diff --git a/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs b/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
index ce09933cf..a77ae6c94 100644
--- a/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ impl VersionRequest {
                 (version.major(), version.minor(), version.patch())
                     == (*major, *minor, Some(*patch))
             }
-            Self::Range(specifiers, _) => specifiers.contains(&version.version),
+            Self::Range(specifiers, _) => specifiers.contains(&version.version.only_release()),
             Self::MajorMinorPrerelease(major, minor, prerelease, _) => {
                 (version.major(), version.minor(), version.pre())
                     == (*major, *minor, Some(*prerelease))
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_install.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_install.rs
index 9129ce163..6919af0ab 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_install.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_install.rs
@@ -1246,6 +1246,16 @@ fn python_install_314() {
     ----- stderr -----
     ");
 
+    // This also applies to `>=` requests, even though pre-releases aren't technically in the range
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_find().arg(">=3.14"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    [TEMP_DIR]/managed/cpython-3.14.0a6-[PLATFORM]/[INSTALL-BIN]/python
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_find().arg("3"), @r"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0