diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b4e9998..e1e46a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
-
-    - run: pip install -U pip setuptools wheel tox
-    - run: tox -e py,docs,style
-    - run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-
+    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+    - run: uv venv
+    - run: uv pip install -U tox-uv
+    - run: .venv/bin/tox -e py,docs,style
+    - run: uv build
     - name: Publish to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a0b520d..b8c4d30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -16,37 +16,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
     - run: uv venv
     - run: uv pip install -U tox-uv
     - run: .venv/bin/tox -e py
-    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-      with:
-        files: .tox/test-reports/coverage.xml
-
-  test-eol:
-    # EOL-ed versions of python are exercised on older linux distros for a while longer
-    # Testing against these versions will eventually be retired
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.6', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9']
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - run: pip install -U pip tox
-    - run: tox -e py
-    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
       with:
         files: .tox/test-reports/coverage.xml
 
@@ -55,10 +33,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
-
-    - run: pip install -U pip tox
-    - run: tox -e docs,style
+        python-version: '3.13'
+    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+    - run: uv venv
+    - run: uv pip install -U tox-uv
+    - run: .venv/bin/tox -e docs,style
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d114ebc..a9777dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     versioning="dev",
     author="Zoran Simic zoran@simicweb.com",
     url="https://github.com/codrsquad/pickley",
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
             "pickley = pickley.__main__:main",
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
         "Operating System :: Unix",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
diff --git a/src/pickley/bstrap.py b/src/pickley/bstrap.py
index 759d72b..2b3b26d 100644
--- a/src/pickley/bstrap.py
+++ b/src/pickley/bstrap.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def bootstrap_pickley_with_uv(self, venv_folder: Path, uv_path=None):
             uv_bootstrap.auto_bootstrap_uv()
             uv_path = uv_bootstrap.uv_path
 
-        run_program(uv_path, "venv", "-p", sys.executable, venv_folder)
+        run_program(uv_path, "venv", "--clear", "-p", sys.executable, venv_folder)
         env = dict(os.environ)
         env["VIRTUAL_ENV"] = venv_folder
         args = []
diff --git a/tests/test_bootstrap.py b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
index 11f8258..397b4e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_bootstrap.py
+++ b/tests/test_bootstrap.py
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ def test_bootstrap_script(cli, monkeypatch):
     assert cli.succeeded
     assert "Would seed .config/pip/pip.conf with http://localhost:12345" in cli.logged
     assert "Setting PIP_INDEX_URL and UV_INDEX_URL to http://localhost:12345" in cli.logged
+    assert "uv venv --clear -p " in cli.logged
     assert cli.match("Would run: .../.local/bin/.pk/.cache/pickley-bootstrap-venv/bin/pickley -vv bootstrap")
 
     cli.run("-n", cli.project_folder)
     assert cli.succeeded
     assert ".local/bin/.pk/.cache/pickley-bootstrap-venv/bin/pickley bootstrap " in cli.logged
     if bstrap.USE_UV:
+        assert "uv venv --clear -p " in cli.logged
         assert runez.is_executable(uv_path)  # Seeded by bootstrap command run above
         assert ".local/bin/uv -q pip install -e " in cli.logged
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6df5a46..c88d116 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ commands = coverage combine
 skip_install = True
 deps = check-manifest
        readme-renderer
+       pip
+       setuptools
 commands = check-manifest
            python setup.py check --strict --restructuredtext