diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3833061..9506f07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -566,6 +566,24 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+  test-absolute-path:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Create requirements.txt
+        run: echo "uv==0.6.17" > /tmp/setup-uv-requirements.txt
+      - name: Install from requirements file
+        id: setup-uv
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          version-file: "/tmp/setup-uv-requirements.txt"
+      - name: Correct version gets installed
+        run: |
+          if [ "$(uv --version)" != "uv 0.6.17" ]; then
+            echo "Wrong uv version: $(uv --version)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
   all-tests-passed:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
@@ -600,6 +618,7 @@ jobs:
       - cleanup-tilde-expansion-tests
       - test-no-python-version
       - test-custom-manifest-file
+      - test-absolute-path
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: All tests passed
diff --git a/dist/save-cache/index.js b/dist/save-cache/index.js
index 2dd3804..242308a 100644
--- a/dist/save-cache/index.js
+++ b/dist/save-cache/index.js
@@ -89010,7 +89010,7 @@ exports.checkSum = core.getInput("checksum");
 exports.enableCache = getEnableCache();
 exports.cacheSuffix = core.getInput("cache-suffix") || "";
 exports.cacheLocalPath = getCacheLocalPath();
-exports.cacheDependencyGlob = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+exports.cacheDependencyGlob = getCacheDependencyGlob();
 exports.pruneCache = core.getInput("prune-cache") === "true";
 exports.ignoreNothingToCache = core.getInput("ignore-nothing-to-cache") === "true";
 exports.ignoreEmptyWorkdir = core.getInput("ignore-empty-workdir") === "true";
@@ -89029,7 +89029,8 @@ function getEnableCache() {
 function getToolBinDir() {
     const toolBinDirInput = core.getInput("tool-bin-dir");
     if (toolBinDirInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -89042,7 +89043,8 @@ function getToolBinDir() {
 function getToolDir() {
     const toolDirInput = core.getInput("tool-dir");
     if (toolDirInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -89055,7 +89057,8 @@ function getToolDir() {
 function getCacheLocalPath() {
     const cacheLocalPathInput = core.getInput("cache-local-path");
     if (cacheLocalPathInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.env.RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT === "github-hosted") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -89068,12 +89071,32 @@ function getCacheLocalPath() {
     }
     return `${process.env.HOME}${node_path_1.default.sep}.cache${node_path_1.default.sep}uv`;
 }
+function getCacheDependencyGlob() {
+    const cacheDependencyGlobInput = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+    if (cacheDependencyGlobInput !== "") {
+        return cacheDependencyGlobInput
+            .split("\n")
+            .map((part) => part.trim())
+            .map((part) => expandTilde(part))
+            .map((part) => resolveRelativePath(part))
+            .join("\n");
+    }
+    return cacheDependencyGlobInput;
+}
 function expandTilde(input) {
     if (input.startsWith("~")) {
         return `${process.env.HOME}${input.substring(1)}`;
     }
     return input;
 }
+function resolveRelativePath(inputPath) {
+    if (node_path_1.default.isAbsolute(inputPath)) {
+        return inputPath;
+    }
+    const absolutePath = `${exports.workingDirectory}${node_path_1.default.sep}${inputPath}`;
+    core.debug(`Resolving relative path ${inputPath} to ${absolutePath}`);
+    return absolutePath;
+}
 function getManifestFile() {
     const manifestFileInput = core.getInput("manifest-file");
     if (manifestFileInput !== "") {
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index a979cd9..be2d838 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -125534,7 +125534,7 @@ exports.checkSum = core.getInput("checksum");
 exports.enableCache = getEnableCache();
 exports.cacheSuffix = core.getInput("cache-suffix") || "";
 exports.cacheLocalPath = getCacheLocalPath();
-exports.cacheDependencyGlob = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+exports.cacheDependencyGlob = getCacheDependencyGlob();
 exports.pruneCache = core.getInput("prune-cache") === "true";
 exports.ignoreNothingToCache = core.getInput("ignore-nothing-to-cache") === "true";
 exports.ignoreEmptyWorkdir = core.getInput("ignore-empty-workdir") === "true";
@@ -125553,7 +125553,8 @@ function getEnableCache() {
 function getToolBinDir() {
     const toolBinDirInput = core.getInput("tool-bin-dir");
     if (toolBinDirInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -125566,7 +125567,8 @@ function getToolBinDir() {
 function getToolDir() {
     const toolDirInput = core.getInput("tool-dir");
     if (toolDirInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -125579,7 +125581,8 @@ function getToolDir() {
 function getCacheLocalPath() {
     const cacheLocalPathInput = core.getInput("cache-local-path");
     if (cacheLocalPathInput !== "") {
-        return expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+        const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+        return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
     }
     if (process.env.RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT === "github-hosted") {
         if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -125592,12 +125595,32 @@ function getCacheLocalPath() {
     }
     return `${process.env.HOME}${node_path_1.default.sep}.cache${node_path_1.default.sep}uv`;
 }
+function getCacheDependencyGlob() {
+    const cacheDependencyGlobInput = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+    if (cacheDependencyGlobInput !== "") {
+        return cacheDependencyGlobInput
+            .split("\n")
+            .map((part) => part.trim())
+            .map((part) => expandTilde(part))
+            .map((part) => resolveRelativePath(part))
+            .join("\n");
+    }
+    return cacheDependencyGlobInput;
+}
 function expandTilde(input) {
     if (input.startsWith("~")) {
         return `${process.env.HOME}${input.substring(1)}`;
     }
     return input;
 }
+function resolveRelativePath(inputPath) {
+    if (node_path_1.default.isAbsolute(inputPath)) {
+        return inputPath;
+    }
+    const absolutePath = `${exports.workingDirectory}${node_path_1.default.sep}${inputPath}`;
+    core.debug(`Resolving relative path ${inputPath} to ${absolutePath}`);
+    return absolutePath;
+}
 function getManifestFile() {
     const manifestFileInput = core.getInput("manifest-file");
     if (manifestFileInput !== "") {
diff --git a/src/utils/inputs.ts b/src/utils/inputs.ts
index 9b7741e..a164221 100644
--- a/src/utils/inputs.ts
+++ b/src/utils/inputs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { getManifestFromRepo } from "@actions/tool-cache";
 
 export const version = core.getInput("version");
 export const versionFile = core.getInput("version-file");
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ export const checkSum = core.getInput("checksum");
 export const enableCache = getEnableCache();
 export const cacheSuffix = core.getInput("cache-suffix") || "";
 export const cacheLocalPath = getCacheLocalPath();
-export const cacheDependencyGlob = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+export const cacheDependencyGlob = getCacheDependencyGlob();
 export const pruneCache = core.getInput("prune-cache") === "true";
 export const ignoreNothingToCache =
   core.getInput("ignore-nothing-to-cache") === "true";
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ function getEnableCache(): boolean {
 function getToolBinDir(): string | undefined {
   const toolBinDirInput = core.getInput("tool-bin-dir");
   if (toolBinDirInput !== "") {
-    return expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+    const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolBinDirInput);
+    return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
   }
   if (process.platform === "win32") {
     if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ function getToolBinDir(): string | undefined {
 function getToolDir(): string | undefined {
   const toolDirInput = core.getInput("tool-dir");
   if (toolDirInput !== "") {
-    return expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+    const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(toolDirInput);
+    return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
   }
   if (process.platform === "win32") {
     if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ function getToolDir(): string | undefined {
 function getCacheLocalPath(): string {
   const cacheLocalPathInput = core.getInput("cache-local-path");
   if (cacheLocalPathInput !== "") {
-    return expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+    const tildeExpanded = expandTilde(cacheLocalPathInput);
+    return resolveRelativePath(tildeExpanded);
   }
   if (process.env.RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT === "github-hosted") {
     if (process.env.RUNNER_TEMP !== undefined) {
@@ -82,6 +84,19 @@ function getCacheLocalPath(): string {
   return `${process.env.HOME}${path.sep}.cache${path.sep}uv`;
 }
 
+function getCacheDependencyGlob(): string {
+  const cacheDependencyGlobInput = core.getInput("cache-dependency-glob");
+  if (cacheDependencyGlobInput !== "") {
+    return cacheDependencyGlobInput
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((part) => part.trim())
+      .map((part) => expandTilde(part))
+      .map((part) => resolveRelativePath(part))
+      .join("\n");
+  }
+  return cacheDependencyGlobInput;
+}
+
 function expandTilde(input: string): string {
   if (input.startsWith("~")) {
     return `${process.env.HOME}${input.substring(1)}`;
@@ -89,6 +104,15 @@ function expandTilde(input: string): string {
   return input;
 }
 
+function resolveRelativePath(inputPath: string): string {
+  if (path.isAbsolute(inputPath)) {
+    return inputPath;
+  }
+  const absolutePath = `${workingDirectory}${path.sep}${inputPath}`;
+  core.debug(`Resolving relative path ${inputPath} to ${absolutePath}`);
+  return absolutePath;
+}
+
 function getManifestFile(): string | undefined {
   const manifestFileInput = core.getInput("manifest-file");
   if (manifestFileInput !== "") {