diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 22f5092..1c77ace 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout [${{ github.repository }}]
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "Build the virtual environment for ${{ github.repository }}"
+        uses: cvxgrp/.github/actions/uv/environment@v2.1.0
 
-      - uses: cvxgrp/.github/actions/uv/test@main
+      - uses: cvxgrp/.github/actions/test@main
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           tests-folder: src/tests