diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c364c765d8..e4a5609d93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
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diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 19aaaa67a8..59e8b3010b 100644
--- a/uv.lock
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