diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8133235f3..10fbab8e0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore:::django.http.response:517" \
     PNGX_CONTAINERIZED=1 \
     # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/settings/#link-mode
-    UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+    UV_LINK_MODE=copy \
+    UV_CACHE_DIR=/cache/uv/
 
 #
 # Begin installation and configuration
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ ARG BUILD_PACKAGES="\
   pkg-config"
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3042
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip/,id=pip-cache \
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${UV_CACHE_DIR},id=python-cache \
   set -eux \
   && echo "Installing build system packages" \
     && apt-get update \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 43b85460a..e4367221a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ dependencies = [
   "ocrmypdf~=16.9.0",
   "pathvalidate~=3.2.3",
   "pdf2image~=1.17.0",
+  "psycopg[c]==3.2.4",
+  # Direct dependency for proper resolution of the pre-build wheels
   "psycopg-c==3.2.4",
   "python-dateutil~=2.9.0",
   "python-dotenv~=1.0.1",
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 # TODO: Move certain things to groups and then utilize that further
+# This will allow testing to not install a webserver, mysql, etc
 
 [dependency-groups]
 
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ environments = [
 ]
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
+# Markers are chosen to select these almost exclusively when building the Docker image
 psycopg-c = [
   { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_x86_64.whl", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and python_version == '3.12'" },
   { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and python_version == '3.12'" },
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 5a4c2d462..61fa6f255 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1879,6 +1879,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "ocrmypdf", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "pathvalidate", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "pdf2image", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "psycopg", extra = ["c"], marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "(python_full_version != '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or (python_full_version != '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or (platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl" }, marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_x86_64.whl" }, marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -2000,6 +2001,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "ocrmypdf", specifier = "~=16.9.0" },
     { name = "pathvalidate", specifier = "~=3.2.3" },
     { name = "pdf2image", specifier = "~=1.17.0" },
+    { name = "psycopg", extras = ["c"], specifier = "==3.2.4" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", marker = "(python_full_version != '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'aarch64') or (python_full_version != '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'x86_64') or (platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'x86_64') or sys_platform != 'linux'", specifier = "==3.2.4" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux'", url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl" },
     { name = "psycopg-c", marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux'", url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_x86_64.whl" },
@@ -2334,6 +2336,25 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e4/ea/d836f008d33151c7a1f62caf3d8dd782e4d15f6a43897f64480c2b8de2ad/prompt_toolkit-3.0.50-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9b6427eb19e479d98acff65196a307c555eb567989e6d88ebbb1b509d9779198", size = 387816 },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "psycopg"
+version = "3.2.4"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "(python_full_version < '3.13' and sys_platform == 'darwin') or (python_full_version < '3.13' and sys_platform == 'linux')" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e0/f2/954b1467b3e2ca5945b83b5e320268be1f4df486c3e8ffc90f4e4b707979/psycopg-3.2.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f26f1346d6bf1ef5f5ef1714dd405c67fb365cfd1c6cea07de1792747b167b92", size = 156109 }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/40/49/15114d5f7ee68983f4e1a24d47e75334568960352a07c6f0e796e912685d/psycopg-3.2.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:43665368ccd48180744cab26b74332f46b63b7e06e8ce0775547a3533883d381", size = 198716 },
+]
+
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+c = [
+    { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "(python_full_version != '3.12.*' and implementation_name != 'pypy' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or (python_full_version != '3.12.*' and implementation_name != 'pypy' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or (implementation_name != 'pypy' and platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux') or (implementation_name != 'pypy' and sys_platform == 'darwin')" },
+    { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl" }, marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and implementation_name != 'pypy' and platform_machine == 'aarch64' and sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+    { name = "psycopg-c", version = "3.2.4", source = { url = "https://github.com/paperless-ngx/builder/releases/download/psycopg-3.2.4/psycopg_c-3.2.4-cp312-cp312-linux_x86_64.whl" }, marker = "python_full_version == '3.12.*' and implementation_name != 'pypy' and platform_machine == 'x86_64' and sys_platform == 'linux'" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "psycopg-c"
 version = "3.2.4"