diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
similarity index 50%
rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/test.yml
index 6cc45e03..6b9aa4f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
-
-name: pytest
+name: Install and test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["main"]
+    branches:
+      - main
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -15,17 +14,26 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   code-quality:
+    name: code-quality
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: repository checkout step
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
-          python-version: '3.14'
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: python environment step
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.14"
 
       - name: install pre-commit
-        run: python3 -m pip install pre-commit
+        run: uv pip install pre-commit
+        env:
+          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Print changed files
         run: |
-          echo "Changed files: $CHANGED_FILES"
+          echo "Changed files:" && echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | tr ' ' '\n'
 
       - name: Run pre-commit on changed files
         run: |
@@ -50,17 +58,42 @@ jobs:
             echo "No changed files to check."
           fi
 
-  pytest-nosoftdeps:
+  detect-notebooks-change:
     needs: code-quality
-    name: nosoftdeps (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      MPLBACKEND: Agg # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/26434
+    name: detect change affecting notebooks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+    outputs:
+      notebooks: ${{ steps.check.outputs.notebooks }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Fetch main branch
+        run: git fetch origin main
+
+      - name: Check if cookbook, pypfopt or pyproject.toml changed
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet origin/main -- cookbook/ pypfopt/ pyproject.toml; then
+            echo "No notebook related changes"
+            echo "notebooks=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Detected changes in notebooks or pypfopt"
+            echo "notebooks=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  run-notebook-examples:
+    needs: detect-notebooks-change
+    if: ${{ needs.detect-notebooks-change.outputs.notebooks == 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
-      fail-fast: false  # to not fail all combinations if just one fails
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
+      fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -69,10 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Display Python version
@@ -80,28 +109,32 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
-        run: uv pip install ".[dev]" --no-cache-dir
-        env:
-          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
+        run: uv sync --extra all_extras --group dev --extra notebook_test --no-cache
 
       - name: Show dependencies
         run: uv pip list
 
-      - name: Test with pytest
+      - name: Collect notebooks
+        id: notebooks
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          NOTEBOOKS=$(find cookbook -name '*.ipynb' -print0 | xargs -0 echo)
+          echo "notebooks=$NOTEBOOKS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Run notebooks
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          pytest ./tests
+          uv run pytest --reruns 3 --nbmake --nbmake-timeout=3600 -vv ${{ steps.notebooks.outputs.notebooks }}
 
-  pytest:
-    needs: pytest-nosoftdeps
-    name: (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
+  test-nosoftdeps:
+    needs: code-quality
+    name: test-nosoftdeps (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      MPLBACKEND: Agg # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/26434
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
-      fail-fast: false  # to not fail all combinations if just one fails
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -110,34 +143,67 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Display Python version
+        run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
+
+      - name: Force non-GUI Matplotlib backend (Windows)
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: echo "MPLBACKEND=Agg" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: uv sync --group dev --no-cache
+
+      - name: Show dependencies
+        run: uv pip list
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: uv run pytest ./tests
+
+  test-full:
+    needs: test-nosoftdeps
+    name: test-full (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
+          enable-cache: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Display Python version
         run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
 
+      - name: Force non-GUI Matplotlib backend (Windows)
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: echo "MPLBACKEND=Agg" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
-        run: uv pip install ".[dev,all_extras]" --no-cache-dir
-        env:
-          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
+        run: uv sync --extra all_extras --extra dev --no-cache
 
       - name: Show dependencies
         run: uv pip list
 
-      - name: Test with pytest
-        run: |
-          pytest ./tests
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: uv run pytest ./tests
 
   codecov:
-    name: coverage (${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: codecov (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
     needs: code-quality
-    env:
-      MPLBACKEND: Agg # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/26434
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
@@ -150,27 +216,25 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Display Python version
         run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
 
+      - name: Force non-GUI Matplotlib backend (Windows)
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: echo "MPLBACKEND=Agg" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
-        run: uv pip install ".[dev,all_extras]" --no-cache-dir
-        env:
-          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
+        run: uv sync --only-group dev --only-group cov
 
       - name: Show dependencies
         run: uv pip list
 
       - name: Generate coverage report
         run: |
-          pip install pytest pytest-cov
           pytest --cov=./ --cov-report=xml
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
@@ -180,51 +244,3 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: ./coverage.xml
           fail_ci_if_error: true
-
-  notebooks:
-    needs: code-quality
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-    - name: Install uv
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Display Python version
-      run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      shell: bash
-      run: uv pip install ".[dev,all_extras,notebook_test]" --no-cache-dir
-      env:
-        UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
-
-    - name: Show dependencies
-      run: uv pip list
-
-    # Discover all notebooks
-    - name: Collect notebooks
-      id: notebooks
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        NOTEBOOKS=$(find cookbook -name '*.ipynb' -print0 | xargs -0 echo)
-        echo "notebooks=$NOTEBOOKS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-    # Run all discovered notebooks with nbmake
-    - name: Test notebooks
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        uv run pytest --reruns 3 --nbmake --nbmake-timeout=3600 -vv ${{ steps.notebooks.outputs.notebooks }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
similarity index 54%
rename from .github/workflows/release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 3cf91533..108453a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: PyPI Release
+name: Build wheels and publish to PyPI
 
 on:
   release:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -32,77 +32,81 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   build_wheels:
+    needs: check_tag
     name: Build wheels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
+          enable-cache: true
+          python-version: '3.10'
+        
       - name: Build wheel
         run: |
-          python -m pip install build
-          python -m build --wheel --sdist --outdir wheelhouse
+          uv pip install build
+          uv build --wheel --sdist --out-dir wheelhouse
+        env:
+          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
       - name: Store wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: wheelhouse/*
 
-  pytest-nosoftdeps:
-    name: no-softdeps
+  test_wheels:
+    needs: build_wheels
+    name: Test wheels on ${{ matrix.os }} with ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [build_wheels]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Setup macOS
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: |
-          brew install libomp  # https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/20030
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: wheels
+          path: wheelhouse
 
-      - name: Get full Python version
-        id: full-python-version
-        shell: bash
-        run: echo version=$(python -c "import sys; print('-'.join(str(v) for v in sys.version_info))") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Display downloaded artifacts
+        run: ls -l wheelhouse
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          pip install ".[dev]"
+      - name: Get wheel filename (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: echo "WHEELNAME=$(ls ./wheelhouse/pyportfolioopt-*none-any.whl)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Get wheel filename (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: echo "WHEELNAME=$(ls ./wheelhouse/pyportfolioopt-*none-any.whl)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Show dependencies
-        run: python -m pip list
+      - name: Install wheel and extras
+        run: python3 -m pip install "${{ env.WHEELNAME }}[all_extras,dev]"
 
-      - name: Run pytest
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Run tests
         run: python -m pytest tests
 
   upload_wheels:
     name: Upload wheels to PyPI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [pytest-nosoftdeps]
+    needs: [build_wheels, test_wheels]
 
     permissions:
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: wheelhouse
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b974123..41862b80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ dist
 artifacts
 
 bin
+
+# uv
+uv.lock
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dd22c0e0..2c577f98 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RESET := \033[0m
 
 UV_INSTALL_DIR := ./bin
 
+# TODO: I don't think we should install uv locally inside the repository, but rather rely on the user having it installed globally. This is because uv is a tool that is meant to be used across multiple projects, and installing it locally in each project can lead to version conflicts and unnecessary duplication. Instead, we can specify in the documentation that users should have uv installed globally, and provide instructions on how to do so if they don't already have it
 ##@ Bootstrap
 install-uv: ## ensure uv (and uvx) are installed locally
 	@mkdir -p ${UV_INSTALL_DIR}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4a6e4cfd..61ad5c4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Robert Andrew Martin", email = "martin.robertandrew@gmail.com" },
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.15"
 keywords= ["finance", "portfolio", "optimization", "quant", "investing"]
 classifiers=[
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
@@ -58,13 +59,6 @@ all_extras = [
     "cvxopt; python_version < '3.14'",
 ]
 
-# dev - the developer dependency set, for contributors and CI
-dev = [
-    "pytest>=9.0.0",
-    "pytest-cov>=7.0.0",
-    "yfinance>=0.2.66",
-]
-
 # notebook tests
 notebook_test = [
     "nbmake",
@@ -108,6 +102,16 @@ indent-style = "space"
 line-ending = "auto"
 skip-magic-trailing-comma = false
 
+[dependency-groups]
+cov = [
+    "coverage>=7.13.4",
+    "pytest-cov>=7.0.0",
+]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=9.0.2",
+    "yfinance>=1.2.0",
+]
+
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 known-first-party = ["pypfopt"]
 combine-as-imports = true