diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-build.yml b/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
index ad534552c4e0..95fdf159670a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-suffix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Check version
         run: |
-            echo "Building and uploading Python package version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          echo "Building and uploading Python package version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
       - name: Build the package
         run: cd python && make build
       - name: Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
index 632a7978f621..96e41a495371 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
@@ -160,18 +160,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 25
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal -v --junitxml=pytest-completions.xml ./tests/integration/completions ./tests/integration/embeddings ./tests/samples ./tests/integration/cross_language 
-      - name: Surface failing tests
-        if: always()
-        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@main
-        with:
-          path: python/pytest-completions.xml
-          summary: true
-          display-options: fEX
-          fail-on-empty: true
-          title: Test results
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/completions ./tests/integration/embeddings ./tests/samples ./tests/integration/cross_language
 
   python-merge-gate-memory:
     name: Python Pre-Merge Integration Tests - Memory (incl samples using those)
@@ -228,18 +217,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 10
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal -v --junitxml=pytest-memory.xml ./tests/integration/memory ./tests/samples
-      - name: Surface failing tests
-        if: always()
-        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@main
-        with:
-          path: python/pytest-memory.xml
-          summary: true
-          display-options: fEX
-          fail-on-empty: true
-          title: Test results
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/memory ./tests/samples
 
   python-integration-tests:
     name: Python Integration Tests - Scheduled run
@@ -260,6 +238,20 @@ jobs:
       UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       MEMORY_CONCEPT_SAMPLE: "true"
       COMPLETIONS_CONCEPT_SAMPLE: "true"
+    # Service containers to run with for the memory connectors, this only works on Ubuntu
+    services:
+      # Label used to access the service container
+      redis:
+        # Docker Hub image
+        image: redis/redis-stack-server:latest
+        ports:
+          # Opens tcp port 6379 on the host and service container
+          - 6379:6379
+      weaviate:
+        image: cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.26.6
+        ports:
+          - 8080:8080
+          - 50051:50051
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up uv
@@ -299,12 +291,6 @@ jobs:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
-      - name: Setup Redis Stack Server
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: docker run -d --name redis-stack-server -p 6379:6379 redis/redis-stack-server:latest
-      - name: Setup Weaviate docker deployment
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 50051:50051 cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.26.6
       - name: Start Azure Cosmos DB emulator
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |
@@ -323,48 +309,36 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 10
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/completions -v --junitxml=pytest-completions.xml
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/completions
       - name: Run Integration Tests - Embeddings
         id: run_tests_embeddings
         timeout-minutes: 5
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/embeddings -v --junitxml=pytest-embeddings.xml
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/embeddings
       - name: Run Integration Tests - Memory
         id: run_tests_memory
         timeout-minutes: 5
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/memory -v --junitxml=pytest-memory.xml
-      - name: Run Integration Tests - Cross Language
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/memory
         id: run_tests_cross_language
         timeout-minutes: 5
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/cross_language -v --junitxml=pytest-cross.xml
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/cross_language
       - name: Run Integration Tests - Planning
         id: run_tests_planning
         timeout-minutes: 5
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/planning -v --junitxml=pytest-planning.xml
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/integration/planning
       - name: Run Integration Tests - Samples
         id: run_tests_samples
         timeout-minutes: 5
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv run pytest -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/samples -v --junitxml=pytest-samples.xml
-      - name: Surface failing tests
-        if: always()
-        uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@main
-        with:
-          path: python/pytest-*.xml
-          summary: true
-          display-options: fEX
-          fail-on-empty: true
-          title: Test results
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci
+          uv run pytest -v -n logical --dist loadfile --dist worksteal ./tests/samples
 
   # This final job is required to satisfy the merge queue. It must only run (or succeed) if no tests failed
   python-integration-tests-check:
@@ -373,7 +347,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 1
       fail-fast: false
-    needs: [python-merge-gate-ai-services, python-merge-gate-memory, python-integration-tests]
+    needs:
+      [
+        python-merge-gate-ai-services,
+        python-merge-gate-memory,
+        python-integration-tests,
+      ]
     steps:
       - name: Get Date
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml
index c648a36b4a78..18444e097b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ name: Python Code Quality Checks
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "feature*" ]
+    branches: ["main", "feature*"]
     paths:
-      - 'python/**'
+      - "python/**"
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
-    if: '!cancelled()'
+    if: "!cancelled()"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -38,5 +38,3 @@ jobs:
           extra_args: --config python/.pre-commit-config.yaml --all-files
       - name: Run Mypy
         run: uv run mypy -p semantic_kernel --config-file mypy.ini
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml
index 7427cf9a7795..aec1937984f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           display-options: fEX
           fail-on-empty: true
           title: Test results
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci
   python-test-coverage:
     name: Python Test Coverage
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
@@ -80,15 +78,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup filename variables
         run: echo "FILE_ID=${{ github.event.number }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
         with:
-          version: "0.5.2"
+          version: "0.5.x"
           enable-cache: true
           cache-suffix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.UV_PYTHON }}
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
       - name: Test with pytest
-        run: uv run --frozen pytest -q --junitxml=pytest.xml  --cov=semantic_kernel --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered ./tests/unit | tee python-coverage.txt      
+        run: uv run --frozen pytest -q --junitxml=pytest.xml  --cov=semantic_kernel --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered ./tests/unit | tee python-coverage.txt
       - name: Upload coverage
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -105,5 +103,3 @@ jobs:
           path: python/pytest.xml
           overwrite: true
           retention-days: 1
-      - name: Minimize uv cache
-        run: uv cache prune --ci