diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ci b/docker/Dockerfile.ci
index 1397c8f90..584034531 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+RUN uv pip uninstall --system -y vllm || true
+
 # Install vLLM from source at the selected commit using precompiled artifacts
-ARG VLLM_COMMIT=2754231ba3a72f41e62922d1552c33e8f3f6a9d1
-RUN git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm.git /workspace/vllm && \
-    cd /workspace/vllm && \
-    git checkout ${VLLM_COMMIT} && \
-    (uv pip uninstall --system -y vllm || true) && \
-    VLLM_USE_PRECOMPILED=1 uv pip install --system -e . && \
-    cd ${APP_DIR} && \
-    uv pip install --system ".[dev]" && \
-    uv pip install --system --upgrade \
+ENV VLLM_PRECOMPILED_WHEEL_COMMIT=2754231ba3a72f41e62922d1552c33e8f3f6a9d1
+RUN uv pip install --system --prerelease=allow vllm --extra-index-url https://wheels.vllm.ai/${VLLM_PRECOMPILED_WHEEL_COMMIT}
+
+RUN uv pip install --system ".[dev]"
+
+RUN uv pip install --system --upgrade \
         "flashinfer-cubin==0.6.6" \
         "nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.9.1.4" \
         "numpy==2.2.6"