diff --git a/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs b/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
index d741a3e4e..04bc874b1 100644
--- a/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs
@@ -2690,6 +2690,9 @@ impl VersionRequest {
                     interpreter.python_minor(),
                     interpreter.python_patch(),
                 ) == (*major, *minor, *patch)
+                    // When a patch version is included, we treat it as a request for a stable
+                    // release
+                    && interpreter.python_version().pre().is_none()
                     && variant.matches_interpreter(interpreter)
             }
             Self::Range(specifiers, variant) => {
@@ -2814,6 +2817,9 @@ impl VersionRequest {
             }
             Self::MajorMinorPatch(self_major, self_minor, self_patch, _) => {
                 (*self_major, *self_minor, *self_patch) == (major, minor, patch)
+                    // When a patch version is included, we treat it as a request for a stable
+                    // release
+                    && prerelease.is_none()
             }
             Self::Range(specifiers, _) => specifiers.contains(
                 &Version::new([u64::from(major), u64::from(minor), u64::from(patch)])
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_find.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_find.rs
index 29e56d005..efe52e509 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/python_find.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/python_find.rs
@@ -1433,3 +1433,50 @@ fn python_find_prerelease_version_specifiers() {
     ----- stderr -----
     ");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn python_find_prerelease_with_patch_request() {
+    let context: TestContext = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[])
+        .with_filtered_python_keys()
+        .with_filtered_python_sources()
+        .with_managed_python_dirs()
+        .with_python_download_cache()
+        .with_filtered_python_install_bin()
+        .with_filtered_python_names()
+        .with_filtered_exe_suffix();
+
+    // Install 3.14.0rc3
+    context.python_install().arg("3.14.0rc3").assert().success();
+
+    // When no `.0` patch version is included, we'll allow selection of a pre-release
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_find().arg("3.14"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    [TEMP_DIR]/managed/cpython-3.14.0rc3-[PLATFORM]/[INSTALL-BIN]/[PYTHON]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+
+    // When `.0` is explicitly included, we will require a stable release
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_find().arg("3.14.0"), @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: No interpreter found for Python 3.14.0 in [PYTHON SOURCES]
+    ");
+
+    // Install 3.14.0 stable
+    context.python_install().arg("3.14.0").assert().success();
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.python_find().arg("3.14.0"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    [TEMP_DIR]/managed/cpython-3.14.0-[PLATFORM]/[INSTALL-BIN]/[PYTHON]
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    ");
+}