diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index c1c8e18..17b49f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -230,18 +230,34 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "=== Building Pillow from source ==="
 
-          # Get the Windows Python path from uv
-          PYTHON_PATH=$(cygpath -u "$(/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/uv/*/x64/uv.exe python dir)")
-          PYTHON_EXE="$PYTHON_PATH/python.exe"
+          # Find uv in Windows PATH
+          UV_PATH=$(where.exe uv.exe | head -n1)
+          echo "UV found at: $UV_PATH"
 
+          # Get the Python directory from uv
+          PYTHON_DIR=$("$UV_PATH" python dir 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+          if [ -z "$PYTHON_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "Trying alternative method to find Python..."
+            # Alternative: check common uv Python locations
+            PYTHON_DIR=$(find /c/Users/*/AppData/Roaming/uv/python -name "cpython-*-windows-*" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
+          fi
+
+          PYTHON_EXE="$PYTHON_DIR/python.exe"
+          echo "Python directory: $PYTHON_DIR"
           echo "Python executable: $PYTHON_EXE"
 
+          if [ ! -f "$PYTHON_EXE" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Python executable not found at $PYTHON_EXE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
           # Set up build environment with MSYS2 paths
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/mingw64/lib/pkgconfig"
           export CFLAGS="-I/mingw64/include"
           export LDFLAGS="-L/mingw64/lib"
 
-          # Build Pillow using MSYS2's Python pip with the Windows Python
+          # Build Pillow using the Windows Python
           "$PYTHON_EXE" -m pip install --no-binary pillow pillow
 
           echo "=== Pillow build completed ==="