diff --git a/vizro-ai/hatch.toml b/vizro-ai/hatch.toml
index 384d15d57..956bd94ca 100644
--- a/vizro-ai/hatch.toml
+++ b/vizro-ai/hatch.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
 installer = "uv"
 
 [envs.default.env-vars]
+UV_PRERELEASE = "allow"
 VIZRO_AI_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
 
 [envs.default.scripts]
diff --git a/vizro-core/hatch.toml b/vizro-core/hatch.toml
index a8165f25e..d10a4c905 100644
--- a/vizro-core/hatch.toml
+++ b/vizro-core/hatch.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pre-commit",
   "PyGithub"
 ]
+env-vars = {UV_PRERELEASE = "allow"}
 installer = "uv"
 
 [envs.default.scripts]