diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 794ca45bb..f4af45d5b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4396,7 +4396,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pep508_rs",
  "platform-tags",
  "predicates",
- "pubgrub",
  "pypi-types",
  "rayon",
  "regex",
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
index 023f8aa82..65a4223d3 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub use preferences::{Preference, PreferenceError};
 pub use prerelease_mode::PreReleaseMode;
 pub use pubgrub::{PubGrubSpecifier, PubGrubSpecifierError};
 pub use python_requirement::PythonRequirement;
+pub use requires_python::{RequiresPython, RequiresPythonError};
 pub use resolution::{AnnotationStyle, DisplayResolutionGraph, ResolutionGraph};
 pub use resolution_mode::ResolutionMode;
 pub use resolver::{
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ mod prerelease_mode;
 mod pubgrub;
 mod python_requirement;
 mod redirect;
+mod requires_python;
 mod resolution;
 mod resolution_mode;
 mod resolver;
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock.rs
index 9a08258ec..f0b500503 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use distribution_types::{
     GitSourceDist, IndexUrl, PathBuiltDist, PathSourceDist, RegistryBuiltDist, RegistryBuiltWheel,
     RegistrySourceDist, RemoteSource, Resolution, ResolvedDist, ToUrlError,
 };
-use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifiers};
+use pep440_rs::Version;
 use pep508_rs::{MarkerEnvironment, MarkerTree, VerbatimUrl};
 use platform_tags::{TagCompatibility, TagPriority, Tags};
 use pypi_types::{HashDigest, ParsedArchiveUrl, ParsedGitUrl};
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use uv_git::{GitReference, GitSha, RepositoryReference, ResolvedRepositoryRefere
 use uv_normalize::{ExtraName, GroupName, PackageName};
 
 use crate::resolution::AnnotatedDist;
-use crate::ResolutionGraph;
+use crate::{RequiresPython, ResolutionGraph};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[serde(try_from = "LockWire")]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct Lock {
     version: u32,
     distributions: Vec<Distribution>,
     /// The range of supported Python versions.
-    requires_python: Option<VersionSpecifiers>,
+    requires_python: Option<RequiresPython>,
     /// A map from distribution ID to index in `distributions`.
     ///
     /// This can be used to quickly lookup the full distribution for any ID
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl Lock {
     /// Initialize a [`Lock`] from a list of [`Distribution`] entries.
     fn new(
         distributions: Vec<Distribution>,
-        requires_python: Option<VersionSpecifiers>,
+        requires_python: Option<RequiresPython>,
     ) -> Result<Self, LockError> {
         let wire = LockWire {
             version: 1,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl Lock {
     }
 
     /// Returns the supported Python version range for the lockfile, if present.
-    pub fn requires_python(&self) -> Option<&VersionSpecifiers> {
+    pub fn requires_python(&self) -> Option<&RequiresPython> {
         self.requires_python.as_ref()
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct LockWire {
     #[serde(rename = "distribution")]
     distributions: Vec<Distribution>,
     #[serde(rename = "requires-python")]
-    requires_python: Option<VersionSpecifiers>,
+    requires_python: Option<RequiresPython>,
 }
 
 impl From<Lock> for LockWire {
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/pubgrub/report.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/pubgrub/report.rs
index e5fc14c0a..3b49cdf9b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/pubgrub/report.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/pubgrub/report.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ use pubgrub::type_aliases::Map;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 
 use distribution_types::IndexLocations;
-use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifiers};
+use pep440_rs::Version;
 use uv_normalize::PackageName;
 
 use crate::candidate_selector::CandidateSelector;
-use crate::python_requirement::{PythonRequirement, RequiresPython};
+use crate::python_requirement::{PythonRequirement, PythonTarget};
 use crate::resolver::{IncompletePackage, UnavailablePackage, UnavailableReason};
+use crate::RequiresPython;
 
 use super::{PubGrubPackage, PubGrubPackageInner, PubGrubPython};
 
@@ -534,9 +535,11 @@ impl PubGrubReportFormatter<'_> {
                         PubGrubPackageInner::Python(PubGrubPython::Target)
                     ) {
                         if let Some(python) = self.python_requirement {
-                            if let Some(RequiresPython::Specifiers(specifiers)) = python.target() {
+                            if let Some(PythonTarget::RequiresPython(requires_python)) =
+                                python.target()
+                            {
                                 hints.insert(PubGrubHint::RequiresPython {
-                                    requires_python: specifiers.clone(),
+                                    requires_python: requires_python.clone(),
                                     package: package.clone(),
                                     package_set: self
                                         .simplify_set(package_set, package)
@@ -632,7 +635,7 @@ pub(crate) enum PubGrubHint {
     },
     /// The `Requires-Python` requirement was not satisfied.
     RequiresPython {
-        requires_python: VersionSpecifiers,
+        requires_python: RequiresPython,
         #[derivative(PartialEq = "ignore", Hash = "ignore")]
         package: PubGrubPackage,
         #[derivative(PartialEq = "ignore", Hash = "ignore")]
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/python_requirement.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/python_requirement.rs
index c26deb78f..13554e0a3 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/python_requirement.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/python_requirement.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::collections::Bound;
-
 use pep440_rs::VersionSpecifiers;
 use pep508_rs::StringVersion;
 use uv_interpreter::{Interpreter, PythonVersion};
 
+use crate::RequiresPython;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct PythonRequirement {
     /// The installed version of Python.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct PythonRequirement {
     /// when specifying an alternate Python version for the resolution.
     ///
     /// If `None`, the target version is the same as the installed version.
-    target: Option<RequiresPython>,
+    target: Option<PythonTarget>,
 }
 
 impl PythonRequirement {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl PythonRequirement {
     pub fn from_python_version(interpreter: &Interpreter, python_version: &PythonVersion) -> Self {
         Self {
             installed: interpreter.python_full_version().clone(),
-            target: Some(RequiresPython::Specifier(StringVersion {
+            target: Some(PythonTarget::Version(StringVersion {
                 string: python_version.to_string(),
                 version: python_version.python_full_version(),
             })),
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ impl PythonRequirement {
     /// [`MarkerEnvironment`].
     pub fn from_requires_python(
         interpreter: &Interpreter,
-        requires_python: &VersionSpecifiers,
+        requires_python: &RequiresPython,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             installed: interpreter.python_full_version().clone(),
-            target: Some(RequiresPython::Specifiers(requires_python.clone())),
+            target: Some(PythonTarget::RequiresPython(requires_python.clone())),
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,103 +55,49 @@ impl PythonRequirement {
     }
 
     /// Return the target version of Python.
-    pub fn target(&self) -> Option<&RequiresPython> {
+    pub fn target(&self) -> Option<&PythonTarget> {
         self.target.as_ref()
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub enum RequiresPython {
-    /// The [`RequiresPython`] specifier is a single version specifier, as provided via
+pub enum PythonTarget {
+    /// The [`PythonTarget`] specifier is a single version specifier, as provided via
     /// `--python-version` on the command line.
     ///
     /// The use of a separate enum variant allows us to use a verbatim representation when reporting
     /// back to the user.
-    Specifier(StringVersion),
-    /// The [`RequiresPython`] specifier is a set of version specifiers, as extracted from the
+    Version(StringVersion),
+    /// The [`PythonTarget`] specifier is a set of version specifiers, as extracted from the
     /// `Requires-Python` field in a `pyproject.toml` or `METADATA` file.
-    Specifiers(VersionSpecifiers),
+    RequiresPython(RequiresPython),
 }
 
-impl RequiresPython {
-    /// Returns `true` if the target Python is covered by the [`VersionSpecifiers`].
-    ///
-    /// For example, if the target Python is `>=3.8`, then `>=3.7` would cover it. However, `>=3.9`
-    /// would not.
-    ///
-    /// We treat `Requires-Python` as a lower bound. For example, if the requirement expresses
-    /// `>=3.8, <4`, we treat it as `>=3.8`. `Requires-Python` itself was intended to enable
-    /// packages to drop support for older versions of Python without breaking installations on
-    /// those versions, and packages cannot know whether they are compatible with future, unreleased
-    /// versions of Python.
-    ///
-    /// See: <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/dropping-older-python-versions/>
-    pub fn contains(&self, requires_python: &VersionSpecifiers) -> bool {
+impl PythonTarget {
+    /// Returns `true` if the target Python is compatible with the [`VersionSpecifiers`].
+    pub fn is_compatible_with(&self, target: &VersionSpecifiers) -> bool {
         match self {
-            RequiresPython::Specifier(specifier) => requires_python.contains(specifier),
-            RequiresPython::Specifiers(specifiers) => {
-                let Ok(target) = crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifier::try_from(specifiers) else {
-                    return false;
-                };
-
-                let Ok(requires_python) =
-                    crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifier::try_from(requires_python)
-                else {
-                    return false;
-                };
-
-                // If the dependency has no lower bound, then it supports all versions.
-                let Some((requires_python_lower, _)) = requires_python.iter().next() else {
-                    return true;
-                };
-
-                // If we have no lower bound, then there must be versions we support that the
-                // dependency does not.
-                let Some((target_lower, _)) = target.iter().next() else {
-                    return false;
-                };
-
-                // We want, e.g., `target_lower` to be `>=3.8` and `requires_python_lower` to be
-                // `>=3.7`.
-                //
-                // That is: `requires_python_lower` should be less than or equal to `target_lower`.
-                match (requires_python_lower, target_lower) {
-                    (Bound::Included(requires_python_lower), Bound::Included(target_lower)) => {
-                        requires_python_lower <= target_lower
-                    }
-                    (Bound::Excluded(requires_python_lower), Bound::Included(target_lower)) => {
-                        requires_python_lower < target_lower
-                    }
-                    (Bound::Included(requires_python_lower), Bound::Excluded(target_lower)) => {
-                        requires_python_lower <= target_lower
-                    }
-                    (Bound::Excluded(requires_python_lower), Bound::Excluded(target_lower)) => {
-                        requires_python_lower < target_lower
-                    }
-                    // If the dependency has no lower bound, then it supports all versions.
-                    (Bound::Unbounded, _) => true,
-                    // If we have no lower bound, then there must be versions we support that the
-                    // dependency does not.
-                    (_, Bound::Unbounded) => false,
-                }
+            PythonTarget::Version(version) => target.contains(version),
+            PythonTarget::RequiresPython(requires_python) => {
+                requires_python.is_contained_by(target)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the [`VersionSpecifiers`] for the [`RequiresPython`] specifier.
-    pub fn as_specifiers(&self) -> Option<&VersionSpecifiers> {
+    /// Returns the [`RequiresPython`] for the [`PythonTarget`] specifier.
+    pub fn as_requires_python(&self) -> Option<&RequiresPython> {
         match self {
-            RequiresPython::Specifier(_) => None,
-            RequiresPython::Specifiers(specifiers) => Some(specifiers),
+            PythonTarget::Version(_) => None,
+            PythonTarget::RequiresPython(requires_python) => Some(requires_python),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl std::fmt::Display for RequiresPython {
+impl std::fmt::Display for PythonTarget {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            RequiresPython::Specifier(specifier) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(specifier, f),
-            RequiresPython::Specifiers(specifiers) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(specifiers, f),
+            PythonTarget::Version(specifier) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(specifier, f),
+            PythonTarget::RequiresPython(specifiers) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(specifiers, f),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/requires_python.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/requires_python.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8914447dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/requires_python.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+use std::collections::Bound;
+
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use pubgrub::range::Range;
+
+use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifier, VersionSpecifiers};
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum RequiresPythonError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    PubGrub(#[from] crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifierError),
+}
+
+/// The `Requires-Python` requirement specifier.
+///
+/// We treat `Requires-Python` as a lower bound. For example, if the requirement expresses
+/// `>=3.8, <4`, we treat it as `>=3.8`. `Requires-Python` itself was intended to enable
+/// packages to drop support for older versions of Python without breaking installations on
+/// those versions, and packages cannot know whether they are compatible with future, unreleased
+/// versions of Python.
+///
+/// See: <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/dropping-older-python-versions/>
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+pub struct RequiresPython(VersionSpecifiers);
+
+impl RequiresPython {
+    /// Returns a [`RequiresPython`] to express `>=` equality with the given version.
+    pub fn greater_than_equal_version(version: Version) -> Self {
+        Self(VersionSpecifiers::from(
+            VersionSpecifier::greater_than_equal_version(version),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a [`RequiresPython`] to express the union of the given version specifiers.
+    ///
+    /// For example, given `>=3.8` and `>=3.9`, this would return `>=3.8`.
+    pub fn union<'a>(
+        specifiers: impl Iterator<Item = &'a VersionSpecifiers>,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Self>, RequiresPythonError> {
+        // Convert to PubGrub range and perform a union.
+        let range = specifiers
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifier::try_from)
+            .fold_ok(None, |range: Option<Range<Version>>, requires_python| {
+                if let Some(range) = range {
+                    Some(range.union(&requires_python.into()))
+                } else {
+                    Some(requires_python.into())
+                }
+            })?;
+
+        let Some(range) = range else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+
+        // Convert back to PEP 440 specifiers.
+        let requires_python = Self(
+            range
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(VersionSpecifier::from_bounds)
+                .collect(),
+        );
+
+        Ok(Some(requires_python))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the `Requires-Python` is compatible with the given version.
+    pub fn contains(&self, version: &Version) -> bool {
+        self.0.contains(version)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the `Requires-Python` is compatible with the given version specifiers.
+    ///
+    /// For example, if the `Requires-Python` is `>=3.8`, then `>=3.7` would be considered
+    /// compatible, since all versions in the `Requires-Python` range are also covered by the
+    /// provided range. However, `>=3.9` would not be considered compatible, as the
+    /// `Requires-Python` includes Python 3.8, but `>=3.9` does not.
+    pub fn is_contained_by(&self, target: &VersionSpecifiers) -> bool {
+        let Ok(requires_python) = crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifier::try_from(&self.0) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        let Ok(target) = crate::pubgrub::PubGrubSpecifier::try_from(target) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        // If the dependency has no lower bound, then it supports all versions.
+        let Some((target_lower, _)) = target.iter().next() else {
+            return true;
+        };
+
+        // If we have no lower bound, then there must be versions we support that the
+        // dependency does not.
+        let Some((requires_python_lower, _)) = requires_python.iter().next() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        // We want, e.g., `requires_python_lower` to be `>=3.8` and `version_lower` to be
+        // `>=3.7`.
+        //
+        // That is: `version_lower` should be less than or equal to `requires_python_lower`.
+        match (target_lower, requires_python_lower) {
+            (Bound::Included(target_lower), Bound::Included(requires_python_lower)) => {
+                target_lower <= requires_python_lower
+            }
+            (Bound::Excluded(target_lower), Bound::Included(requires_python_lower)) => {
+                target_lower < requires_python_lower
+            }
+            (Bound::Included(target_lower), Bound::Excluded(requires_python_lower)) => {
+                target_lower <= requires_python_lower
+            }
+            (Bound::Excluded(target_lower), Bound::Excluded(requires_python_lower)) => {
+                target_lower < requires_python_lower
+            }
+            // If the dependency has no lower bound, then it supports all versions.
+            (Bound::Unbounded, _) => true,
+            // If we have no lower bound, then there must be versions we support that the
+            // dependency does not.
+            (_, Bound::Unbounded) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the [`VersionSpecifiers`] for the `Requires-Python` specifier.
+    pub fn specifiers(&self) -> &VersionSpecifiers {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for RequiresPython {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl serde::Serialize for RequiresPython {
+    fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        self.0.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for RequiresPython {
+    fn deserialize<D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        let specifiers = VersionSpecifiers::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Ok(Self(specifiers))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolution/graph.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolution/graph.rs
index 43ff5bed4..4363aecec 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolution/graph.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolution/graph.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use distribution_types::{
     Dist, DistributionMetadata, Name, ResolutionDiagnostic, VersionId, VersionOrUrlRef,
 };
-use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifier, VersionSpecifiers};
+use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifier};
 use pep508_rs::{MarkerEnvironment, MarkerTree};
 use pypi_types::{ParsedUrlError, Yanked};
 use uv_git::GitResolver;
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ use uv_normalize::{ExtraName, GroupName, PackageName};
 
 use crate::preferences::Preferences;
 use crate::pubgrub::{PubGrubDistribution, PubGrubPackageInner};
-use crate::python_requirement::RequiresPython;
+use crate::python_requirement::PythonTarget;
 use crate::redirect::url_to_precise;
 use crate::resolution::AnnotatedDist;
 use crate::resolver::Resolution;
 use crate::{
-    InMemoryIndex, Manifest, MetadataResponse, PythonRequirement, ResolveError, VersionsResponse,
+    InMemoryIndex, Manifest, MetadataResponse, PythonRequirement, RequiresPython, ResolveError,
+    VersionsResponse,
 };
 
 /// A complete resolution graph in which every node represents a pinned package and every edge
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct ResolutionGraph {
     /// The underlying graph.
     pub(crate) petgraph: Graph<AnnotatedDist, Version, Directed>,
     /// The range of supported Python versions.
-    pub(crate) requires_python: Option<VersionSpecifiers>,
+    pub(crate) requires_python: Option<RequiresPython>,
     /// Any diagnostics that were encountered while building the graph.
     pub(crate) diagnostics: Vec<ResolutionDiagnostic>,
 }
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ impl ResolutionGraph {
         // included packages.
         let requires_python = python
             .target()
-            .and_then(RequiresPython::as_specifiers)
+            .and_then(PythonTarget::as_requires_python)
             .cloned();
 
         Ok(Self {
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
index 367fca428..2730ba068 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
                 // The version is incompatible due to its Python requirement.
                 if let Some(requires_python) = metadata.requires_python.as_ref() {
                     if let Some(target) = self.python_requirement.target() {
-                        if !target.contains(requires_python) {
+                        if !target.is_compatible_with(requires_python) {
                             return Ok(Some(ResolverVersion::Unavailable(
                                 version.clone(),
                                 UnavailableVersion::IncompatibleDist(IncompatibleDist::Source(
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/version_map.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/version_map.rs
index 6c9362839..74ae57a99 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/version_map.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/version_map.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl VersionMapLazy {
         // _installed_ Python version (to build successfully)
         if let Some(requires_python) = requires_python {
             if let Some(target) = self.python_requirement.target() {
-                if !target.contains(&requires_python) {
+                if !target.is_compatible_with(&requires_python) {
                     return SourceDistCompatibility::Incompatible(
                         IncompatibleSource::RequiresPython(
                             requires_python,
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ impl VersionMapLazy {
         // Check for a Python version incompatibility
         if let Some(requires_python) = requires_python {
             if let Some(target) = self.python_requirement.target() {
-                if !target.contains(&requires_python) {
+                if !target.is_compatible_with(&requires_python) {
                     return WheelCompatibility::Incompatible(IncompatibleWheel::RequiresPython(
                         requires_python,
                         PythonRequirementKind::Target,
diff --git a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
index db6f48550..9c34a5a65 100644
--- a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ indicatif = { workspace = true }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 miette = { workspace = true, features = ["fancy"] }
 owo-colors = { workspace = true }
-pubgrub = { workspace = true }
 rayon = { workspace = true }
 regex = { workspace = true }
 rustc-hash = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
index b5b535160..b55665b42 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/operations.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use distribution_types::{
     DistributionMetadata, IndexLocations, InstalledMetadata, LocalDist, Name, Resolution,
 };
 use install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode;
-use pep440_rs::VersionSpecifiers;
 use pep508_rs::MarkerEnvironment;
 use platform_tags::Tags;
 use pypi_types::Requirement;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ use uv_requirements::{
 };
 use uv_resolver::{
     DependencyMode, Exclusions, FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Manifest, Options, Preference,
-    PythonRequirement, ResolutionGraph, Resolver,
+    PythonRequirement, RequiresPython, ResolutionGraph, Resolver,
 };
 use uv_types::{HashStrategy, InFlight, InstalledPackagesProvider};
 use uv_warnings::warn_user;
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider>(
     interpreter: &Interpreter,
     tags: &Tags,
     markers: Option<&MarkerEnvironment>,
-    requires_python: Option<&VersionSpecifiers>,
+    requires_python: Option<&RequiresPython>,
     client: &RegistryClient,
     flat_index: &FlatIndex,
     index: &InMemoryIndex,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
index 7f81a2e70..2ea12b58b 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 use anstream::eprint;
-use itertools::Itertools;
-use pubgrub::range::Range;
 
 use distribution_types::{IndexLocations, UnresolvedRequirementSpecification};
 use install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode;
-use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifier, VersionSpecifiers};
 use uv_cache::Cache;
 use uv_client::RegistryClientBuilder;
 use uv_configuration::{
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ use uv_git::GitResolver;
 use uv_interpreter::PythonEnvironment;
 use uv_normalize::PackageName;
 use uv_requirements::upgrade::{read_lockfile, LockedRequirements};
-use uv_resolver::{ExcludeNewer, FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Lock, OptionsBuilder, PubGrubSpecifier};
+use uv_resolver::{ExcludeNewer, FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Lock, OptionsBuilder, RequiresPython};
 use uv_types::{BuildIsolation, EmptyInstalledPackages, HashStrategy, InFlight};
 use uv_warnings::warn_user;
 
@@ -109,38 +106,20 @@ pub(super) async fn do_lock(
     //
     // For a workspace, we compute the union of all workspace requires-python values, ensuring we
     // keep track of `None` vs. a full range.
-    let requires_python_workspace = workspace
-        .packages()
-        .values()
-        .filter_map(|member| {
+    let requires_python_workspace =
+        RequiresPython::union(workspace.packages().values().filter_map(|member| {
             member
                 .pyproject_toml()
                 .project
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|project| project.requires_python.as_ref())
-        })
-        // Convert to pubgrub range, perform the union, convert back to pep440_rs.
-        .map(PubGrubSpecifier::try_from)
-        .fold_ok(None, |range: Option<Range<Version>>, requires_python| {
-            if let Some(range) = range {
-                Some(range.union(&requires_python.into()))
-            } else {
-                Some(requires_python.into())
-            }
-        })?
-        .map(|range| {
-            range
-                .iter()
-                .flat_map(VersionSpecifier::from_bounds)
-                .collect()
-        });
+        }))?;
 
     let requires_python = if let Some(requires_python) = requires_python_workspace {
         requires_python
     } else {
-        let requires_python = VersionSpecifiers::from(
-            VersionSpecifier::greater_than_equal_version(venv.interpreter().python_minor_version()),
-        );
+        let requires_python =
+            RequiresPython::greater_than_equal_version(venv.interpreter().python_minor_version());
         if let Some(root_project_name) = root_project_name.as_ref() {
             warn_user!(
                 "No `requires-python` field found in `{root_project_name}`. Defaulting to `{requires_python}`.",
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/mod.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/mod.rs
index 0e342f95e..cef7f1378 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use distribution_types::{IndexLocations, Resolution};
 use install_wheel_rs::linker::LinkMode;
-use pep440_rs::{Version, VersionSpecifiers};
+use pep440_rs::Version;
 use uv_cache::Cache;
 use uv_client::{BaseClientBuilder, Connectivity, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use uv_configuration::{
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use uv_git::GitResolver;
 use uv_installer::{SatisfiesResult, SitePackages};
 use uv_interpreter::{find_default_interpreter, PythonEnvironment};
 use uv_requirements::{RequirementsSource, RequirementsSpecification};
-use uv_resolver::{FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Options};
+use uv_resolver::{FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Options, RequiresPython};
 use uv_types::{BuildIsolation, HashStrategy, InFlight};
 
 use crate::commands::pip;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) mod sync;
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum ProjectError {
     #[error("The current Python version ({0}) is not compatible with the locked Python requirement ({1})")]
-    RequiresPython(Version, VersionSpecifiers),
+    PythonIncompatibility(Version, RequiresPython),
 
     #[error(transparent)]
     Interpreter(#[from] uv_interpreter::Error),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ProjectError {
     Operation(#[from] pip::operations::Error),
 
     #[error(transparent)]
-    PubGrubSpecifier(#[from] uv_resolver::PubGrubSpecifierError),
+    RequiresPython(#[from] uv_resolver::RequiresPythonError),
 }
 
 /// Initialize a virtual environment for the current project.
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
index 036ae7aee..5b9ccff7f 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub(super) async fn do_sync(
     // Validate that the Python version is supported by the lockfile.
     if let Some(requires_python) = lock.requires_python() {
         if !requires_python.contains(venv.interpreter().python_version()) {
-            return Err(ProjectError::RequiresPython(
+            return Err(ProjectError::PythonIncompatibility(
                 venv.interpreter().python_version().clone(),
                 requires_python.clone(),
             ));