diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a231052..1d43a66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
-          version: "0.12.5"
+          version: "0.12.7"
 
       - name: Install the locked release runtime
         run: uv sync --locked --project scripts/release --python 3.12
diff --git a/scripts/release/pyproject.toml b/scripts/release/pyproject.toml
index 88acad1..a0c38d0 100644
--- a/scripts/release/pyproject.toml
+++ b/scripts/release/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # while Tray requires Click 8.3.3 or later. This is a virtual tool project.
 [dependency-groups]
 release = [
-    "uv==0.12.5",
+    "uv==0.12.7",
     "hatchling==1.31.0",
     "python-semantic-release==10.6.2",
     "GitPython==3.1.61",
diff --git a/scripts/release/uv.lock b/scripts/release/uv.lock
index b27acc5..c44121a 100644
--- a/scripts/release/uv.lock
+++ b/scripts/release/uv.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release = [
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     { name = "hatchling", specifier = "==1.31.0" },
     { name = "python-semantic-release", specifier = "==10.6.2" },
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diff --git a/tests/test_release_contract.py b/tests/test_release_contract.py
index 127776c..565c613 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_contract.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_release_uv_pin_is_declared_once() -> None:
     """The reviewed lock must supply the only uv used during a release."""
     pyproject = (ROOT / "pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     tools = (ROOT / "scripts/release/pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    assert tools.count('"uv==0.12.5"') == 1
+    assert tools.count('"uv==0.12.7"') == 1
     assert '"uv==' not in pyproject
 
     build_command = re.search(r'(?s)build_command = """(.*?)"""', pyproject)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_release_uses_the_reviewed_locked_psr_runtime() -> None:
     lock = (ROOT / "scripts/release/uv.lock").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
     assert "python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@" not in workflow
-    assert 'version: "0.12.5"' in workflow
+    assert 'version: "0.12.7"' in workflow
     assert "uv sync --locked --project scripts/release --python 3.12" in workflow
     assert "uv run --locked --project scripts/release" in workflow
     assert "python scripts/run_semantic_release.py" in workflow