diff --git a/examples/07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py b/examples/07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py
index 24ff90c..011e9b6 100644
--- a/examples/07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py
+++ b/examples/07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py
@@ -2167,21 +2167,19 @@ def run_in_docker(args):
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         packages.append("psycopg[binary]")
 
-    packages_str = " ".join(packages)
-
     inner_cmd_parts = []
     python_cmd = "python"
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
-            "apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql python3 python3-venv && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*"
+            "apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql python3 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*"
         )
         python_cmd = "python3"
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(f"{python_cmd} -m venv /tmp/bench-venv")
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate")
     inner_cmd_parts.extend(uv_bootstrap_commands(python_cmd))
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(f"uv pip install {packages_str}")
+    uv_run_cmd = "uv run --no-project " + " ".join(
+        f'--with "{package}"' for package in packages
+    )
     if arcadedb_wheel_mount_path is not None:
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"')
+        uv_run_cmd += f' --with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"'
     inner_cmd_parts.append("echo 'Starting benchmark...'")
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         db_name = build_benchmark_db_name(
@@ -2192,7 +2190,7 @@ def run_in_docker(args):
         )
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
             "status=0; "
-            f"{python_cmd} -u 07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)} "
+            f"{uv_run_cmd} python -u 07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)} "
             "|| status=$?; "
             "chown -R $HOST_UID:$HOST_GID "
             f"/workspace/examples/my_test_databases/{db_name} || true; "
@@ -2200,7 +2198,7 @@ def run_in_docker(args):
         )
     else:
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
-            f"{python_cmd} -u 07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+            f"{uv_run_cmd} python -u 07_stackoverflow_tables_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
         )
 
     inner_cmd = " && ".join(inner_cmd_parts)
diff --git a/examples/08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py b/examples/08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py
index 93f0ef2..70b4647 100644
--- a/examples/08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py
+++ b/examples/08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py
@@ -1467,24 +1467,23 @@ def run_in_docker(args):
         packages.append("duckdb")
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         packages.append("psycopg[binary]")
-    packages_str = " ".join(packages)
 
     inner_cmd_parts = []
     python_cmd = "python"
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
-            "apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql python3 python3-venv && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*"
+            "apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql python3 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*"
         )
         python_cmd = "python3"
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(f"{python_cmd} -m venv /tmp/bench-venv")
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate")
     inner_cmd_parts.extend(uv_bootstrap_commands(python_cmd))
-    inner_cmd_parts.append(f"uv pip install {packages_str}")
+    uv_run_cmd = "uv run --no-project " + " ".join(
+        f'--with "{package}"' for package in packages
+    )
     if arcadedb_wheel_mount_path is not None:
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"')
+        uv_run_cmd += f' --with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"'
     inner_cmd_parts.append("echo 'Starting benchmark...'")
     inner_cmd_parts.append(
-        f"{python_cmd} -u 08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+        f"{uv_run_cmd} python -u 08_stackoverflow_tables_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
     )
     if args.db == "postgresql":
         db_name = build_benchmark_db_name(
diff --git a/examples/09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py b/examples/09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py
index d59ccee..8e9e308 100644
--- a/examples/09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py
+++ b/examples/09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py
@@ -9766,12 +9766,12 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
             "apt-get update",
             "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker-cli",
             "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-            "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-            ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
             *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-            "uv pip install lxml neo4j",
             "echo 'Starting benchmark...'",
-            f"python -u 09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+            (
+                "uv run --no-project --with lxml --with neo4j "
+                f"python -u 09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+            ),
         ]
         if host_uid is not None and host_gid is not None:
             inner_cmd_parts.insert(
@@ -9796,19 +9796,17 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
         if args.db == "duckdb":
             packages.append("duckdb")
 
-        packages_str = " ".join(packages)
-
         inner_cmd_parts = []
         python_cmd = "python"
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f"{python_cmd} -m venv /tmp/bench-venv")
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate")
         inner_cmd_parts.extend(uv_bootstrap_commands(python_cmd))
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f"uv pip install {packages_str}")
+        uv_run_cmd = "uv run --no-project " + " ".join(
+            f'--with "{package}"' for package in packages
+        )
         if arcadedb_wheel_mount_path is not None:
-            inner_cmd_parts.append(f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"')
+            uv_run_cmd += f' --with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"'
         inner_cmd_parts.append("echo 'Starting benchmark...'")
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
-            f"{python_cmd} -u 09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+            f"{uv_run_cmd} python -u 09_stackoverflow_graph_oltp.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
         )
 
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(inner_cmd_parts)
diff --git a/examples/10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py b/examples/10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py
index 99d9341..63204ee 100644
--- a/examples/10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py
+++ b/examples/10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py
@@ -6539,12 +6539,12 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
             "apt-get update",
             "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker-cli",
             "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-            "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-            ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
             *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-            "uv pip install lxml neo4j",
             "echo 'Starting benchmark...'",
-            f"python -u 10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+            (
+                "uv run --no-project --with lxml --with neo4j "
+                f"python -u 10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+            ),
         ]
         if host_uid is not None and host_gid is not None:
             inner_cmd_parts.insert(
@@ -6569,19 +6569,17 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
         if args.db == "duckdb":
             packages.append("duckdb")
 
-        packages_str = " ".join(packages)
-
         inner_cmd_parts = []
         python_cmd = "python"
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f"{python_cmd} -m venv /tmp/bench-venv")
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate")
         inner_cmd_parts.extend(uv_bootstrap_commands(python_cmd))
-        inner_cmd_parts.append(f"uv pip install {packages_str}")
+        uv_run_cmd = "uv run --no-project " + " ".join(
+            f'--with "{package}"' for package in packages
+        )
         if arcadedb_wheel_mount_path is not None:
-            inner_cmd_parts.append(f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"')
+            uv_run_cmd += f' --with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"'
         inner_cmd_parts.append("echo 'Starting benchmark...'")
         inner_cmd_parts.append(
-            f"{python_cmd} -u 10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+            f"{uv_run_cmd} python -u 10_stackoverflow_graph_olap.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
         )
 
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(inner_cmd_parts)
diff --git a/examples/11_vector_index_build.py b/examples/11_vector_index_build.py
index 6beb006..571a169 100644
--- a/examples/11_vector_index_build.py
+++ b/examples/11_vector_index_build.py
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
         docker-compose \\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh \
-    && uv pip install --system numpy pymilvus psutil
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh
 """
 
 
@@ -1553,7 +1552,7 @@ def resolve_arcadedb_heap_size(
 
 
 def ensure_milvus_runner_image(docker_bin: str) -> str:
-    image_tag = "arcadedb-milvus-bench-runner:py312-v1"
+    image_tag = "arcadedb-milvus-bench-runner:py312-v2"
     inspect = subprocess.run(
         [docker_bin, "image", "inspect", image_tag],
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
@@ -1708,37 +1707,37 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
     if args.backend == "arcadedb_sql":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy psutil",
-                f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"',
                 "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f'--with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}" '
+                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
     elif args.backend == "faiss":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install faiss-cpu numpy psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with faiss-cpu --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
     elif args.backend == "lancedb":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install lancedb numpy psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with lancedb --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
@@ -1748,12 +1747,12 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
                 "apt-get update",
                 "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker.io docker-cli",
                 "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy qdrant-client psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with qdrant-client --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = []
@@ -1763,21 +1762,25 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
             inner_cmd = " && ".join(
                 [
                     "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                    (
+                        "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with pymilvus "
+                        "--with psutil "
+                        f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                    ),
                 ]
             )
         else:
             inner_cmd = " && ".join(
                 [
                     "apt-get update",
-                    "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-venv docker.io docker-cli docker-compose",
+                    "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 ca-certificates docker.io docker-cli docker-compose",
                     "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-                    "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                    ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
-                    *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                    "uv pip install numpy pymilvus psutil",
+                    *uv_bootstrap_commands("python3"),
                     "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                    (
+                        "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with pymilvus --with psutil "
+                        f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                    ),
                 ]
             )
         run_user_args = []
@@ -1787,12 +1790,12 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
         bench_user = "benchusr"
         user_inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python3 -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
-                *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy psycopg[binary] psutil",
+                *uv_bootstrap_commands("python3"),
                 "echo 'Starting vector build benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    'uv run --no-project --with numpy --with "psycopg[binary]" --with psutil '
+                    f"python -u 11_vector_index_build.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
@@ -1800,7 +1803,7 @@ def run_in_docker(args) -> bool:
                 "apt-get update",
                 (
                     "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends "
-                    "python3 python3-venv gosu"
+                    "python3 ca-certificates gosu"
                 ),
                 "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
                 (
diff --git a/examples/12_vector_search.py b/examples/12_vector_search.py
index c1f3edb..a31aa01 100644
--- a/examples/12_vector_search.py
+++ b/examples/12_vector_search.py
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@
         docker-compose \\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh \
-    && uv pip install --system numpy pymilvus psutil
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh
 """
 
 
@@ -1796,7 +1795,7 @@ def resolve_arcadedb_heap_size(
 
 
 def ensure_milvus_runner_image(docker_bin: str) -> str:
-    image_tag = "arcadedb-milvus-bench-runner:py312-v1"
+    image_tag = "arcadedb-milvus-bench-runner:py312-v2"
     inspect = subprocess.run(
         [docker_bin, "image", "inspect", image_tag],
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
@@ -1973,49 +1972,49 @@ def _to_container_path(value: str) -> str:
     if args.backend == "arcadedb_sql":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy psutil",
-                f'uv pip install "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}"',
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f'--with "{arcadedb_wheel_mount_path}" '
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
     elif args.backend == "faiss":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install faiss-cpu numpy psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with faiss-cpu --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
     elif args.backend == "lancedb":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install lancedb numpy psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with lancedb --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
     elif args.backend == "bruteforce":
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = ["-u", user_spec] if user_spec is not None else []
@@ -2025,12 +2024,12 @@ def _to_container_path(value: str) -> str:
                 "apt-get update",
                 "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker.io docker-cli",
                 "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-                "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
                 *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy qdrant-client psutil",
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with qdrant-client --with psutil "
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         run_user_args = []
@@ -2040,21 +2039,25 @@ def _to_container_path(value: str) -> str:
             inner_cmd = " && ".join(
                 [
                     "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                    (
+                        "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with pymilvus "
+                        "--with psutil "
+                        f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                    ),
                 ]
             )
         else:
             inner_cmd = " && ".join(
                 [
                     "apt-get update",
-                    "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-venv docker.io docker-cli docker-compose",
+                    "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 ca-certificates docker.io docker-cli docker-compose",
                     "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
-                    "python -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                    ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
-                    *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                    "uv pip install numpy pymilvus psutil",
+                    *uv_bootstrap_commands("python3"),
                     "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                    (
+                        "uv run --no-project --with numpy --with pymilvus --with psutil "
+                        f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                    ),
                 ]
             )
         run_user_args = []
@@ -2063,18 +2066,18 @@ def _to_container_path(value: str) -> str:
             return False
         user_inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
-                "python3 -m venv /tmp/bench-venv",
-                ". /tmp/bench-venv/bin/activate",
-                *uv_bootstrap_commands("python"),
-                "uv pip install numpy psycopg[binary] psutil",
+                *uv_bootstrap_commands("python3"),
                 "echo 'Starting vector search benchmark...'",
-                f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}",
+                (
+                    'uv run --no-project --with numpy --with "psycopg[binary]" --with psutil '
+                    f"python -u 12_vector_search.py {' '.join(filtered_args)}"
+                ),
             ]
         )
         inner_cmd = " && ".join(
             [
                 "apt-get update",
-                "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-venv gosu",
+                "apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 ca-certificates gosu",
                 "rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*",
                 f"getent group {os.getgid()} >/dev/null || echo 'benchgrp:x:{os.getgid()}:' >> /etc/group",
                 f"getent passwd {os.getuid()} >/dev/null || echo 'benchusr:x:{os.getuid()}:{os.getgid()}::/tmp:/bin/sh' >> /etc/passwd",