diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/exclude_newer.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/exclude_newer.rs
index 913b3f22d..6338f0094 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/exclude_newer.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/exclude_newer.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use jiff::{Span, Timestamp, ToSpan, Unit, tz::TimeZone};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::de::value::MapAccessDeserializer;
 use uv_normalize::PackageName;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -95,9 +97,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ExcludeNewerChange {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ExcludeNewerPackageChange {
-    PackageAdded(PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue),
+    PackageAdded(PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer),
     PackageRemoved(PackageName),
-    PackageChanged(PackageName, ExcludeNewerValueChange),
+    PackageChanged(PackageName, Box<PackageExcludeNewerChange>),
 }
 
 impl ExcludeNewerPackageChange {
@@ -112,18 +114,23 @@ impl ExcludeNewerPackageChange {
 impl std::fmt::Display for ExcludeNewerPackageChange {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::PackageAdded(name, value) => {
+            Self::PackageAdded(name, PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(value)) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
-                    "addition of exclude newer `{value}` for package `{name}`"
+                    "addition of exclude newer `{}` for package `{name}`",
+                    value.as_ref()
+                )
+            }
+            Self::PackageAdded(name, PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled) => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "addition of exclude newer exclusion for package `{name}`"
                 )
             }
             Self::PackageRemoved(name) => {
                 write!(f, "removal of exclude newer for package `{name}`")
             }
-            Self::PackageChanged(name, change) => {
-                write!(f, "{change} for package `{name}`")
-            }
+            Self::PackageChanged(name, change) => write!(f, "{change} for package `{name}`"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -255,7 +262,7 @@ impl ExcludeNewerValue {
         self.span.as_ref()
     }
 
-    /// Create a new [`ExcludeNewerTimestamp`].
+    /// Create a new [`ExcludeNewerValue`].
     pub fn new(timestamp: Timestamp, span: Option<ExcludeNewerSpan>) -> Self {
         Self { timestamp, span }
     }
@@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ fn format_exclude_newer_error(
 impl FromStr for ExcludeNewerValue {
     type Err = String;
 
-    /// Parse an [`ExcludeNewerTimestamp`] from a string.
+    /// Parse an [`ExcludeNewerValue`] from a string.
     ///
     /// Accepts RFC 3339 timestamps (e.g., `2006-12-02T02:07:43Z`), local dates in the same format
     /// (e.g., `2006-12-02`), "friendly" durations (e.g., `1 week`, `30 days`), and ISO 8601
@@ -425,47 +432,170 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ExcludeNewerValue {
     }
 }
 
+/// Per-package exclude-newer setting.
+///
+/// This enum represents whether exclude-newer should be disabled for a package,
+/// or if a specific cutoff (absolute or relative) should be used.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
+pub enum PackageExcludeNewer {
+    /// Disable exclude-newer for this package (allow all versions regardless of upload date).
+    Disabled,
+    /// Enable exclude-newer with this cutoff for this package.
+    Enabled(Box<ExcludeNewerValue>),
+}
+
 /// A package-specific exclude-newer entry.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
 pub struct ExcludeNewerPackageEntry {
     pub package: PackageName,
-    pub timestamp: ExcludeNewerValue,
+    pub setting: PackageExcludeNewer,
 }
 
 impl FromStr for ExcludeNewerPackageEntry {
     type Err = String;
 
-    /// Parses a [`ExcludeNewerPackageEntry`] from a string in the format `PACKAGE=DATE`.
+    /// Parses a [`ExcludeNewerPackageEntry`] from a string in the format `PACKAGE=DATE` or `PACKAGE=false`.
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        let Some((package, date)) = s.split_once('=') else {
+        let Some((package, value)) = s.split_once('=') else {
             return Err(format!(
-                "Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `{s}`: expected format `PACKAGE=DATE`"
+                "Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `{s}`: expected format `PACKAGE=DATE` or `PACKAGE=false`"
             ));
         };
 
         let package = PackageName::from_str(package).map_err(|err| {
             format!("Invalid `exclude-newer-package` package name `{package}`: {err}")
         })?;
-        let timestamp = ExcludeNewerValue::from_str(date)
-            .map_err(|err| format!("Invalid `exclude-newer-package` timestamp `{date}`: {err}"))?;
 
-        Ok(Self { package, timestamp })
+        let setting = if value == "false" {
+            PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled
+        } else {
+            PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(Box::new(ExcludeNewerValue::from_str(value).map_err(
+                |err| format!("Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `{value}`: {err}"),
+            )?))
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self { package, setting })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<(PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer)> for ExcludeNewerPackageEntry {
+    fn from((package, setting): (PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer)) -> Self {
+        Self { package, setting }
     }
 }
 
 impl From<(PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue)> for ExcludeNewerPackageEntry {
     fn from((package, timestamp): (PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue)) -> Self {
-        Self { package, timestamp }
+        Self {
+            package,
+            setting: PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(Box::new(timestamp)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for PackageExcludeNewer {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        struct Visitor;
+
+        impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for Visitor {
+            type Value = PackageExcludeNewer;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str(
+                    "a date/timestamp/duration string, false to disable exclude-newer, or a table \
+                     with timestamp/span",
+                )
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: serde::de::Error,
+            {
+                ExcludeNewerValue::from_str(v)
+                    .map(|ts| PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(Box::new(ts)))
+                    .map_err(|e| E::custom(format!("failed to parse exclude-newer value: {e}")))
+            }
+
+            fn visit_bool<E>(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: serde::de::Error,
+            {
+                if v {
+                    Err(E::custom(
+                        "expected false to disable exclude-newer, got true",
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    Ok(PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled)
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn visit_map<A>(self, map: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+            where
+                A: serde::de::MapAccess<'de>,
+            {
+                Ok(PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(Box::new(
+                    ExcludeNewerValue::deserialize(MapAccessDeserializer::new(map))?,
+                )))
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_any(Visitor)
+    }
+}
+
+impl serde::Serialize for PackageExcludeNewer {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        match self {
+            Self::Enabled(timestamp) => timestamp.to_string().serialize(serializer),
+            Self::Disabled => serializer.serialize_bool(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PackageExcludeNewerChange {
+    Disabled { was: ExcludeNewerValue },
+    Enabled { now: ExcludeNewerValue },
+    TimestampChanged(ExcludeNewerValueChange),
+}
+
+impl PackageExcludeNewerChange {
+    pub fn is_relative_timestamp_change(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Disabled { .. } | Self::Enabled { .. } => false,
+            Self::TimestampChanged(change) => change.is_relative_timestamp_change(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for PackageExcludeNewerChange {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Disabled { was } => {
+                write!(f, "add exclude newer exclusion (was `{was}`)")
+            }
+            Self::Enabled { now } => {
+                write!(f, "remove exclude newer exclusion (now `{now}`)")
+            }
+            Self::TimestampChanged(change) => write!(f, "{change}"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Default, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
-pub struct ExcludeNewerPackage(FxHashMap<PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue>);
+pub struct ExcludeNewerPackage(FxHashMap<PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer>);
 
 impl Deref for ExcludeNewerPackage {
-    type Target = FxHashMap<PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue>;
+    type Target = FxHashMap<PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer>;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.0
@@ -482,15 +612,15 @@ impl FromIterator<ExcludeNewerPackageEntry> for ExcludeNewerPackage {
     fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = ExcludeNewerPackageEntry>>(iter: T) -> Self {
         Self(
             iter.into_iter()
-                .map(|entry| (entry.package, entry.timestamp))
+                .map(|entry| (entry.package, entry.setting))
                 .collect(),
         )
     }
 }
 
 impl IntoIterator for ExcludeNewerPackage {
-    type Item = (PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue);
-    type IntoIter = std::collections::hash_map::IntoIter<PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue>;
+    type Item = (PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer);
+    type IntoIter = std::collections::hash_map::IntoIter<PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer>;
 
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
         self.0.into_iter()
@@ -498,8 +628,8 @@ impl IntoIterator for ExcludeNewerPackage {
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a ExcludeNewerPackage {
-    type Item = (&'a PackageName, &'a ExcludeNewerValue);
-    type IntoIter = std::collections::hash_map::Iter<'a, PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue>;
+    type Item = (&'a PackageName, &'a PackageExcludeNewer);
+    type IntoIter = std::collections::hash_map::Iter<'a, PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer>;
 
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
         self.0.iter()
@@ -508,20 +638,55 @@ impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a ExcludeNewerPackage {
 
 impl ExcludeNewerPackage {
     /// Convert to the inner `HashMap`.
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> FxHashMap<PackageName, ExcludeNewerValue> {
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> FxHashMap<PackageName, PackageExcludeNewer> {
         self.0
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if this map is empty (no package-specific settings).
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_empty()
+    }
+
     pub fn compare(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<ExcludeNewerPackageChange> {
-        for (package, timestamp) in self {
-            let Some(other_timestamp) = other.get(package) else {
-                return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageRemoved(package.clone()));
-            };
-            if let Some(change) = timestamp.compare(other_timestamp) {
-                return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageChanged(
-                    package.clone(),
-                    change,
-                ));
+        for (package, setting) in self {
+            match (setting, other.get(package)) {
+                (
+                    PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(self_timestamp),
+                    Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(other_timestamp)),
+                ) => {
+                    if let Some(change) = self_timestamp.compare(other_timestamp) {
+                        return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageChanged(
+                            package.clone(),
+                            Box::new(PackageExcludeNewerChange::TimestampChanged(change)),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+                (
+                    PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(self_timestamp),
+                    Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled),
+                ) => {
+                    return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageChanged(
+                        package.clone(),
+                        Box::new(PackageExcludeNewerChange::Disabled {
+                            was: self_timestamp.as_ref().clone(),
+                        }),
+                    ));
+                }
+                (
+                    PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled,
+                    Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(other_timestamp)),
+                ) => {
+                    return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageChanged(
+                        package.clone(),
+                        Box::new(PackageExcludeNewerChange::Enabled {
+                            now: other_timestamp.as_ref().clone(),
+                        }),
+                    ));
+                }
+                (PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled, Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled)) => {}
+                (_, None) => {
+                    return Some(ExcludeNewerPackageChange::PackageRemoved(package.clone()));
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -574,12 +739,16 @@ impl ExcludeNewer {
         Self { global, package }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the timestamp for a specific package, falling back to the global timestamp if set.
+    /// Returns the exclude-newer value for a specific package, returning `Some(value)` if the
+    /// package has a package-specific setting or falls back to the global value if set, or `None`
+    /// if exclude-newer is explicitly disabled for the package (set to `false`) or if no
+    /// exclude-newer is configured.
     pub fn exclude_newer_package(&self, package_name: &PackageName) -> Option<ExcludeNewerValue> {
-        self.package
-            .get(package_name)
-            .cloned()
-            .or(self.global.clone())
+        match self.package.get(package_name) {
+            Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(timestamp)) => Some(timestamp.as_ref().clone()),
+            Some(PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled) => None,
+            None => self.global.clone(),
+        }
     }
 
     /// Returns true if this has any configuration (global or per-package).
@@ -615,11 +784,18 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ExcludeNewer {
             }
         }
         let mut first = true;
-        for (name, timestamp) in &self.package {
+        for (name, setting) in &self.package {
             if !first {
                 write!(f, ", ")?;
             }
-            write!(f, "{name}: {timestamp}")?;
+            match setting {
+                PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(timestamp) => {
+                    write!(f, "{name}: {}", timestamp.as_ref())?;
+                }
+                PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled => {
+                    write!(f, "{name}: disabled")?;
+                }
+            }
             first = false;
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
index d57f8f097..756f2e57b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ pub use dependency_mode::DependencyMode;
 pub use error::{ErrorTree, NoSolutionError, NoSolutionHeader, ResolveError, SentinelRange};
 pub use exclude_newer::{
     ExcludeNewer, ExcludeNewerChange, ExcludeNewerPackage, ExcludeNewerPackageChange,
-    ExcludeNewerPackageEntry, ExcludeNewerValue, ExcludeNewerValueChange,
+    ExcludeNewerPackageEntry, ExcludeNewerValue, ExcludeNewerValueChange, PackageExcludeNewer,
+    PackageExcludeNewerChange,
 };
 pub use exclusions::Exclusions;
 pub use flat_index::{FlatDistributions, FlatIndex};
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
index 3ef583155..dc0d0f44a 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ use crate::resolution::{AnnotatedDist, ResolutionGraphNode};
 use crate::universal_marker::{ConflictMarker, UniversalMarker};
 use crate::{
     ExcludeNewer, ExcludeNewerPackage, ExcludeNewerValue, InMemoryIndex, MetadataResponse,
-    PrereleaseMode, ResolutionMode, ResolverOutput,
+    PackageExcludeNewer, PrereleaseMode, ResolutionMode, ResolverOutput,
 };
 
 mod export;
@@ -1071,20 +1071,29 @@ impl Lock {
                 // Serialize package-specific exclusions as a separate field
                 if !exclude_newer.package.is_empty() {
                     let mut package_table = toml_edit::Table::new();
-                    for (name, exclude_newer_value) in &exclude_newer.package {
-                        if let Some(span) = exclude_newer_value.span() {
-                            // Serialize as inline table with timestamp and span
-                            let mut inline = toml_edit::InlineTable::new();
-                            inline.insert(
-                                "timestamp",
-                                exclude_newer_value.timestamp().to_string().into(),
-                            );
-                            inline.insert("span", span.to_string().into());
-                            package_table.insert(name.as_ref(), Item::Value(inline.into()));
-                        } else {
-                            // Serialize as simple string
-                            package_table
-                                .insert(name.as_ref(), value(exclude_newer_value.to_string()));
+                    for (name, setting) in &exclude_newer.package {
+                        match setting {
+                            PackageExcludeNewer::Enabled(exclude_newer_value) => {
+                                if let Some(span) = exclude_newer_value.span() {
+                                    // Serialize as inline table with timestamp and span
+                                    let mut inline = toml_edit::InlineTable::new();
+                                    inline.insert(
+                                        "timestamp",
+                                        exclude_newer_value.timestamp().to_string().into(),
+                                    );
+                                    inline.insert("span", span.to_string().into());
+                                    package_table.insert(name.as_ref(), Item::Value(inline.into()));
+                                } else {
+                                    // Serialize as simple string
+                                    package_table.insert(
+                                        name.as_ref(),
+                                        value(exclude_newer_value.to_string()),
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
+                            PackageExcludeNewer::Disabled => {
+                                package_table.insert(name.as_ref(), value(false));
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     options_table.insert("exclude-newer-package", Item::Table(package_table));
diff --git a/crates/uv-settings/src/combine.rs b/crates/uv-settings/src/combine.rs
index 15a63e1dc..8e3f46152 100644
--- a/crates/uv-settings/src/combine.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-settings/src/combine.rs
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ impl Combine for ExcludeNewer {
             if self.package.is_empty() {
                 self.package = other.package;
             } else {
-                // Merge package-specific timestamps, with self taking precedence
-                for (pkg, timestamp) in &other.package {
-                    self.package.entry(pkg.clone()).or_insert(timestamp.clone());
+                // Merge package-specific settings, with self taking precedence
+                for (pkg, setting) in &other.package {
+                    self.package
+                        .entry(pkg.clone())
+                        .or_insert_with(|| setting.clone());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
index 6c9bd7858..b608cd29a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
@@ -31179,6 +31179,94 @@ fn test_tilde_equals_python_version() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Test that exclude-newer-package can be disabled for specific packages using `false`.
+#[test]
+fn lock_exclude_newer_package_disable() -> Result<()> {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
+
+    let pyproject_toml = context.temp_dir.child("pyproject.toml");
+    pyproject_toml.write_str(
+        r#"
+        [project]
+        name = "project"
+        version = "0.1.0"
+        requires-python = ">=3.12"
+        dependencies = ["idna", "iniconfig"]
+        "#,
+    )?;
+
+    // Lock with global exclude-newer and disable it for idna
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context
+        .lock()
+        .env_remove(EnvVars::UV_EXCLUDE_NEWER)
+        .arg("--exclude-newer")
+        .arg("2022-04-04T12:00:00Z")
+        .arg("--exclude-newer-package")
+        .arg("idna=false"), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    Resolved 3 packages in [TIME]
+    "###);
+
+    let lock = context.read("uv.lock");
+
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        assert_snapshot!(
+            lock, @r#"
+        version = 1
+        revision = 3
+        requires-python = ">=3.12"
+
+        [options]
+        exclude-newer = "2022-04-04T12:00:00Z"
+
+        [options.exclude-newer-package]
+        idna = false
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "idna"
+        version = "3.11"
+        source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+        sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6f/6d/0703ccc57f3a7233505399edb88de3cbd678da106337b9fcde432b65ed60/idna-3.11.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:795dafcc9c04ed0c1fb032c2aa73654d8e8c5023a7df64a53f39190ada629902", size = 194582, upload-time = "2025-10-12T14:55:20.501Z" }
+        wheels = [
+            { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0e/61/66938bbb5fc52dbdf84594873d5b51fb1f7c7794e9c0f5bd885f30bc507b/idna-3.11-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:771a87f49d9defaf64091e6e6fe9c18d4833f140bd19464795bc32d966ca37ea", size = 71008, upload-time = "2025-10-12T14:55:18.883Z" },
+        ]
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "iniconfig"
+        version = "1.1.1"
+        source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+        sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/23/a2/97899f6bd0e873fed3a7e67ae8d3a08b21799430fb4da15cfedf10d6e2c2/iniconfig-1.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:bc3af051d7d14b2ee5ef9969666def0cd1a000e121eaea580d4a313df4b37f32", size = 8104, upload-time = "2020-10-14T10:20:18.572Z" }
+        wheels = [
+            { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9b/dd/b3c12c6d707058fa947864b67f0c4e0c39ef8610988d7baea9578f3c48f3/iniconfig-1.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:011e24c64b7f47f6ebd835bb12a743f2fbe9a26d4cecaa7f53bc4f35ee9da8b3", size = 4990, upload-time = "2020-10-16T17:37:23.05Z" },
+        ]
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "project"
+        version = "0.1.0"
+        source = { virtual = "." }
+        dependencies = [
+            { name = "idna" },
+            { name = "iniconfig" },
+        ]
+
+        [package.metadata]
+        requires-dist = [
+            { name = "idna" },
+            { name = "iniconfig" },
+        ]
+        "#
+        );
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Test that exclude-newer-package is properly serialized in the lockfile.
 #[test]
 fn lock_exclude_newer_package() -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_compile.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_compile.rs
index 9d01ae9b3..e22239fad 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_compile.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_compile.rs
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ fn compile_exclude_newer_package_errors() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: invalid value 'tqdm' for '--exclude-newer-package <EXCLUDE_NEWER_PACKAGE>': Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `tqdm`: expected format `PACKAGE=DATE`
+    error: invalid value 'tqdm' for '--exclude-newer-package <EXCLUDE_NEWER_PACKAGE>': Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `tqdm`: expected format `PACKAGE=DATE` or `PACKAGE=false`
 
     For more information, try '--help'.
     "
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@ fn compile_exclude_newer_package_errors() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: invalid value 'tqdm=invalid-date' for '--exclude-newer-package <EXCLUDE_NEWER_PACKAGE>': Invalid `exclude-newer-package` timestamp `invalid-date`: `invalid-date` could not be parsed as a valid exclude-newer value (expected a date like `2024-01-01`, a timestamp like `2024-01-01T00:00:00Z`, or a duration like `3 days` or `P3D`)
+    error: invalid value 'tqdm=invalid-date' for '--exclude-newer-package <EXCLUDE_NEWER_PACKAGE>': Invalid `exclude-newer-package` value `invalid-date`: `invalid-date` could not be parsed as a valid exclude-newer value (expected a date like `2024-01-01`, a timestamp like `2024-01-01T00:00:00Z`, or a duration like `3 days` or `P3D`)
 
     For more information, try '--help'.
     "
diff --git a/docs/concepts/resolution.md b/docs/concepts/resolution.md
index 2f60f4b37..c26fc110a 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/resolution.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/resolution.md
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ configured time zone.
 
     The package index must support the `upload-time` field as specified in
     [`PEP 700`](https://peps.python.org/pep-0700/). If the field is not present for a given
-    distribution, the distribution will be treated as unavailable. PyPI provides `upload-time` for
-    all packages.
+    distribution, the distribution will be treated as unavailable unless the package is opted out
+    via `--exclude-newer-package <package>=false`. PyPI provides `upload-time` for all packages.
 
 To ensure reproducibility, messages for unsatisfiable resolutions will not mention that
 distributions were excluded due to the `--exclude-newer` flag — newer distributions will be treated
@@ -689,6 +689,9 @@ Values may also be specified for specific packages, e.g.,
 exclude-newer-package = { setuptools = "2006-12-02T02:07:43Z" }
 ```
 
+The same flag also accepts `<package>=false` to opt a package out of the `--exclude-newer`
+restriction, e.g., to allow resolving packages from an index that does not publish upload times.
+
 Package-specific values will take precedence over global values.
 
 ## Dependency cooldowns
diff --git a/uv.schema.json b/uv.schema.json
index 78784098a..58cf3d6be 100644
--- a/uv.schema.json
+++ b/uv.schema.json
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@
     "ExcludeNewerPackage": {
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": {
-        "$ref": "#/definitions/ExcludeNewerTimestamp"
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/PackageExcludeNewer"
       }
     },
     "ExcludeNewerTimestamp": {
@@ -1213,6 +1213,29 @@
         "$ref": "#/definitions/ConfigSettings"
       }
     },
+    "PackageExcludeNewer": {
+      "description": "Per-package exclude-newer setting.\n\nThis enum represents whether exclude-newer should be disabled for a package,\nor if a specific cutoff (absolute or relative) should be used.",
+      "oneOf": [
+        {
+          "description": "Disable exclude-newer for this package (allow all versions regardless of upload date).",
+          "type": "string",
+          "const": "Disabled"
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Enable exclude-newer with this cutoff for this package.",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "Enabled": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/ExcludeNewerTimestamp"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "required": [
+            "Enabled"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "PackageName": {
       "description": "The normalized name of a package.\n\nConverts the name to lowercase and collapses runs of `-`, `_`, and `.` down to a single `-`.\nFor example, `---`, `.`, and `__` are all converted to a single `-`.\n\nSee: <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/name-normalization/>",
       "type": "string"