diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 4e377c55d..543aa6245 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ on: [push, workflow_call]
 
 jobs:
   spellcheck:
-    runs-on: "windows-latest"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: install requirements
-        run: pip install -e .[dev]
+        run: uv sync --extra dev
       - name: run pytest
-        run: python -m pytest
+        run: uv run pytest
       - name: run spellcheck
-        run: sphinx-build -E -a -W --keep-going -b spelling doc _build
+        run: uv run sphinx-build -E -a -W --keep-going -b spelling doc _build
   build:
     uses: ISISComputingGroup/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/sphinx.yml@main
     secrets: inherit