diff --git a/lib/pythonx.ex b/lib/pythonx.ex
index 2db4ced..8fd9c12 100644
--- a/lib/pythonx.ex
+++ b/lib/pythonx.ex
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ defmodule Pythonx do
       of vendored rustls. This is useful in corporate environments where the system
       certificate store must be used. Defaults to `false`.
 
+    * `:python` - specifies the Python version to install. It is preferred to
+      specify the version in `pyproject_toml` via the `requires-python` field.
+      However, the `:python` option can be used to install a specific variant
+      of Python, such as a free-threaded Python build, for example `"3.14t"`.
+
   '''
   @spec uv_init(String.t(), keyword()) :: :ok
   def uv_init(pyproject_toml, opts \\ []) when is_binary(pyproject_toml) and is_list(opts) do
@@ -72,11 +77,14 @@ defmodule Pythonx do
       Keyword.validate!(opts,
         force: false,
         uv_version: Pythonx.Uv.default_uv_version(),
-        native_tls: false
+        native_tls: false,
+        python: nil
       )
 
     Pythonx.Uv.fetch(pyproject_toml, false, opts)
-    install_paths = Pythonx.Uv.init(pyproject_toml, false, Keyword.take(opts, [:uv_version]))
+
+    install_paths =
+      Pythonx.Uv.init(pyproject_toml, false, Keyword.take(opts, [:uv_version, :python]))
 
     init_state = %{
       type: :uv_init,
diff --git a/lib/pythonx/uv.ex b/lib/pythonx/uv.ex
index 8fb039e..d6cad97 100644
--- a/lib/pythonx/uv.ex
+++ b/lib/pythonx/uv.ex
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ defmodule Pythonx.Uv do
   @spec fetch(String.t(), boolean(), keyword()) :: :ok
   def fetch(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts \\ []) do
     opts =
-      Keyword.validate!(opts, force: false, uv_version: default_uv_version(), native_tls: false)
-
-    project_dir = project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts[:uv_version])
+      Keyword.validate!(opts,
+        force: false,
+        uv_version: default_uv_version(),
+        native_tls: false,
+        python: nil
+      )
+
+    project_dir = project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts[:uv_version], opts[:python])
     python_install_dir = python_install_dir(priv?, opts[:uv_version])
 
     if opts[:force] || priv? do
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ defmodule Pythonx.Uv do
 
       # We always use uv-managed Python, so the paths are predictable.
       base_args = ["sync", "--managed-python", "--no-config"]
+      base_args = if opts[:python], do: base_args ++ ["--python", opts[:python]], else: base_args
       uv_args = if opts[:native_tls], do: base_args ++ ["--native-tls"], else: base_args
 
       if run!(uv_args,
@@ -53,12 +59,13 @@ defmodule Pythonx.Uv do
     end
   end
 
-  defp project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, uv_version) do
+  defp project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, uv_version, python) do
     if priv? do
       Path.join(:code.priv_dir(:pythonx), "uv/project")
     else
       cache_id =
-        pyproject_toml
+        [pyproject_toml, python || ""]
+        |> IO.iodata_to_binary()
         |> :erlang.md5()
         |> Base.encode32(case: :lower, padding: false)
 
@@ -72,8 +79,8 @@ defmodule Pythonx.Uv do
   """
   @spec init(String.t(), boolean()) :: list(String.t())
   def init(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts \\ []) do
-    opts = Keyword.validate!(opts, uv_version: default_uv_version())
-    project_dir = project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts[:uv_version])
+    opts = Keyword.validate!(opts, uv_version: default_uv_version(), python: nil)
+    project_dir = project_dir(pyproject_toml, priv?, opts[:uv_version], opts[:python])
 
     # Uv stores Python installations in versioned directories in the
     # Python install dir. To find the versioned name for this project,