diff --git a/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
index a6f3faf48..d40da73f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: 3.x
 
-    - name: Install pre-commit
-      env:
-        UV_CONSTRAINT: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/resources/requirements.txt
-      run: |
-        uv tool install --with=pre-commit-uv pre-commit
-        pre-commit --version
-
-    - name: Install twine
-      env:
-        UV_CONSTRAINT: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/resources/requirements.txt
-      run: |
-        uv tool install twine
-        twine --version
-
     - name: Install Nox
       env:
         UV_CONSTRAINT: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/resources/requirements.txt
@@ -63,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         nox --version
 
     - name: Run Nox
+      env:
+        UV_CONSTRAINT: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/resources/requirements.txt
       run: |
         nox --session=test_cookiecutter
 
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 866ff91cb..795b93841 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -216,10 +216,8 @@ def test_cookiecutter(session: nox.Session, replay_file_path: Path) -> None:
     if cc_test_output.exists():
         session.run("rm", "-fr", str(cc_test_output), external=True)
 
-    session.install(".")
-    session.install("cookiecutter")
-
     session.run(
+        "uvx",
         "cookiecutter",
         "--replay-file",
         str(replay_file),
@@ -233,19 +231,19 @@ def test_cookiecutter(session: nox.Session, replay_file_path: Path) -> None:
         ruff_toml.write(RUFF_OVERRIDES)
 
     # Use the local singer-sdk
-    session.run("uv", "add", f"singer-sdk @ {sdk_dir}", external=True)
+    session.run("uv", "add", f"singer-sdk @ {sdk_dir}")
 
     # Check that the project can be installed for development
-    session.run("uv", "lock", external=True)
-    session.run("uv", "sync", external=True)
+    session.run("uv", "lock")
+    session.run("uv", "sync")
 
     # Check that the project can be built for distribution
-    session.run("uv", "build", external=True)
-    session.run("twine", "check", "dist/*", external=True)
+    session.run("uv", "build")
+    session.run("uvx", "twine", "check", "dist/*")
 
     session.run("git", "init", "-b", "main", external=True)
     session.run("git", "add", ".", external=True)
-    session.run("pre-commit", "run", "--all-files", external=True)
+    session.run("uvx", "pre-commit", "run", "--all-files", external=True)
 
 
 @nox.session(name="version-bump")