diff --git a/utils/installers/install.ps1 b/utils/installers/install.ps1
index 71b89bb62a..5ca2e6b8b6 100644
--- a/utils/installers/install.ps1
+++ b/utils/installers/install.ps1
@@ -245,21 +245,50 @@ function Install-HuggingFaceHub {
     }
     if (-not $script:VenvPython) { $script:VenvPython = Join-Path $SCRIPTS_DIR "python.exe" }
 
-    # Allow optional pip arguments via HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS/HF_PIP_ARGS env vars
     $extraArgsRaw = if ($env:HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS) { $env:HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS } else { $env:HF_PIP_ARGS }
-    $pipArgs = @('-m', 'pip', 'install', '--upgrade')
+    
+    if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+        Write-Log "Passing extra arguments: $extraArgsRaw"
+    }
+
     if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
-        $pipArgs += @('--quiet', '--progress-bar', 'off', '--disable-pip-version-check')
-        Write-Log "(pip output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs)"
+        Write-Log "Installation output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
     }
-    $pipArgs += $packageSpec
-    if ($extraArgsRaw) {
-        Write-Log "Passing extra pip arguments: $extraArgsRaw"
-        $pipArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+
+    # Check if uv is available and use it for faster installation
+    if (Test-Command "uv") {
+        Write-Log "Using uv for faster installation"
+        $uvArgs = @('pip', 'install', '--python', $script:VenvPython, '--upgrade')
+        
+        if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
+            $uvArgs += '--quiet'
+        }
+        
+        $uvArgs += $packageSpec
+
+        if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+            $uvArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+        }
+
+        & uv @uvArgs
+        if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub with uv" }
     }
+    else {
+        $pipArgs = @('-m', 'pip', 'install', '--upgrade')
+        
+        if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
+            $pipArgs += @('--quiet', '--progress-bar', 'off', '--disable-pip-version-check')
+        }
+        
+        $pipArgs += $packageSpec
+        
+        if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+            $pipArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+        }
 
-    & $script:VenvPython @pipArgs
-    if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub" }
+        & $script:VenvPython @pipArgs
+        if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub" }
+    }
 }
 
 function Publish-HfCommand {
@@ -347,8 +376,8 @@ function Show-UninstallInfo {
     Write-Log ""
     Write-Log "To uninstall the Hugging Face CLI:"
     Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$HF_CLI_DIR' -Recurse -Force"
-    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\\hf.exe'"
-    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\\hf-script.py' (if present)"
+    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\hf.exe'"
+    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\hf-script.py' (if present)"
     Write-Log ""
     if ($script:PathUpdated) {
         Write-Log "Remove '$BIN_DIR' from your user PATH via Settings ▸ Environment Variables," "INFO"
diff --git a/utils/installers/install.sh b/utils/installers/install.sh
index 82d3af4089..5d04bc656d 100755
--- a/utils/installers/install.sh
+++ b/utils/installers/install.sh
@@ -288,27 +288,38 @@ install_hf_hub() {
     fi
 
     local extra_pip_args="${HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS:-${HF_PIP_ARGS:-}}"
-    local -a pip_flags
-    if [ "${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}" = "1" ]; then
-        pip_flags=()
-    else
-        pip_flags=(--quiet --progress-bar off --disable-pip-version-check)
-    fi
+    local verbose="${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}"
 
     if [ -n "$extra_pip_args" ]; then
-        log_info "Passing extra pip arguments: $extra_pip_args"
+        log_info "Passing extra arguments: $extra_pip_args"
     fi
 
-    if [ "${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}" != "1" ]; then
-        log_info "pip output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
+    if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+        log_info "Installation output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
     fi
 
-    if [ -n "$extra_pip_args" ]; then
+    # Check if uv is available and use it for faster installation
+    if command_exists uv; then
+        log_info "Using uv for faster installation"
+        local -a uv_flags
+        if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+            uv_flags=(--quiet)
+        else
+            uv_flags=()
+        fi
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]} $extra_pip_args
+        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" uv pip install --python "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" --upgrade ${uv_flags[*]} "$package_spec" $extra_pip_args
     else
+        local -a pip_flags
+        if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+            pip_flags=(--quiet --progress-bar off --disable-pip-version-check)
+        else
+            pip_flags=()
+        fi
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]}
+        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]} $extra_pip_args
     fi
 }