diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 61d020c7e..517b6d26d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -343,3 +343,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: .github/workflows
         run: pixi run test
+
+  uv-sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@bec219d24cd3e171d82865faccec33120bb574f4 # v10.1.0
+        with:
+          enable-cache: false
+          version: "0.12.13"  # Released on 2026-09-10
+
+      # Ensure that dependencies and dependency groups are consistent and resolvable.
+      - run: uv sync --all-extras --all-groups --dry-run
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53397a952..7548894b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ docs/_build
 dist/
 .coverage
 tests/packages/**/.wraplock
+*.lock
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 05c42a041..6c4c73617 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+# 'pre-commit' is not a project dependency -- if needed, users may choose to install it
+
 ci:
   autofix_prs: false
   autoupdate_commit_msg: 'MAINT: bump pre-commit dependencies'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ee1b073c6..4dae4351a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ docs = [
   'sphinx-design >= 0.1.0',
   'sphinxext-opengraph >= 0.7.0',
 ]
+# uv includes by default the dev dependency group in the environment
+dev = [
+  {include-group = 'test'},
+]
 
 
 [tool.mypy]