diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04cc9a9
Binary files /dev/null and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/ct/huntarr.sh b/ct/huntarr.sh
index d1a22a3..d5294b8 100644
--- a/ct/huntarr.sh
+++ b/ct/huntarr.sh
@@ -33,25 +33,12 @@ function update_script() {
 
     # Crawling the new version and checking whether an update is required
     RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/plexguide/Huntarr.io/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3)}')
-    if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/huntarr_version.txt 2>/dev/null)" ]] || [[ ! -f /opt/huntarr_version.txt ]]; then
+    if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/huntarr_version.txt)" ]] || [[ ! -f /opt/huntarr_version.txt ]]; then
         # Stopping Services
         msg_info "Stopping $APP"
         systemctl stop huntarr
         msg_ok "Stopped $APP"
 
-        # Update system dependencies
-        msg_info "Checking system dependencies"
-        $STD apt-get update
-        $STD apt-get install -y \
-            curl \
-            tar \
-            unzip \
-            jq \
-            python3 \
-            python3-pip \
-            python3-venv
-        msg_ok "System dependencies updated"
-
         # Creating Backup - maintain only one backup file
         msg_info "Creating Backup"
         # Remove any existing backups
@@ -79,14 +66,19 @@ function update_script() {
 
             if [[ "$CURRENT_CHECKSUM" != "$STORED_CHECKSUM" ]]; then
                 msg_info "Requirements have changed. Performing full upgrade."
-                /opt/huntarr/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+                uv pip install -r requirements.txt --virtual-env /opt/huntarr/venv
             else
                 msg_info "Requirements unchanged. Verifying installation."
-                /opt/huntarr/venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+                uv pip install -r requirements.txt --virtual-env /opt/huntarr/venv
             fi
         else
-            # First time update
-            /opt/huntarr/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+            # First time update - ensure UV is installed
+            if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+                msg_info "Installing UV package manager"
+                curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+                msg_ok "UV package manager installed"
+            fi
+            uv pip install -r requirements.txt --virtual-env /opt/huntarr/venv
         fi
         # Store new checksum
         md5sum requirements.txt | awk '{print $1}' >.requirements_checksum
diff --git a/install/huntarr-install.sh b/install/huntarr-install.sh
index 7fa3d69..d40cdc2 100644
--- a/install/huntarr-install.sh
+++ b/install/huntarr-install.sh
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ REPO_NAME="Huntarr.io"
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt-get install -y \
-  curl \
-  tar \
-  unzip \
   jq \
   python3 \
-  python3-pip \
   python3-venv
 msg_ok "Installed System Dependencies"
 
+msg_info "Setting up UV package installer"
+curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+msg_ok "UV package installer set up"
+
 msg_info "Setup ${APPLICATION}"
 RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/plexguide/Huntarr.io/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
 curl -fsSL -o "${RELEASE}.zip" "https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io/archive/refs/tags/${RELEASE}.zip"
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt
 msg_ok "Setup ${APPLICATION}"
 
 msg_info "Setting up Python Environment"
-$STD python3 -m venv /opt/${APPLICATION}/venv
+$STD uv venv /opt/${APPLICATION}/venv
 msg_ok "Created Python Virtual Environment"
 
 msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies"
-$STD /opt/${APPLICATION}/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
-$STD /opt/${APPLICATION}/venv/bin/pip install -r /opt/${APPLICATION}/requirements.txt
+$STD uv pip install -r /opt/${APPLICATION}/requirements.txt --virtual-env /opt/${APPLICATION}/venv
 msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"