diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 7cbb531966..0c525a41fa 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@
             "include-component-in-tag": true,
             "draft": false,
             "prerelease": false,
-            "draft-pull-request": true
+            "draft-pull-request": true,
+            "extra-files": [
+                {
+                    "type": "toml",
+                    "path": "uv.lock",
+                    "jsonpath": "$.package[?(@.name.value=='hugr')].version"
+                }
+            ]
         }
     },
     "changelog-sections": [
@@ -63,4 +70,4 @@
             "hidden": true
         }
     ]
-}
+}
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