diff --git a/src/hatch/cli/application.py b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
index bdc77b8c2..207ba04b7 100644
--- a/src/hatch/cli/application.py
+++ b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import pathlib
 import sys
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
+from uv import find_uv_bin
+
 from hatch.cli.terminal import Terminal
 from hatch.config.user import ConfigFile, RootConfig
 from hatch.project.core import Project
@@ -160,9 +163,10 @@ def ensure_plugin_dependencies(self, dependencies: list[Requirement], *, wait_me
             if dependencies_in_sync(dependencies):
                 return
 
-            pip_command = [sys.executable, '-u', '-m', 'pip']
+            uv_bin = find_uv_bin()
+            pip_command = [uv_bin, 'pip']
 
-        pip_command.extend(['install', '--disable-pip-version-check', '--no-python-version-warning'])
+        pip_command.extend(['install', '--python', sys.executable])
 
         # Default to -1 verbosity
         add_verbosity_flag(pip_command, self.verbosity, adjustment=-1)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a2fbb9fdf..b217b70d9 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from click.testing import CliRunner as __CliRunner
 from filelock import FileLock
 from platformdirs import user_cache_dir, user_data_dir
+from uv import find_uv_bin
 
 from hatch.config.constants import AppEnvVars, ConfigEnvVars, PublishEnvVars
 from hatch.config.user import ConfigFile
@@ -440,6 +441,11 @@ def _mock(command, **kwargs):
                 mocked_subprocess_run(command, **kwargs)
                 return mocked_subprocess_run
 
+            uv_bin = find_uv_bin()
+            if command[:3] == [uv_bin, 'pip', 'install']:
+                mocked_subprocess_run(command, **kwargs)
+                return mocked_subprocess_run
+
             if command[:3] == [sys.executable, 'self', 'python-path']:
                 return mocker.MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout=sys.executable.encode())
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/helpers.py b/tests/helpers/helpers.py
index 01d1bade5..cc43b3bf9 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/helpers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import importlib
 import json
 import os
+import pathlib
 import re
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import call
 
 import tomli_w
+from uv import find_uv_bin
 
 from hatch.config.user import RootConfig
 from hatch.env.utils import add_verbosity_flag
@@ -48,14 +50,13 @@ def get_current_timestamp():
 
 
 def assert_plugin_installation(subprocess_run, dependencies: list[str], *, verbosity=0, count=1):
+    uv_bin = find_uv_bin()
     command = [
-        sys.executable,
-        '-u',
-        '-m',
+        uv_bin,
         'pip',
         'install',
-        '--disable-pip-version-check',
-        '--no-python-version-warning',
+        '--python',
+        sys.executable,
     ]
     add_verbosity_flag(command, verbosity, adjustment=-1)
     command.extend(dependencies)