diff --git a/actions/build_deploy_python_executable/action.yml b/actions/build_deploy_python_executable/action.yml
index 7e54ce7..0e47e1d 100644
--- a/actions/build_deploy_python_executable/action.yml
+++ b/actions/build_deploy_python_executable/action.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inputs:
   deployment:
     required: false
     description: "The deployment to push to, defaults to 'prod'. Ignored for pull requests where the branch deployment is used."
-    default: "prod"  
+    default: "prod"
   deploy:
     description: 'Whether to upload the code files and update the code location'
     required: false
@@ -44,13 +44,10 @@ runs:
       run: echo "FLAG_DEPS_CACHE_TO=--deps-cache-to=${{ github.repository }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.8"
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
 
-    - if: ${{ inputs.python_version != '3.8' }}
-      id: custom-python-version
+    - id: custom-python-version
       name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python_version }} for target
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
@@ -64,6 +61,11 @@ runs:
         echo SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$(dirname ${{ inputs.dagster_cloud_file }}) >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
 
+    - name: Ensure requirements.txt is available
+      shell: bash
+      run: >
+        pip compile pyproject.toml --output-file requirement.txt
+
     - if: ${{ inputs.deploy == 'true' }}
       run: >
         cd $ACTION_REPO &&