diff --git a/ct/libretranslate.sh b/ct/libretranslate.sh
index 6785a53e1b..2c55d83800 100644
--- a/ct/libretranslate.sh
+++ b/ct/libretranslate.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  setup_uv
+  PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv
 
   if check_for_gh_release "libretranslate" "LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_info "Updating LibreTranslate"
     cd /opt/libretranslate
     source .venv/bin/activate
-    $STD pip install -U libretranslate
+    $STD uv pip install -U libretranslate
     msg_ok "Updated LibreTranslate"
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
diff --git a/install/libretranslate-install.sh b/install/libretranslate-install.sh
index 47e55b66d9..d511c033c2 100644
--- a/install/libretranslate-install.sh
+++ b/install/libretranslate-install.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $STD apt install -y \
   python3-icu
 msg_ok "Setup Python3"
 
-setup_uv
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "libretranslate" "LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate"
 
 msg_info "Setup LibreTranslate (Patience)"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [[ -z "$TORCH_VERSION" ]]; then
   TORCH_VERSION="2.5.0"
 fi
 cd /opt/libretranslate
-$STD uv venv .venv
+$STD uv venv .venv --python 3.12
 $STD source .venv/bin/activate
 $STD uv pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 $STD uv pip install Babel==2.12.1