# Local Speed, Smooth Deploys: Heroku Adds Support for uv

DevFeed: [Local Speed, Smooth Deploys: Heroku Adds Support for uv](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/local-speed-smooth-deploys-heroku-adds-support-for-uv-26463.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/local-speed-smooth-deploys-heroku-adds-support-uv/>)

Author: Ken W. Alger

Published: 2025-06-04T15:00:06Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [pip](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pip.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [package-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/package-management.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>)

## AI overview

Heroku adds support for uv, a Python package manager positioned as a faster alternative to pip. The article discusses Python package-management history and describes setting up a project for Heroku deployment with uv.

## Source excerpt

Ah, another day, another deep dive into the ever-evolving world of Python development! Today, let's talk about something near and dear to every Pythonista's heart - managing those crucial external packages. For years, pip has been our trusty companion, the workhorse that gets the job done. But the landscape is shifting, and a new contender [...] The post Local Speed, Smooth Deploys: Heroku Adds Support for uv appeared first on Heroku.