diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
index 6c93f2187971e..bf3d21f3f9254 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/init.rs
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ fn pyproject_build_system(package: &PackageName, build_backend: ProjectBuildBack
                 cache-keys = [{ file = "pyproject.toml" }, { file = "src/**/*.{h,c,hpp,cpp}" }, { file = "CMakeLists.txt" }]
 
                 [build-system]
-                requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.10", "pybind11"]
+                requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.12", "pybind11>=3"]
                 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
             "#}
         .to_string(),
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ fn pyproject_build_backend_prerequisites(
                     [dependencies]
                     # "extension-module" tells pyo3 we want to build an extension module (skips linking against libpython.so)
                     # "abi3-py39" tells pyo3 (and maturin) to build using the stable ABI with minimum Python version 3.9
-                    pyo3 = {{ version = "0.27.1", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }}
+                    pyo3 = {{ version = "0.28.2", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }}
                 "#},
                 )?;
             }
@@ -1131,10 +1131,9 @@ fn pyproject_build_backend_prerequisites(
                 fs_err::write(
                     build_file,
                     indoc::formatdoc! {r"
-                    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+                    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15...4.0)
                     project(${{SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME}} LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-                    set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
                     find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
                     pybind11_add_module(_core MODULE src/main.cpp)
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
index 66bf1e8a48924..7524e02a7fffb 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
@@ -3503,7 +3503,7 @@ fn init_app_build_backend_maturin() -> Result<()> {
         [dependencies]
         # "extension-module" tells pyo3 we want to build an extension module (skips linking against libpython.so)
         # "abi3-py39" tells pyo3 (and maturin) to build using the stable ABI with minimum Python version 3.9
-        pyo3 = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }
+        pyo3 = { version = "0.28.2", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }
         "#
         );
     });
@@ -3559,7 +3559,7 @@ fn init_app_build_backend_scikit() -> Result<()> {
         cache-keys = [{ file = "pyproject.toml" }, { file = "src/**/*.{h,c,hpp,cpp}" }, { file = "CMakeLists.txt" }]
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.10", "pybind11"]
+        requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.12", "pybind11>=3"]
         build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
         "#
         );
@@ -3618,10 +3618,9 @@ fn init_app_build_backend_scikit() -> Result<()> {
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
             build_file_contents, @"
-        cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+        cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15...4.0)
         project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME} LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-        set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
         find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
         pybind11_add_module(_core MODULE src/main.cpp)
@@ -3755,7 +3754,7 @@ fn init_lib_build_backend_maturin() -> Result<()> {
         [dependencies]
         # "extension-module" tells pyo3 we want to build an extension module (skips linking against libpython.so)
         # "abi3-py39" tells pyo3 (and maturin) to build using the stable ABI with minimum Python version 3.9
-        pyo3 = { version = "0.27.1", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }
+        pyo3 = { version = "0.28.2", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py39"] }
         "#
         );
     });
@@ -3808,7 +3807,7 @@ fn init_lib_build_backend_scikit() -> Result<()> {
         cache-keys = [{ file = "pyproject.toml" }, { file = "src/**/*.{h,c,hpp,cpp}" }, { file = "CMakeLists.txt" }]
 
         [build-system]
-        requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.10", "pybind11"]
+        requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.12", "pybind11>=3"]
         build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
         "#
         );
@@ -3867,10 +3866,9 @@ fn init_lib_build_backend_scikit() -> Result<()> {
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
             build_file_contents, @"
-        cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+        cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15...4.0)
         project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME} LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-        set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
         find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
         pybind11_add_module(_core MODULE src/main.cpp)