diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
index 789c552cc81..362f027d179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-deploy.yml
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ jobs:
           with:
             python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         - name: install uv
-          uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+          uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
           with:
-            version: "0.4.x"
-            enable-cache: false
+            version: "0.5.x"
+            enable-cache: true
             cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
         - name: show system version
           run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/storage/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: install rclone
         run: sudo ./ci/github/helpers/install_rclone.bash
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/agent/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -622,10 +622,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/api/tests/requirements.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -664,10 +664,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/api-server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/autoscaling/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -757,10 +757,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/catalog/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -808,10 +808,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/clusters-keeper/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -864,10 +864,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/datcore-adapter/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -915,10 +915,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/director/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -966,10 +966,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/director-v2/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1017,10 +1017,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/aws-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1062,10 +1062,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/dask-task-models-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1107,10 +1107,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/dask-sidecar/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1152,10 +1152,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/payments/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1197,10 +1197,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1242,10 +1242,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/resource-usage-tracker/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1297,10 +1297,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/dynamic-sidecar/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1342,10 +1342,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/efs-guardian/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1398,10 +1398,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/ci/helpers/requirements.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1433,10 +1433,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/postgres-database/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1478,10 +1478,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/notifications-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1523,10 +1523,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/service-integration/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1568,10 +1568,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/service-library/requirements/ci*.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1613,10 +1613,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/settings-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1658,10 +1658,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/models-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1745,10 +1745,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/notifications-library/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1792,10 +1792,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/simcore-sdk/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1898,10 +1898,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -1962,10 +1962,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/web/server/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2026,10 +2026,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/director-v2/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2099,10 +2099,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: install rclone
         run: sudo ./ci/github/helpers/install_rclone.bash
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/director-v2/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2165,10 +2165,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: install rclone
         run: sudo ./ci/github/helpers/install_rclone.bash
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/dynamic-sidecar/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2229,10 +2229,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/simcore-sdk/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2316,10 +2316,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/public-api/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2376,10 +2376,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/swarm-deploy/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2447,10 +2447,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: load docker images
         run: make load-images local-src=/${{ runner.temp }}/build
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/e2e/requirements/requirements.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
@@ -2510,10 +2510,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/e2e-playwright/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: expose github runtime for buildx
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@v3
@@ -2572,10 +2572,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/environment-setup/requirements/ci.txt"
       - name: show system version
         run: ./ci/helpers/show_system_versions.bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
index a8c3641b4df..69556433e6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.5.x"
+          enable-cache: true
       - name: checkout source branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Regenerate specs and check
         run: |
-          uv venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
+          make devenv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           make openapi-specs
           if ! ./ci/github/helpers/openapi-specs-diff.bash diff \
             https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}/refs/heads/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} \
@@ -51,11 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
-      - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
-        with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: check api-server backwards compatibility
@@ -75,11 +71,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
-      - name: install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
-        with:
-          version: "0.4.x"
-          enable-cache: false
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check openapi-specs backwards compatibility