diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32b8d3e..0782521 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Have a look under [Advanced Configuration](#advanced-configuration) for detailed
     # The version of uv to install (default: searches for version in config files, then latest)
     version: ""
 
-    # Path to a file containing the version of uv to install (default: searches uv.toml then pyproject.toml)
+    # Path to a file containing the version of uv to install, e.g., uv.toml, pyproject.toml, .tool-versions, requirements.txt or uv.lock (default: searches uv.toml then pyproject.toml)
     version-file: ""
 
     # Resolution strategy when resolving version ranges: 'highest' or 'lowest'
diff --git a/__tests__/version/uv-lock-file.test.ts b/__tests__/version/uv-lock-file.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e48d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/version/uv-lock-file.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "@jest/globals";
+import { getUvVersionFromUvLockContent } from "../../src/version/uv-lock-file";
+
+const UV_LOCK = `version = 1
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anyio"
+version = "4.6.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+
+[[package]]
+name = "uv"
+version = "0.8.17"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+`;
+
+describe("getUvVersionFromUvLockContent", () => {
+  it("returns the exact uv version locked in uv.lock", () => {
+    expect(getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(UV_LOCK)).toBe("0.8.17");
+  });
+
+  it("returns undefined when uv is not a locked package", () => {
+    const content = `version = 1
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anyio"
+version = "4.6.0"
+`;
+    expect(getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(content)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("returns undefined when there are no packages", () => {
+    expect(getUvVersionFromUvLockContent("version = 1\n")).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/__tests__/version/version-request-resolver.test.ts b/__tests__/version/version-request-resolver.test.ts
index e3478ff..754f29f 100644
--- a/__tests__/version/version-request-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/version/version-request-resolver.test.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ describe("resolveVersionRequest", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("uses the exact uv version locked in uv.lock when it is passed via version-file", () => {
+    const workingDirectory = createTempProject({
+      "uv.lock": `version = 1\n\n[[package]]\nname = "uv"\nversion = "0.8.17"\nsource = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }\n`,
+    });
+
+    const request = resolveVersionRequest({
+      versionFile: path.join(workingDirectory, "uv.lock"),
+      workingDirectory,
+    });
+
+    expect(request).toEqual({
+      format: "uv.lock",
+      source: "version-file",
+      sourcePath: path.join(workingDirectory, "uv.lock"),
+      specifier: "0.8.17",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("uses requirements.txt when it is passed via version-file", () => {
     const workingDirectory = createTempProject({
       "requirements.txt": "uv==0.6.17\nuvicorn==0.35.0\n",
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9a2d32a..4bc3eaf 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inputs:
     description: "The version of uv to install e.g., `0.5.0` Defaults to the version in pyproject.toml or 'latest'."
     default: ""
   version-file:
-    description: "Path to a file containing the version of uv to install. Defaults to searching for uv.toml and if not found pyproject.toml."
+    description: "Path to a file containing the version of uv to install, e.g., uv.toml, pyproject.toml, .tool-versions, requirements.txt or uv.lock. Defaults to searching for uv.toml and if not found pyproject.toml."
     default: ""
   python-version:
     description: "The version of Python to set UV_PYTHON to"
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.cjs b/dist/setup/index.cjs
index e639f3d..21ce707 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.cjs
+++ b/dist/setup/index.cjs
@@ -56204,7 +56204,7 @@ var require_semver5 = __commonJS({
 });
 
 // src/setup-uv.ts
-var import_node_fs7 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
+var import_node_fs8 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
 var path16 = __toESM(require("node:path"), 1);
 
 // node_modules/@actions/core/lib/command.js
@@ -91289,7 +91289,7 @@ function handleMatchResult(matchedKey, primaryKey, stateKey, outputKey) {
 }
 
 // src/download/download-version.ts
-var import_node_fs6 = require("node:fs");
+var import_node_fs7 = require("node:fs");
 var path14 = __toESM(require("node:path"), 1);
 
 // node_modules/@actions/tool-cache/lib/tool-cache.js
@@ -96830,7 +96830,7 @@ function parseVersionSpecifier(specifier) {
 var path13 = __toESM(require("node:path"), 1);
 
 // src/version/file-parser.ts
-var import_node_fs5 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
+var import_node_fs6 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
 
 // src/utils/config-file.ts
 var import_node_fs3 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
@@ -97595,6 +97595,18 @@ function getUvVersionFromToolVersions(filePath) {
   return void 0;
 }
 
+// src/version/uv-lock-file.ts
+var import_node_fs5 = __toESM(require("node:fs"), 1);
+function getUvVersionFromUvLock(filePath) {
+  const fileContent = import_node_fs5.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+  return getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(fileContent);
+}
+function getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(fileContent) {
+  const parsed = parse2(fileContent);
+  const uvPackage = parsed.package?.find((pkg) => pkg.name === "uv");
+  return uvPackage?.version;
+}
+
 // src/version/file-parser.ts
 var VERSION_FILE_PARSERS = [
   {
@@ -97605,7 +97617,7 @@ var VERSION_FILE_PARSERS = [
   {
     format: "uv.toml",
     parse: (filePath) => {
-      const fileContent = import_node_fs5.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+      const fileContent = import_node_fs6.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
       return getConfigValueFromTomlContent(
         filePath,
         fileContent,
@@ -97617,7 +97629,7 @@ var VERSION_FILE_PARSERS = [
   {
     format: "pyproject.toml",
     parse: (filePath) => {
-      const fileContent = import_node_fs5.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+      const fileContent = import_node_fs6.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
       const pyproject = parsePyprojectContent(fileContent);
       const requiredVersion = pyproject.tool?.uv?.["required-version"];
       if (requiredVersion !== void 0) {
@@ -97627,10 +97639,15 @@ var VERSION_FILE_PARSERS = [
     },
     supports: (filePath) => filePath.endsWith("pyproject.toml")
   },
+  {
+    format: "uv.lock",
+    parse: (filePath) => getUvVersionFromUvLock(filePath),
+    supports: (filePath) => filePath.endsWith("uv.lock")
+  },
   {
     format: "requirements",
     parse: (filePath) => {
-      const fileContent = import_node_fs5.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+      const fileContent = import_node_fs6.default.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
       return getUvVersionFromRequirementsText(fileContent);
     },
     supports: (filePath) => filePath.endsWith(".txt")
@@ -97638,7 +97655,7 @@ var VERSION_FILE_PARSERS = [
 ];
 function getParsedVersionFile(filePath) {
   info2(`Trying to find version for uv in: ${filePath}`);
-  if (!import_node_fs5.default.existsSync(filePath)) {
+  if (!import_node_fs6.default.existsSync(filePath)) {
     info2(`Could not find file: ${filePath}`);
     return void 0;
   }
@@ -97965,7 +97982,7 @@ async function downloadArtifact(downloadUrl, artifactName, platform2, arch3, ver
       );
       const extension = getExtension(platform2);
       const fullPathWithExtension = `${downloadPath}${extension}`;
-      await import_node_fs6.promises.copyFile(downloadPath, fullPathWithExtension);
+      await import_node_fs7.promises.copyFile(downloadPath, fullPathWithExtension);
       uvDir = await extractZip(fullPathWithExtension);
     }
   } else {
@@ -98327,7 +98344,7 @@ async function run() {
   }
 }
 function detectEmptyWorkdir(inputs) {
-  if (import_node_fs7.default.readdirSync(inputs.workingDirectory).length === 0) {
+  if (import_node_fs8.default.readdirSync(inputs.workingDirectory).length === 0) {
     if (inputs.ignoreEmptyWorkdir) {
       info2(
         "Empty workdir detected. Ignoring because ignore-empty-workdir is enabled"
diff --git a/docs/advanced-version-configuration.md b/docs/advanced-version-configuration.md
index fc4b918..8f135fa 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-version-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-version-configuration.md
@@ -80,3 +80,14 @@ uv defined as a dependency in `pyproject.toml` or `requirements.txt`.
   with:
     version-file: "pyproject.toml"
 ```
+
+If uv is locked as a dependency in your `uv.lock`, you can point `version-file` at the
+lockfile to install the exact pinned version. This keeps CI runs deterministic and avoids
+silently picking up a newer uv until the lockfile is updated.
+
+```yaml
+- name: Install uv based on the version locked in uv.lock
+  uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+  with:
+    version-file: "uv.lock"
+```
diff --git a/src/version/file-parser.ts b/src/version/file-parser.ts
index 25006a0..37e8c64 100644
--- a/src/version/file-parser.ts
+++ b/src/version/file-parser.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { normalizeVersionSpecifier } from "./specifier";
 import { getUvVersionFromToolVersions } from "./tool-versions-file";
 import type { ParsedVersionFile, VersionFileFormat } from "./types";
+import { getUvVersionFromUvLock } from "./uv-lock-file";
 
 interface VersionFileParser {
   format: VersionFileFormat;
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ const VERSION_FILE_PARSERS: VersionFileParser[] = [
     },
     supports: (filePath) => filePath.endsWith("pyproject.toml"),
   },
+  {
+    format: "uv.lock",
+    parse: (filePath) => getUvVersionFromUvLock(filePath),
+    supports: (filePath) => filePath.endsWith("uv.lock"),
+  },
   {
     format: "requirements",
     parse: (filePath) => {
diff --git a/src/version/types.ts b/src/version/types.ts
index f7666fe..4ccefdd 100644
--- a/src/version/types.ts
+++ b/src/version/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type VersionFileFormat =
   | ".tool-versions"
   | "pyproject.toml"
   | "requirements"
+  | "uv.lock"
   | "uv.toml";
 
 export interface ParsedVersionFile {
diff --git a/src/version/uv-lock-file.ts b/src/version/uv-lock-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5faceba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version/uv-lock-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import * as toml from "smol-toml";
+
+interface UvLockPackage {
+  name?: string;
+  version?: string;
+}
+
+interface UvLock {
+  package?: UvLockPackage[];
+}
+
+export function getUvVersionFromUvLock(filePath: string): string | undefined {
+  const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+  return getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(fileContent);
+}
+
+export function getUvVersionFromUvLockContent(
+  fileContent: string,
+): string | undefined {
+  const parsed = toml.parse(fileContent) as UvLock;
+  const uvPackage = parsed.package?.find((pkg) => pkg.name === "uv");
+  return uvPackage?.version;
+}