diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 937fe385715..df17a9e4402 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -359,14 +359,6 @@ jobs:
             uv run --no-sync python tests/windows_tests/check_windows_wheel_install.py
 
   base_sdk_install:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "3.12"
-      resolution:
-        type: enum
-        enum: ["highest", "lowest-direct"]
-        default: "highest"
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12@sha256:9c796c23c84e84a66a964acb508d39dc5433c81a47e07efd56dccbbc2427e07c
         auth:
@@ -389,9 +381,8 @@ jobs:
           environment:
             UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT: "300"
           command: |
-            uv venv /tmp/base-sdk --python "<< parameters.python_version >>"
-            uv pip install --python /tmp/base-sdk/bin/python \
-              --resolution "<< parameters.resolution >>" --no-sources -r pyproject.toml dist/*.whl
+            uv venv /tmp/base-sdk --python 3.12
+            VIRTUAL_ENV=/tmp/base-sdk uv pip install dist/*.whl
             /tmp/base-sdk/bin/python tests/base_sdk_tests/check_base_sdk_install.py
 
   local_testing_part1:
@@ -3035,13 +3026,6 @@ workflows:
       - provider_replay_harness
       - base_sdk_install:
           filters: *main_branches
-      - base_sdk_install:
-          name: base_sdk_minimum_<< matrix.python_version >>
-          resolution: lowest-direct
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
-          filters: *main_branches
       - local_testing_part1:
           filters: *main_branches
       - local_testing_part2:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dependency-installs.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dependency-installs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cce17c1e7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dependency-installs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: Dependency Installations
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, litellm_internal_staging, litellm_oss_staging, "litellm_**"]
+  push:
+    branches: [main, litellm_internal_staging]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-wheel:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-uv-with-retries
+        with:
+          version: "0.10.9"
+      - run: rustup toolchain install --no-self-update
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@6323deb102c322ba6fcbdcafc7e3dddab59af2b6
+        with:
+          workspaces: litellm-rust
+          cache-on-failure: true
+      - run: uv build --wheel --out-dir dist
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1
+        with:
+          name: dependency-wheels
+          path: dist/*.whl
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  base-sdk-install:
+    needs: dependency-wheel
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        resolution: [lowest-direct]
+        include:
+          - python: "3.12"
+            resolution: highest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-uv-with-retries
+        with:
+          version: "0.10.9"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@95815c38cf2ff2164869cbab79da8d1f422bc89e
+        with:
+          name: dependency-wheels
+          path: dist
+      - name: Install the wheel and check the base SDK
+        env:
+          TEST_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python }}
+          RESOLUTION: ${{ matrix.resolution }}
+        run: |
+          uv venv /tmp/base-sdk --python "$TEST_PYTHON"
+          uv pip install --python /tmp/base-sdk/bin/python \
+            --resolution "$RESOLUTION" --no-sources -r pyproject.toml dist/litellm-[0-9]*.whl
+          /tmp/base-sdk/bin/python -I tests/base_sdk_tests/check_base_sdk_install.py