diff --git a/core.cfg b/core.cfg
index 494fab6880..026d2fa2d0 100644
--- a/core.cfg
+++ b/core.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ extends =
     versions-extra.cfg
     bare.cfg
 
+# New in zc.buildout 3.2.0: optionally extend a local (non-git) config file:
+optional-extends =
+    local.cfg
+
 extensions +=
     plone.versioncheck
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9511ba5a90..bd20721358 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==24.2
 setuptools==74.0.0
 wheel==0.44.0
-zc.buildout==3.1.0
+zc.buildout==3.2.0
 
 # Windows specific down here (has to be installed here, fails in buildout)
 # Dependency of zope.sendmail:
diff --git a/versions.cfg b/versions.cfg
index d3272758dc..d13566a86c 100644
--- a/versions.cfg
+++ b/versions.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extends = https://zopefoundation.github.io/Zope/releases/5.10/versions.cfg
 pip = 24.2
 setuptools = 74.0.0
 wheel = 0.44.0
-zc.buildout = 3.1.0
+zc.buildout = 3.2.0
 
 # windows specific
 nt-svcutils = 2.13.0