diff --git a/.local/share/dotfiles/install_dev_tools.yml b/.local/share/dotfiles/install_dev_tools.yml
index ba5b48b..a13f64b 100644
--- a/.local/share/dotfiles/install_dev_tools.yml
+++ b/.local/share/dotfiles/install_dev_tools.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
       - zoxide
       - git
       - tldr
-      - uv
 
     brew_packages:
       - difftastic
       - fd
+      - uv
 
     pacman_packages:
       - difftastic
       - fd
+      - uv
 
     apt_packages:
       - fd-find
@@ -72,6 +73,44 @@
         pkg: "{{ common_packages }}"
         cache_valid_time: 3600
 
+    - name: Install uv (Ubuntu)
+      when: is_ubuntu
+      block:
+        - name: Create a temporary directory
+          ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+            state: directory
+            prefix: uv_temp_
+          register: temp_dir
+
+        - name: Download uv tarball
+          ansible.builtin.get_url:
+            url: "https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/0.5.16/uv-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
+            dest: "{{ temp_dir.path }}/uv.tar.gz"
+
+        - name: Unpack the tarball
+          ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+            src: "{{ temp_dir.path }}/uv.tar.gz"
+            dest: "{{ temp_dir.path }}"
+            remote_src: yes
+
+        - name: Ensure ~/.local/bin exists
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.local/bin"
+            state: directory
+            mode: '0755'
+
+        - name: Move unpacked files to ~/.local/bin
+          ansible.builtin.copy:
+            src: "{{ temp_dir.path }}/uv-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/"
+            dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.local/bin/"
+            remote_src: yes
+            mode: '0755'
+
+        - name: Clean up temporary directory
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ temp_dir.path }}"
+            state: absent
+
     - name: Install uv packages
       ansible.builtin.command: "pipx tool install {{ item }}"
       loop: "{{ uv_packages }}"