diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd152a9..7397943 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ semvertag:
   before_script:
     - pip install --quiet 'uv>=0.4,<1'
   script:
-    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0,<1' tag
+    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
 ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0dc58c0..f9d6211 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ runs:
         if [ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" = "true" ]; then dry_run_flag='--dry-run'; fi
         # `$dry_run_flag` is intentionally unquoted: empty value collapses
         # to no argument; non-empty expands to the literal `--dry-run`.
-        result=$(uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0,<1' tag --json $dry_run_flag)
+        result=$(uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag --json $dry_run_flag)
         printf '%s\n' "$result"
         # Normalize the CLI's internal status to a stable consumer-facing enum:
         # `created`, or `no-bump` for any other status (`no_tags`, `dry_run`, a
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index f31aca8..8227d73 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ semvertag:
   before_script:
     - pip install --quiet 'uv>=0.4,<1'
   script:
-    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.1,<1' tag
+    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
 ```
diff --git a/docs/providers/github.md b/docs/providers/github.md
index 8ed2e52..bde12d7 100644
--- a/docs/providers/github.md
+++ b/docs/providers/github.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CLI's `status` field is `dry_run`; the action surface normalizes it to
 You can also run this locally without the action:
 
 ```bash
-uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0' tag --dry-run --json
+uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag --dry-run --json
 ```
 
 Output (example):
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
       - run: pip install --quiet --no-cache-dir 'uv>=0.4,<1'
-      - run: uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0,<1' tag
+      - run: uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
diff --git a/docs/providers/gitlab.md b/docs/providers/gitlab.md
index f9eb539..496c191 100644
--- a/docs/providers/gitlab.md
+++ b/docs/providers/gitlab.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ semvertag:
   before_script:
     - pip install --quiet --no-cache-dir 'uv>=0.4,<1'
   script:
-    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.1,<1' tag
+    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
 ```
@@ -79,14 +79,13 @@ block on the `include:`. The values and default match
 ## Dry run
 
 Pass `--dry-run` to compute the bump and report the planned tag
-without pushing it. It needs semvertag 0.5.0 or later, so raise the
-floor in the job:
+without pushing it:
 
 ```yaml
 semvertag:
   # ...
   script:
-    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0,<1' tag --dry-run
+    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag --dry-run
 ```
 
 The Catalog component exposes this as a boolean `dry-run` input,
diff --git a/templates/semvertag.yml b/templates/semvertag.yml
index 40bbc96..eacadb9 100644
--- a/templates/semvertag.yml
+++ b/templates/semvertag.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ semvertag:
   before_script:
     - pip install --quiet --no-cache-dir 'uv>=0.4,<1'
   script:
-    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.5.0,<1' tag $(if $[[ inputs.dry-run ]]; then echo --dry-run; fi)
+    - uvx 'semvertag>=0.10.0,<1' tag $(if $[[ inputs.dry-run ]]; then echo --dry-run; fi)
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_descriptor_gate.py b/tests/test_ci_descriptor_gate.py
index 1f8762d..b2b251f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_descriptor_gate.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_descriptor_gate.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_unwired_dry_run_fails(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, shipped_descriptor_docs:
 def test_pre_dry_run_semvertag_floor_fails(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, shipped_descriptor_docs: list[typing.Any]) -> None:
     """Negative: a semvertag floor below 0.5.0 could resolve a CLI without --dry-run."""
     spec, body = shipped_descriptor_docs
-    body["semvertag"]["script"] = [body["semvertag"]["script"][0].replace(">=0.5.0", ">=0.1")]
+    body["semvertag"]["script"] = [body["semvertag"]["script"][0].replace(">=0.10.0", ">=0.1")]
     bad = _write_descriptor(tmp_path, [spec, body])
     with pytest.raises(DescriptorGateError, match=r"semvertag floor must be >= 0\.5\.0"):
         validate(str(bad))