diff --git a/cognee-gui.py b/cognee-gui.py
index d08d31529..e62a08380 100644
--- a/cognee-gui.py
+++ b/cognee-gui.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ except ImportError as e:
     print(
         "\nPlease install Cognee with optional gui dependencies or manually install missing dependencies.\n"
     )
-    print("\nTo install with uv use:")
-    print("\nuv sync --extra gui\n")
-    print("\nOr to install with uv and all dependencies use:")
-    print("\nuv sync --all-extras\n")
+    print("\nTo install with poetry use:")
+    print("\npoetry install -E gui\n")
+    print("\nOr to install with poetry and all dependencies use:")
+    print("\npoetry install --all-extras\n")
     print("\nTo install with pip use: ")
     print('\npip install ".[gui]"\n')
     raise e
diff --git a/cognee-mcp/README.md b/cognee-mcp/README.md
index ecb7a0f4b..ffd46dd6e 100644
--- a/cognee-mcp/README.md
+++ b/cognee-mcp/README.md
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Open inspector with timeout passed:
 
 To apply new changes while developing cognee you need to do:
 
-1. `uv lock` in cognee folder
+1. `poetry lock` in cognee folder
 2. `uv sync --dev --all-extras --reinstall`
 3. `mcp dev src/server.py`
 
diff --git a/deployment/helm/Dockerfile b/deployment/helm/Dockerfile
index e6cdc81f0..3f9ec7740 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/helm/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
-# Define uv extras to install
-ARG UV_EXTRAS="\
+# Define Poetry extras to install
+ARG POETRY_EXTRAS="\
 # Storage & Databases \
 postgres neo4j falkordb kuzu \
 # Notebooks & Interactive Environments \
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ARG DEBUG
 # Set environment variable based on the build argument
 ENV DEBUG=${DEBUG}
 ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=true
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.poetry/bin"
 
 
 RUN apt-get install -y \
@@ -29,12 +30,16 @@ RUN apt-get install -y \
 
 
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock /app/
+COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock /app/
 
-RUN pip install uv
 
-# Install the dependencies with uv
-RUN uv sync --no-dev
+RUN pip install poetry
+
+# Don't create virtualenv since docker is already isolated
+RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+
+# Install the dependencies
+RUN poetry install --extras "${POETRY_EXTRAS}" --no-root --without dev
 
 
 # Set the PYTHONPATH environment variable to include the /app directory
diff --git a/deployment/setup_ubuntu_instance.sh b/deployment/setup_ubuntu_instance.sh
index c54e8f3f2..854cd1c9f 100644
--- a/deployment/setup_ubuntu_instance.sh
+++ b/deployment/setup_ubuntu_instance.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ sudo apt install -y python3.12
 virtualenv venv --python=python3.12
 
 source venv/bin/activate
-pip install uv
-uv sync
+pip install poetry
+poetry install
diff --git a/distributed/Dockerfile b/distributed/Dockerfile
index 6a5fb0ccb..6ac818d45 100644
--- a/distributed/Dockerfile
+++ b/distributed/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=true
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.poetry/bin"
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 ENV RUN_MODE=modal
 ENV SKIP_MIGRATIONS=true
@@ -18,11 +19,13 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock README.md /app/
+COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock README.md /app/
 
-RUN pip install uv
+RUN pip install poetry
 
-RUN uv sync --extra neo4j --extra postgres --extra aws --extra distributed --no-dev
+RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+
+RUN poetry install --extras neo4j --extras postgres --extras aws --extras distributed --no-root
 
 COPY cognee/ /app/cognee
 COPY distributed/ /app/distributed
diff --git a/tools/check-lockfile.py b/tools/check-lockfile.py
index 39bea1165..df60b35ac 100644
--- a/tools/check-lockfile.py
+++ b/tools/check-lockfile.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 
 # File and string to search for
-lockfile_name = "uv.lock"
+lockfile_name = "poetry.lock"
 hash_string = "hash = "
 threshold = 100
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ try:
 
     # If the loop completes without early exit, it means the threshold was not reached
     print(
-        f"Error: The string '{hash_string}' appears less than {threshold} times in {lockfile_name}, please make sure you are using an up to date uv version."
+        f"Error: The string '{hash_string}' appears less than {threshold} times in {lockfile_name}, please make sure you are using an up to date poetry version."
     )
     sys.exit(1)