diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/uv-in-requirements-txt-project/requirements.txt b/__tests__/fixtures/uv-in-requirements-txt-project/requirements.txt
index 7815491..44ab0bc 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/uv-in-requirements-txt-project/requirements.txt
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/uv-in-requirements-txt-project/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+uvicorn==0.35.0
 uv==0.6.17
diff --git a/__tests__/version/requirements-file.test.ts b/__tests__/version/requirements-file.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72bcae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/version/requirements-file.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { getUvVersionFromFile } from "../../src/version/resolve";
+
+import { expect, test } from "@jest/globals";
+
+test("ignores dependencies starting with uv", async () => {
+  const parsedVersion = getUvVersionFromFile(
+    "__tests__/fixtures/uv-in-requirements-txt-project/requirements.txt",
+  );
+  expect(parsedVersion).toBe("0.6.17");
+});
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index ddf8eaf..2a4cdfd 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -125802,8 +125802,8 @@ function getUvVersionFromRequirementsFile(filePath) {
 }
 function getUvVersionFromAllDependencies(allDependencies) {
     return allDependencies
-        .find((dep) => dep.startsWith("uv"))
-        ?.match(/^uv([^A-Z0-9._-]+.*)$/)?.[1]
+        .find((dep) => dep.match(/^uv[=<>~!]/))
+        ?.match(/^uv([=<>~!]+.*)$/)?.[1]
         .trim();
 }
 function parsePyprojectDependencies(pyprojectContent) {
diff --git a/src/version/requirements-file.ts b/src/version/requirements-file.ts
index 8db9697..1a8b722 100644
--- a/src/version/requirements-file.ts
+++ b/src/version/requirements-file.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ function getUvVersionFromAllDependencies(
   allDependencies: string[],
 ): string | undefined {
   return allDependencies
-    .find((dep: string) => dep.startsWith("uv"))
-    ?.match(/^uv([^A-Z0-9._-]+.*)$/)?.[1]
+    .find((dep: string) => dep.match(/^uv[=<>~!]/))
+    ?.match(/^uv([=<>~!]+.*)$/)?.[1]
     .trim();
 }