diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 7dc3d0b3..8eefc64e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         if: github.event.inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != ''
         with:
-          node-version: "19.x"
+          node-version: "20.x"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - name: Bump sdk-typescript
         if: github.event.inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != ''
@@ -127,14 +127,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
         with:
-          title: "[GithubActions] Update Restate ${{ inputs.restateVersion != '' && format('Runtime {0} ', inputs.restateVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != '' && format('SDK-Typescript {0} ', inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkJavaVersion != '' && format('SDK-Java {0} ', inputs.sdkJavaVersion) }}${{ inputs.cdkVersion != '' && format('CDK {0} ', inputs.cdkVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkGoVersion != '' && format('SDK-Go {0} ', inputs.sdkGoVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkRustVersion != '' && format('SDK-Rust {0} ', inputs.sdkRustVersion) }}"
-          commit-message: "[GithubActions] Update Restate ${{ inputs.restateVersion != '' && format('Runtime {0} ', inputs.restateVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != '' && format('SDK-Typescript {0} ', inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkJavaVersion != '' && format('SDK-Java {0} ', inputs.sdkJavaVersion) }}${{ inputs.cdkVersion != '' && format('CDK {0} ', inputs.cdkVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkGoVersion != '' && format('SDK-Go {0} ', inputs.sdkGoVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkRustVersion != '' && format('SDK-Rust {0} ', inputs.sdkRustVersion) }}"
+          title: "[GithubActions] Update Restate ${{ inputs.restateVersion != '' && format('Runtime {0} ', inputs.restateVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != '' && format('SDK-Typescript {0} ', inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkJavaVersion != '' && format('SDK-Java {0} ', inputs.sdkJavaVersion) }}${{ inputs.cdkVersion != '' && format('CDK {0} ', inputs.cdkVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkGoVersion != '' && format('SDK-Go {0} ', inputs.sdkGoVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkRustVersion != '' && format('SDK-Rust {0} ', inputs.sdkRustVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkPythonVersion != '' && format('SDK-Python {0} ', inputs.sdkPythonVersion) }}"
+          commit-message: "[GithubActions] Update Restate ${{ inputs.restateVersion != '' && format('Runtime {0} ', inputs.restateVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion != '' && format('SDK-Typescript {0} ', inputs.sdkTypescriptVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkJavaVersion != '' && format('SDK-Java {0} ', inputs.sdkJavaVersion) }}${{ inputs.cdkVersion != '' && format('CDK {0} ', inputs.cdkVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkGoVersion != '' && format('SDK-Go {0} ', inputs.sdkGoVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkRustVersion != '' && format('SDK-Rust {0} ', inputs.sdkRustVersion) }}${{ inputs.sdkPythonVersion != '' && format('SDK-Python {0} ', inputs.sdkPythonVersion) }}"
           add-paths: |
             **/package.json
             **/package-lock.json
             **/build.gradle.kts
             **/pom.xml
             **/requirements.txt
+            **/pyproject.toml
             **/go.mod
             **/go.sum
             **/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 79c444fc..dd0c085c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -146,5 +146,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
       - name: Run tests
         run: ./.tools/run_python_tests.sh
diff --git a/.tools/run_python_tests.sh b/.tools/run_python_tests.sh
index f4c8f977..78c6ac79 100755
--- a/.tools/run_python_tests.sh
+++ b/.tools/run_python_tests.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,24 @@ SELF_PATH=${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-"$(command -v -- "$0")"}
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SELF_PATH")/.."
 
 function python_mypi_lint() {
-  python3 -m venv .venv
-  source .venv/bin/activate
-  pip install -r requirements.txt
-  pip install mypy
-  python3 -m mypy .
-  deactivate
+  if [ -f "pyproject.toml" ]; then
+    uv sync
+    uv add --dev mypy
+    uv run mypy .
+  elif [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
+    python3 -m venv .venv
+    source .venv/bin/activate
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    pip install mypy
+    python3 -m mypy .
+    deactivate
+  else
+    echo "No pyproject.toml or requirements.txt found in $(pwd)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 }
 
+
 pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/python/templates/python && python_mypi_lint && popd
 pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/python/basics && python_mypi_lint && popd
 pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/python/patterns-use-cases && python_mypi_lint && popd
diff --git a/.tools/update_python_examples.sh b/.tools/update_python_examples.sh
index ae74defb..84f2d536 100755
--- a/.tools/update_python_examples.sh
+++ b/.tools/update_python_examples.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SELF_PATH")/.."
 
 function search_and_replace_version() {
   echo "upgrading Python version of $1 to $NEW_VERSION"
-  if [ -e "$1/requirements.txt" ]; then
-    sed -i 's/restate_sdk==[0-9A-Za-z.-]*/restate_sdk=='"$NEW_VERSION"'/' "$1/requirements.txt"
-  fi;
-  if [ -e "$1/pyproject.toml" ]; then
-    sed -i 's/restate-sdk==[0-9A-Za-z.-]*/restate-sdk=='"$NEW_VERSION"'/' "$1/pyproject.toml"
-    sed -i 's/restate_sdk\[serde\]>=[0-9A-Za-z.-]*/restate_sdk[serde]>='"$NEW_VERSION"'/' "$1/pyproject.toml"
+  if [ -e "pyproject.toml" ]; then
+    # Use uv for pyproject.toml projects
+    uv add "restate-sdk[serde]>=$NEW_VERSION"
+  elif [ -e "requirements.txt" ]; then
+    sed -i 's/restate[_-]sdk\[serde\][>=!<~][^[:space:]]*/restate-sdk[serde]=='$NEW_VERSION'/' requirements.txt
   fi;
 }
 
diff --git a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/communication/service.py b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/communication/service.py
index 7bc5ba70..c695eed3 100644
--- a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/communication/service.py
+++ b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/communication/service.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import restate
 from app.utils import day_before
 from app.types import PurchaseTicketRequest
-from app.utils import charge, email_ticket, send_reminder
+from app.utils import charge, email_ticket, send_reminder_email
 
 
 # Concert Ticketing Service
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ async def buy(ctx: restate.Context, req: PurchaseTicketRequest) -> str:
     ctx.service_send(email_ticket, req)
 
     # Delayed message - schedule reminder for day before concert
-    ctx.service_send(send_reminder, req, send_delay=day_before(req.concert_date))
+    ctx.service_send(send_reminder_email, req, send_delay=day_before(req.concert_date))
 
     return f"Ticket purchased successfully with payment reference: {pay_ref}"
diff --git a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/objects/service.py b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/objects/service.py
index e0557ced..ea3eb0b0 100644
--- a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/objects/service.py
+++ b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/objects/service.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 
 @user_subscriptions.handler()
-async def add(ctx: restate.ObjectContext, subscription: str) -> None:
+async def add(ctx: restate.ObjectContext, subscription: str):
     # Get current subscriptions
-    subscriptions = await ctx.get("subscriptions") or []
+    subscriptions = await ctx.get("subscriptions", type_hint=List[str]) or []
 
     # Add new subscription
     if subscription not in subscriptions:
diff --git a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/utils.py b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/utils.py
index 52ee6010..ade61384 100644
--- a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/utils.py
+++ b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/app/utils.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def init_payment(req: PaymentRequest, payment_id: str, confirmation_id: str) ->
     return f"payRef-{uuid.uuid4()}"
 
 
-def cancel_payment(pay_ref: str) -> None:
+def cancel_payment(pay_ref: str):
     """Mock function to cancel payment"""
     print(f">>> Canceling external payment with ref {pay_ref}")
 
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ async def email_ticket(ctx: restate.Context, req: PurchaseTicketRequest) -> None
 
 
 @email_service.handler()
-async def send_reminder(ctx: restate.Context, req: PurchaseTicketRequest) -> None:
+async def send_reminder_email(ctx: restate.Context, req: PurchaseTicketRequest) -> None:
     print(f"Sending reminder for concert on {req.concert_date} to {req.customer_email}")
diff --git a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/pyproject.toml b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/pyproject.toml
index a86a7844..1b452d19 100644
--- a/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ packages = ["app"]
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "mypy>=1.18.2",
+]