diff --git a/tests/pyproject.toml b/tests/pyproject.toml
index f1f4468e..f0f1c65b 100644
--- a/tests/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.15,<0.12.0"]
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.16,<0.12.0"]
 build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [tool.uv]