diff --git a/.github/workflows/_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
index e5b41c4..2787d11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/pyproject.toml"
       - run: uv python install ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - run: uv python pin ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      # --no-build so a floor with no wheel for this interpreter fails here instead of
-      # quietly compiling its sdist; --no-install-project because that flag would refuse to
-      # build this project too, and the tests import it from the checkout.
-      - run: uv sync --all-extras --no-install-project --resolution lowest-direct --no-build
+      - run: uv venv
+      # Pinned with builds allowed, so a floor with no wheel fails the wheel-only install below.
+      - run: uv pip compile pyproject.toml --all-extras --no-deps --resolution lowest-direct -o floors.txt
+      - run: uv pip install -r pyproject.toml --all-extras --group dev --constraints floors.txt --no-build
       - run: uv run --no-sync pytest
         env:
           PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE: 1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b994044..ba5af2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry/issues"
 Changelog = "https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry/releases"
 
 [dependency-groups]
-# Floored so `uv sync --resolution lowest-direct` resolves a usable harness, not each name's first release.
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8",
     "pytest-cov>=5",