diff --git a/.github/actions/install-aiida-core/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-aiida-core/action.yml
index 4cae095e3c..ac18a6e978 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-aiida-core/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-aiida-core/action.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ runs:
   - name: Set up uv
     uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
     with:
-      version: 0.7.6
+      version: 0.8.22
       python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
       activate-environment: true
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2289acd6ad..8666753111 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ repos:
       )$
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
-  rev: 0.7.6
+  rev: 0.8.22
   hooks:
     # Check and update the uv lockfile
   - id: uv-lock
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 1926a218f8..9ab91ab5ef 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ build:
     # https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/build-customization.html#install-dependencies-with-uv
     pre_create_environment:
     - asdf plugin add uv
-    - asdf install uv 0.7.6
-    - asdf global uv 0.7.6
+    - asdf install uv 0.8.22
+    - asdf global uv 0.8.22
     create_environment:
     # Create a virtual environment in '.venv/' folder
     # which is picked up automatically by `uv sync` and `uv run` commands below
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1f6a37dce8..90a802204e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ atomic_tools = [
   'spglib>=1.14,<3.0'
 ]
 bpython = [
-  'bpython~=0.18.0'
+  'bpython~=0.20'
 ]
 docs = [
   'pydata-sphinx-theme~=0.15.1',
@@ -557,4 +557,4 @@ commands = molecule {posargs:test}
 # .pre-commit-config.yaml
 # .github/actions/install-aiida-core/action.yml
 # .readthedocs.yml
-required-version = ">=0.7.0"
+required-version = ">=0.8.4"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 406df90edb..c221ea1839 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "archive-path", specifier = "~=0.4.2" },
     { name = "ase", marker = "extra == 'atomic-tools'", specifier = "~=3.21" },
     { name = "asyncssh", specifier = "~=2.19.0" },
-    { name = "bpython", marker = "extra == 'bpython'", specifier = "~=0.18.0" },
+    { name = "bpython", marker = "extra == 'bpython'", specifier = "~=0.20" },
     { name = "chardet", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'", specifier = "~=5.2.0" },
     { name = "circus", specifier = "~=0.19.0" },
     { name = "click", specifier = ">=8.1.0,<8.3" },
@@ -635,19 +635,21 @@ wheels = [
 
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 name = "bpython"
-version = "0.18"
+version = "0.25"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "curtsies", version = "0.4.2", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.10'" },
     { name = "curtsies", version = "0.4.3", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version >= '3.10'" },
+    { name = "cwcwidth" },
     { name = "greenlet" },
     { name = "pygments" },
+    { name = "pyxdg" },
     { name = "requests" },
-    { name = "six" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cc/af/4ebe98f22713b4d66d57b85d6f3f4d12e7ea208d967df24bf2f666bf0f74/bpython-0.18.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:56cc20dbe568c98c81de4990fddf5862c0d8d3ab0ad1cf7057988abc5f7686c2", size = 213321, upload-time = "2019-04-03T18:15:26.538Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ba/dd/cc02bf66f342a4673867fdf6c1f9fce90ec1e91e651b21bc4af4890101da/bpython-0.25.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c246fc909ef6dcc26e9d8cb4615b0e6b1613f3543d12269b19ffd0782166c65b", size = 207610, upload-time = "2025-01-17T09:35:22.382Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c7/0c/22459d1c7f45faada154b9bb4e04c0000b9cc691cd232b7915667f0a4574/bpython-0.18-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c7c6de7309311fd607d6cb47ef7e2d6e065d0a299199d51220d57732850a3efa", size = 183963, upload-time = "2019-04-03T18:15:24.419Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ba/74/5470df025854d5e213793b62cbea032fd66919562662955789fcc5dc17d6/bpython-0.25-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:28fd86008ca5ef6100ead407c9743aa60c51293a18ba5b18fcacea7f5b7f2257", size = 176131, upload-time = "2025-01-17T09:35:19.444Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4647,6 +4649,15 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/96/90fa02f19b1eff7469ad7bf0ef8efca248025de9f1d0a0b25682d2aacf68/pywinpty-2.0.15-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:d261cd88fcd358cfb48a7ca0700db3e1c088c9c10403c9ebc0d8a8b57aa6a117", size = 1405302, upload-time = "2025-02-03T21:55:40.394Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pyxdg"
+version = "0.28"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b0/25/7998cd2dec731acbd438fbf91bc619603fc5188de0a9a17699a781840452/pyxdg-0.28.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3267bb3074e934df202af2ee0868575484108581e6f3cb006af1da35395e88b4", size = 77776, upload-time = "2022-06-05T11:35:01Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e5/8d/cf41b66a8110670e3ad03dab9b759704eeed07fa96e90fdc0357b2ba70e2/pyxdg-0.28-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:bdaf595999a0178ecea4052b7f4195569c1ff4d344567bccdc12dfdf02d545ab", size = 49520, upload-time = "2022-06-05T11:34:58.832Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pyyaml"
 version = "6.0.2"