diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
index 3569648..6ae2ac9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Set up uv (for @parking/vision checks)
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        # Install uv via its official standalone script rather than a third-party action —
+        # the Gitea runner can't reliably resolve astral-sh/setup-uv. uv provisions the
+        # pinned Python (apps/vision/.python-version) itself. Add it to PATH for later steps.
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Sync vision deps
         working-directory: apps/vision
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 55fcae8..16f97c2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ jobs:
         # The vision service is a Python package wired into the Turbo graph via a
         # package.json shim; its lint/typecheck/test scripts shell to `uv run …`. CI
         # has no Python by default, so `uv run` would fail with "uv: not found" and
-        # break the whole Turbo run. uv provisions the pinned Python (.python-version)
-        # itself. See wiki/decisions/vision-service-packaging.md.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        # break the whole Turbo run. Install uv via its official standalone script
+        # (the Gitea runner can't reliably resolve astral-sh/setup-uv); uv provisions the
+        # pinned Python (.python-version) itself. See wiki/decisions/vision-service-packaging.md.
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Sync vision deps
         # Light deps + the dev group (ruff/mypy/pytest) only — NOT the optional `alpr`