diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df4d15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2883cb..2df85d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@
 
 [![Tests](https://github.com/20c/workflows/workflows/ci/badge.svg)](https://github.com/20c/workflows/actions/workflows/ci.yaml)
 
+## uv
+
+Action to install and cache uv and the virtualenv it installs to.
+
+```yaml
+inputs:
+  python-version:
+    required: false
+    default: 3.x
+    type: string
+outputs:
+  venv-path:
+    description: "virtualenv path"
+    value: ${{ steps.get-venv-path.outputs.venv-path }}
+```
+
+To use:
+```yaml
+      - name: Install virtualenv from uv
+        uses: 20c/workflows/uv@v1
+```
 
 ## poetry
 
diff --git a/uv/action.yaml b/uv/action.yaml
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+++ b/uv/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: "Install UV and project"
+description: "Install and cache UV"
+author: "@grizz"
+
+inputs:
+  python-version:
+    description: "Python version"
+    required: false
+    default: 3.x
+
+outputs:
+  uv-path:
+    description: "Path to uv environment"
+    value: ${{ steps.get-venv-path.outputs.venv-path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Get Python version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(python --version | awk '{ print $NF }')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+
+    - name: Get virtualenv path
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "VENV_PATH=$(python -c 'import sys; print(sys.prefix)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Check cache and install dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: uv sync --all-extras --dev