diff --git a/kedro-docker/RELEASE.md b/kedro-docker/RELEASE.md
index 0d1045270..147efd465 100644
--- a/kedro-docker/RELEASE.md
+++ b/kedro-docker/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Upcoming Release
+* Switch dependency management to `uv`.
+
+## Thanks for supporting contributions
+[Minura Punchihewa](https://github.com/MinuraPunchihewa)
 
 # Release 0.7.0
 ## Major features and improvements
diff --git a/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.simple b/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.simple
index bb57e0db3..4e5170d3a 100644
--- a/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.simple
+++ b/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.simple
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=python:3.9-slim
 FROM $BASE_IMAGE as runtime-environment
 
+# update pip and install uv
+RUN python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2"
+RUN pip install uv
+
 # install project requirements
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
-RUN python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2"
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt && rm -f /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --system --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt && rm -f /tmp/requirements.txt
 
 # add kedro user
 ARG KEDRO_UID=999
 ARG KEDRO_GID=0
 RUN groupadd -f -g ${KEDRO_GID} kedro_group && \
-useradd -m -d /home/kedro_docker -s /bin/bash -g ${KEDRO_GID} -u ${KEDRO_UID} kedro_docker
+    useradd -m -d /home/kedro_docker -s /bin/bash -g ${KEDRO_GID} -u ${KEDRO_UID} kedro_docker
 
 WORKDIR /home/kedro_docker
 USER kedro_docker
diff --git a/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.spark b/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.spark
index 587926ef0..f0911e8c8 100644
--- a/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.spark
+++ b/kedro-docker/kedro_docker/template/Dockerfile.spark
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@ FROM $BASE_IMAGE as runtime-environment
 
 # install JVM
 RUN apt-get update && mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1 && \
-apt-get install -y procps default-jre-headless && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    apt-get install -y procps default-jre-headless && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# update pip and install uv
+RUN python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2"
+RUN pip install uv
 
 # install project requirements
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
-RUN python -m pip install -U "pip>=21.2"
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt && rm -f /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN uv pip install --system --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt && rm -f /tmp/requirements.txt
 
 # add kedro user
 ARG KEDRO_UID=999
 ARG KEDRO_GID=0
 RUN groupadd -f -g ${KEDRO_GID} kedro_group && \
-useradd -m -d /home/kedro_docker -s /bin/bash -g ${KEDRO_GID} -u ${KEDRO_UID} kedro_docker
+    useradd -m -d /home/kedro_docker -s /bin/bash -g ${KEDRO_GID} -u ${KEDRO_UID} kedro_docker
 
 WORKDIR /home/kedro_docker
 USER kedro_docker