diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a4cd0d48..cdd51cb7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ environment = { MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = "11.0" }
 
 
 [tool.uv]
+required-version = ">=0.5.20"
 reinstall-package = ["mqt.qcec"]
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 099151d2..3b095421 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1325,7 +1325,6 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mqt-qcec"
-version = "2.8.2.dev49+g6c0788e"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "importlib-resources", marker = "python_full_version < '3.10'" },