diff --git a/glob/manager_core.py b/glob/manager_core.py
index 423d6712..09c86ffb 100644
--- a/glob/manager_core.py
+++ b/glob/manager_core.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import manager_downloader
 from node_package import InstalledNodePackage
 
 
-version_code = [3, 17, 6]
+version_code = [3, 17, 7]
 version_str = f"V{version_code[0]}.{version_code[1]}" + (f'.{version_code[2]}' if len(version_code) > 2 else '')
 
 
diff --git a/prestartup_script.py b/prestartup_script.py
index b4009a9a..34c865f6 100644
--- a/prestartup_script.py
+++ b/prestartup_script.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def read_config():
 
 def read_uv_mode():
     if 'use_uv' in default_conf:
-        manager_util.use_uv = default_conf['use_uv']
+        manager_util.use_uv = default_conf['use_uv'].lower() == 'true'
 
 def check_file_logging():
     global enable_file_logging
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a3bdd4ff..e176ce40 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "comfyui-manager"
 description = "ComfyUI-Manager provides features to install and manage custom nodes for ComfyUI, as well as various functionalities to assist with ComfyUI."
-version = "3.17.6"
+version = "3.17.7"
 license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }
 dependencies = ["GitPython", "PyGithub", "matrix-client==0.4.0", "transformers", "huggingface-hub>0.20", "typer", "rich", "typing-extensions"]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ee4b90e4..6a6fcf92 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ huggingface-hub>0.20
 typer
 rich
 typing-extensions
-toml
\ No newline at end of file
+toml
+uv