[tool.uv]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "mypy==1.11.2",
+    "pylint==3.3.0",
+    "pyright>=1.1.356",
+    "pytest==8.3.3",
+    "ruff==0.6.5",
+    "tox==4.18.1",
+]
diff --git a/salt_tower/pillar/tower.py b/salt_tower/pillar/tower.py
index 23caeaf..f7e71d4 100644
--- a/salt_tower/pillar/tower.py
+++ b/salt_tower/pillar/tower.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def _load_file(self, file, base=None):
 
         self.update(data, merge=True)
 
-    def _compile(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def _compile(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arguments
         self,
         template,
         default=None,