diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 022e51d..8ca1a85 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ description = "Python helper for the Duckdb python extension"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
-    "pip>=25.0.1",
+    "pip>=26.1.2",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4d605f5..820d263 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
-revision = 1
+revision = 3
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
-requires-dist = [{ name = "pip", specifier = ">=25.0.1" }]
+requires-dist = [{ name = "pip", specifier = ">=26.1.2" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pip"
-version = "25.0.1"
+version = "26.2.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
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 wheels = [
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f3/6e/1736e5b4ae2b778ef2f81c47d797de9f891d4d8acb047a24ca37a60294dd/pip-26.2.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:71138adf1f4ca900cdb7d289c21b7494329f2332b6d85f0e1c42108c0384ed3e", size = 1816632, upload-time = "2026-08-04T22:51:12.472Z" },
 ]