diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17258b853..b7b8b70b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Create Dev Drive using ReFS
         run: |
-          $Volume = New-VHD -Path C:/uv_dev_drive.vhdx -SizeBytes 12GB |
+          $Volume = New-VHD -Path C:/uv_dev_drive.vhdx -SizeBytes 14GB |
                     Mount-VHD -Passthru |
                     Initialize-Disk -Passthru |
                     New-Partition -AssignDriveLetter -UseMaximumSize |
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02250b5c5..4f7ff7b96 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ tempfile = { version = "3.9.0" }
 textwrap = { version = "0.16.1" }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0.56" }
 tl = { version = "0.7.7" }
-tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["fs", "io-util", "macros", "process", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["fs", "io-util", "macros", "process", "sync"] }
 tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.14" }
 tokio-tar = { version = "0.3.1" }
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7.10", features = ["compat"] }
diff --git a/crates/bench/benches/uv.rs b/crates/bench/benches/uv.rs
index 7af692eb8..a7f9aaf35 100644
--- a/crates/bench/benches/uv.rs
+++ b/crates/bench/benches/uv.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn resolve_warm_jupyter(c: &mut Criterion<WallTime>) {
 }
 
 fn resolve_warm_airflow(c: &mut Criterion<WallTime>) {
-    let runtime = &tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+    let runtime = &tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
         // CodSpeed limits the total number of threads to 500
         .max_blocking_threads(256)
         .enable_all()
diff --git a/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs b/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
index 4cf109bd0..bacb98081 100644
--- a/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
+#[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
 async fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let (duration_layer, _guard) = if let Ok(location) = env::var("TRACING_DURATIONS_FILE") {
         let location = PathBuf::from(location);
diff --git a/crates/uv-dispatch/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-dispatch/src/lib.rs
index f424b2934..c910c52ab 100644
--- a/crates/uv-dispatch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-dispatch/src/lib.rs
@@ -278,16 +278,17 @@ impl<'a> BuildContext for BuildDispatch<'a> {
         }
 
         // Install the resolved distributions.
-        let wheels = wheels.into_iter().chain(cached).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut wheels = wheels.into_iter().chain(cached).collect::<Vec<_>>();
         if !wheels.is_empty() {
             debug!(
                 "Installing build requirement{}: {}",
                 if wheels.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
                 wheels.iter().map(ToString::to_string).join(", ")
             );
-            Installer::new(venv)
+            wheels = Installer::new(venv)
                 .with_link_mode(self.link_mode)
-                .install(&wheels)
+                .install(wheels)
+                .await
                 .context("Failed to install build dependencies")?;
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/uv-installer/src/installer.rs b/crates/uv-installer/src/installer.rs
index 2d0003bd6..a39c5c7a6 100644
--- a/crates/uv-installer/src/installer.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-installer/src/installer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+use std::convert;
+
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
+use install_wheel_rs::{linker::LinkMode, Layout};
 use rayon::iter::{IntoParallelRefIterator, ParallelIterator};
+use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use distribution_types::CachedDist;
@@ -7,7 +11,7 @@ use uv_python::PythonEnvironment;
 
 pub struct Installer<'a> {
     venv: &'a PythonEnvironment,
-    link_mode: install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode,
+    link_mode: LinkMode,
     reporter: Option<Box<dyn Reporter>>,
     installer_name: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ impl<'a> Installer<'a> {
     pub fn new(venv: &'a PythonEnvironment) -> Self {
         Self {
             venv,
-            link_mode: install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode::default(),
+            link_mode: LinkMode::default(),
             reporter: None,
             installer_name: Some("uv".to_string()),
         }
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'a> Installer<'a> {
 
     /// Set the [`LinkMode`][`install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode`] to use for this installer.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_link_mode(self, link_mode: install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_link_mode(self, link_mode: LinkMode) -> Self {
         Self { link_mode, ..self }
     }
 
@@ -49,33 +53,73 @@ impl<'a> Installer<'a> {
 
     /// Install a set of wheels into a Python virtual environment.
     #[instrument(skip_all, fields(num_wheels = %wheels.len()))]
-    pub fn install(self, wheels: &[CachedDist]) -> Result<()> {
-        let layout = self.venv.interpreter().layout();
-        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| {
-            wheels.par_iter().try_for_each(|wheel| {
-                install_wheel_rs::linker::install_wheel(
-                    &layout,
-                    wheel.path(),
-                    wheel.filename(),
-                    wheel
-                        .parsed_url()?
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(pypi_types::DirectUrl::try_from)
-                        .transpose()?
-                        .as_ref(),
-                    self.installer_name.as_deref(),
-                    self.link_mode,
-                )
-                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to install: {} ({wheel})", wheel.filename()))?;
+    pub async fn install(self, wheels: Vec<CachedDist>) -> Result<Vec<CachedDist>> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
 
-                if let Some(reporter) = self.reporter.as_ref() {
-                    reporter.on_install_progress(wheel);
-                }
+        let Self {
+            venv,
+            link_mode,
+            reporter,
+            installer_name,
+        } = self;
+        let layout = venv.interpreter().layout();
 
-                Ok::<(), Error>(())
-            })
-        })
+        rayon::spawn(move || {
+            let result = install(wheels, layout, installer_name, link_mode, reporter);
+            tx.send(result).unwrap();
+        });
+
+        rx.await
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("`install_blocking` task panicked"))
+            .and_then(convert::identity)
     }
+
+    /// Install a set of wheels into a Python virtual environment synchronously.
+    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(num_wheels = %wheels.len()))]
+    pub fn install_blocking(self, wheels: Vec<CachedDist>) -> Result<Vec<CachedDist>> {
+        install(
+            wheels,
+            self.venv.interpreter().layout(),
+            self.installer_name,
+            self.link_mode,
+            self.reporter,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// Install a set of wheels into a Python virtual environment synchronously.
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(num_wheels = %wheels.len()))]
+fn install(
+    wheels: Vec<CachedDist>,
+    layout: Layout,
+    installer_name: Option<String>,
+    link_mode: LinkMode,
+    reporter: Option<Box<dyn Reporter>>,
+) -> Result<Vec<CachedDist>> {
+    wheels.par_iter().try_for_each(|wheel| {
+        install_wheel_rs::linker::install_wheel(
+            &layout,
+            wheel.path(),
+            wheel.filename(),
+            wheel
+                .parsed_url()?
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(pypi_types::DirectUrl::try_from)
+                .transpose()?
+                .as_ref(),
+            installer_name.as_deref(),
+            link_mode,
+        )
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to install: {} ({wheel})", wheel.filename()))?;
+
+        if let Some(reporter) = reporter.as_ref() {
+            reporter.on_install_progress(wheel);
+        }
+
+        Ok::<(), Error>(())
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(wheels)
 }
 
 pub trait Reporter: Send + Sync {
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
index 906e8eb5c..0fd4cff54 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
@@ -442,13 +442,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
     }
 
     // Install the resolved distributions.
-    let wheels = wheels.into_iter().chain(cached).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let mut wheels = wheels.into_iter().chain(cached).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     if !wheels.is_empty() {
         let start = std::time::Instant::now();
-        uv_installer::Installer::new(venv)
+        wheels = uv_installer::Installer::new(venv)
             .with_link_mode(link_mode)
             .with_reporter(InstallReporter::from(printer).with_length(wheels.len() as u64))
-            .install(&wheels)?;
+            // This technically can block the runtime, but we are on the main thread and
+            // have no other running tasks at this point, so this lets us avoid spawning a blocking
+            // task.
+            .install_blocking(wheels)?;
 
         let s = if wheels.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
         writeln!(
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/main.rs b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
index 14b30151c..523bf8006 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let result = if let Ok(stack_size) = env::var("UV_STACK_SIZE") {
         let stack_size = stack_size.parse().expect("Invalid stack size");
         let tokio_main = move || {
-            let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
                 .enable_all()
                 .thread_stack_size(stack_size)
                 .build()
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
             .join()
             .expect("Tokio executor failed, was there a panic?")
     } else {
-        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
             .enable_all()
             .build()
             .expect("Failed building the Runtime");