diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 6f1bb8b5e..0ba192b10 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
 COPY ./requirements /requirements
 
 # create python dependency wheels
-RUN pip wheel --no-cache-dir --no-deps --wheel-dir /usr/src/app/wheels  \
+RUN pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir /usr/src/app/wheels  \
   -r /requirements/local.txt -r /requirements/production.txt \
   && rm -rf /requirements