diff --git a/docs/3-deployment/deployment-on-heroku.rst b/docs/3-deployment/deployment-on-heroku.rst
index 75bf7693..292946ba 100644
--- a/docs/3-deployment/deployment-on-heroku.rst
+++ b/docs/3-deployment/deployment-on-heroku.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Run these commands to deploy the project to Heroku:
 
     # Note: this is not a free plan
     heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql:essential-0
+
     # On Windows use double quotes for the time zone, e.g.
     # heroku pg:backups schedule --at "02:00 America/Los_Angeles" DATABASE_URL
     heroku pg:backups schedule --at '02:00 America/Los_Angeles' DATABASE_URL
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c6944c41..cbd2fe27 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cookiecutter-django"
-version = "2024.10.24"
+version = "2024.11.20"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "binaryornot" },
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "tox-uv" },
 ]
 
-[package.dependency-groups]
+[package.dev-dependencies]
 docs = [
     { name = "myst-parser" },
     { name = "sphinx" },
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "tox-uv", specifier = ">=1.11.2" },
 ]
 
-[package.metadata.dependency-groups]
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
 docs = [
     { name = "myst-parser", specifier = ">=4" },
     { name = "sphinx", specifier = ">=8.0.2" },
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 97a4c42b..ed34a90e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # ruff: noqa: ERA001, E501
 """Base settings to build other settings files upon."""
 
+{% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
+import ssl
+{%- endif %}
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import environ
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ LOGGING = {
 }
 
 REDIS_URL = env("REDIS_URL", default="redis://{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}redis{%else%}localhost{% endif %}:6379/0")
+REDIS_SSL = REDIS_URL.startswith("rediss://")
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
 # Celery
@@ -292,8 +296,12 @@ if USE_TZ:
     CELERY_TIMEZONE = TIME_ZONE
 # https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-broker_url
 CELERY_BROKER_URL = REDIS_URL
+# https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#redis-backend-use-ssl
+CELERY_BROKER_USE_SSL = {"ssl_cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE} if REDIS_SSL else None
 # https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-result_backend
 CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = REDIS_URL
+# https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#redis-backend-use-ssl
+CELERY_REDIS_BACKEND_USE_SSL = CELERY_BROKER_USE_SSL
 # https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#result-extended
 CELERY_RESULT_EXTENDED = True
 # https://docs.celeryq.dev/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html#result-backend-always-retry