diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 081e806c..d4a40efa 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def remove_utility_files():
 
 
 def remove_heroku_files():
-    file_names = ["Procfile", "runtime.txt", "requirements.txt"]
+    file_names = ["Procfile", "runtime.txt"]
     for file_name in file_names:
         if file_name == "requirements.txt" and "{{ cookiecutter.ci_tool }}".lower() == "travis":
             # don't remove the file if we are using travisci but not using heroku
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 03adfccf..6efb7fb0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: djlint-reformat-django
       - id: djlint-django
-
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_heroku == "y" %}
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
+    # uv version.
+    rev: 0.4.15
+    hooks:
+      - id: uv-export
+        args: ['--frozen', '--no-dev']
+{%- endif -%}
 # sets up .pre-commit-ci.yaml to ensure pre-commit dependencies stay up to date
 ci:
   autoupdate_schedule: weekly
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
index 97f9f60a..942eea76 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       python:
         - "3.12"
       install:
-        - pip install -r requirements/local.txt
+        - pip install uv
+        - uv sync
       script:
-        - pytest
+        - uv run pytest
     {%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index 8ee05136..f387f457 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Python build stage
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS python-build-stage
-ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
-ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=local
+ARG APP_HOME=/app
+
+WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
+
+# we need to move the virtualenv outside of the $APP_HOME directory because it will be overriden by the docker compose mount
+ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
 # Install apt packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
@@ -13,26 +17,17 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
 
 # Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
     --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --no-dev \
+    uv sync --no-install-project
+
+ADD . ${APP_HOME}
 
-ADD . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-dev
+    uv sync
 
 # Python 'run' stage
 FROM docker.io/python:3.12.7-slim-bookworm AS python-run-stage
 
-ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=local
-ARG APP_HOME=/app
-
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
-ENV BUILD_ENV=${BUILD_ENVIRONMENT}
-
-WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
-
 {% if cookiecutter.use_docker == "y" %}
 # devcontainer dependencies and utils
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
@@ -58,7 +53,13 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
 
 # All absolute dir copies ignore workdir instruction. All relative dir copies are wrt to the workdir instruction
 # copy python dependency wheels from python-build-stage
-COPY --from=builder --chown=app:app ${APP_HOME}  ${APP_HOME}
+COPY --from=python-build-stage --chown=app:app ${APP_HOME} ${APP_HOME}
+
+ARG APP_HOME=/app
+
+WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
+
+ENV PATH="/${APP_HOME}/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 COPY ./compose/production/django/entrypoint /entrypoint
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /entrypoint
@@ -82,6 +83,4 @@ RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start-flower
 RUN chmod +x /start-flower
 {% endif %}
 
-ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
-
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint"]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index b8225440..fa165b29 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Python build stage
-FROM python AS python-build-stage
-
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS python-build-stage
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
@@ -12,14 +10,16 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+WORKDIR /app
+
 # Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
+#    --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
     --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --no-dev
+    uv sync --no-install-project
 ADD . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-dev
+    uv sync
 
 
 # Python 'run' stage
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # copy python dependency wheels from python-build-stage
-COPY --from=builder --chown=app:app /app /app
+COPY --from=python-build-stage --chown=app:app /app /app
 
 COPY ./compose/local/docs/start /start-docs
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start-docs
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index fa3394c1..1f0bf8a2 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
 
 COPY ./package.json ${APP_HOME}
 RUN npm install && npm cache clean --force
-COPY . ${APP_HOME}
+ADD . ${APP_HOME}
 {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Webpack' and cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'AWS' %}
 ARG DJANGO_AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ ENV DJANGO_AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME=${DJANGO_AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 RUN npm run build
-
 {%- endif %}
 
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS python-build-stage
 ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
-ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=production
-
 # Install apt packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
@@ -43,21 +40,20 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
     --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
     uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --no-dev
-ADD . /app
+{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline in ['Gulp', 'Webpack'] %}
+COPY --from=client-builder ${APP_HOME} ${APP_HOME}
+{% else %}
+ADD . ${APP_HOME}
+{%- endif %}
+
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --frozen --no-dev
 
-
 # Python 'run' stage
 FROM docker.io/python:3.12.7-slim-bookworm AS python-run-stage
 
-ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=production
 ARG APP_HOME=/app
 
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
-ENV BUILD_ENV=${BUILD_ENVIRONMENT}
-
 WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
 
 RUN addgroup --system django \
@@ -76,11 +72,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy the application from the builder
-COPY --from=builder --chown=app:app /app /app
-
-# Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
-ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 COPY --chown=django:django ./compose/production/django/entrypoint /entrypoint
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /entrypoint
@@ -108,16 +99,11 @@ RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start-flower
 RUN chmod +x /start-flower
 {%- endif %}
 
+# Copy the application from the builder
+COPY --from=python-build-stage --chown=django:django ${APP_HOME} ${APP_HOME}
 
-# copy application code to WORKDIR
-{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline in ['Gulp', 'Webpack'] %}
-COPY --from=client-builder --chown=django:django ${APP_HOME} ${APP_HOME}
-{% else %}
-COPY --chown=django:django . ${APP_HOME}
-{%- endif %}
-
-# make django owner of the WORKDIR directory as well.
-RUN chown -R django:django ${APP_HOME}
+# Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 USER django
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml
index 215b6c3b..5fa13cd3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,22 @@ services:
       - ./.envs/.local/.django
     volumes:
       - ./docs:/docs:z
-      - ./config:/app/config:z
-      - ./{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}:/app/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}:z
+    develop:
+      # Create a `watch` configuration to update the appl
+      # https://docs.docker.com/compose/file-watch/#compose-watch-versus-bind-mounts
+      watch:
+        # Sync the working directory with the `/app` directory in the container
+        - action: sync
+          path: {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+          target: /app/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+          # Exclude the project virtual environment — it could be for a
+          # different platform in the container
+          ignore:
+            - .venv/
+
+        # Rebuild the image on changes to the `pyproject.toml`
+        - action: rebuild
+          path: ./pyproject.toml
     ports:
       - '9000:9000'
     command: /start-docs
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml
index eced08ee..a92138dc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,22 @@ services:
       {%- if cookiecutter.use_mailpit == 'y' %}
       - mailpit
       {%- endif %}
-    volumes:
-      - .:/app:z
+    develop:
+      # Create a `watch` configuration to update the appl
+      # https://docs.docker.com/compose/file-watch/#compose-watch-versus-bind-mounts
+      watch:
+        # Sync the working directory with the `/app` directory in the container
+        - action: sync
+          path: .
+          target: /app
+          # Exclude the project virtual environment — it could be for a
+          # different platform in the container
+          ignore:
+            - .venv/
+
+        # Rebuild the image on changes to the `pyproject.toml`
+        - action: rebuild
+          path: ./pyproject.toml
     env_file:
       - ./.envs/.local/.django
       - ./.envs/.local/.postgres
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 98a883b6..7f1add1c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -140,3 +140,153 @@ extend-unsafe-fixes = [
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 force-single-line = true
+
+[tool.uv]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "watchdog==4.0.2", # https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog
+"Werkzeug[watchdog]==3.0.4", # https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug
+"ipdb==0.13.13",  # https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
+"psycopg[c]==3.2.3",  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
+{%- else %}
+"psycopg[binary]==3.2.3",  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' or cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
+"watchfiles==0.24.0",  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles
+{%- endif %}
+# Testing
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"mypy==1.11.2",  # https://github.com/python/mypy
+"django-stubs[compatible-mypy]==5.1.0",  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
+"pytest==8.3.3",  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
+"pytest-sugar==1.0.0",  # https://github.com/Frozenball/pytest-sugar
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" %}
+"djangorestframework-stubs==3.15.1",  # https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestframework-stubs
+{%- endif %}
+
+# Documentation
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"sphinx==7.4.7",  # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
+"sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3", # https://github.com/GaretJax/sphinx-autobuild
+
+# Code quality
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"ruff==0.6.9",  # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff
+"coverage==7.6.1",  # https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy
+"djlint==1.35.2",  # https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint
+"pre-commit==3.8.0",  # https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit
+
+# Django
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"factory-boy==3.3.1",  # https://github.com/FactoryBoy/factory_boy
+
+"django-debug-toolbar==4.4.6",  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar
+"django-extensions==3.2.3",  # https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions
+"django-coverage-plugin==3.1.0",  # https://github.com/nedbat/django_coverage_plugin
+"pytest-django==4.9.0", # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-django
+]
+
+[project]
+name = "cookiecutter-django"
+version = "2024.10.04"
+description = "A Cookiecutter template for creating production-ready Django projects quickly."
+readme = "README.md"
+
+license = { text = "BSD" }
+authors = [
+  { name = "Daniel Roy Greenfeld", email = "pydanny@gmail.com" },
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+dependencies = [
+  "python-slugify==8.0.4",  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
+"Pillow==10.4.0",  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
+{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'n' %}
+"rcssmin==1.1.2", # --install-option="--without-c-extensions"  # https://github.com/ndparker/rcssmin
+{%- else %}
+"rcssmin==1.1.2",  # https://github.com/ndparker/rcssmin
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+"argon2-cffi==23.1.0",  # https://github.com/hynek/argon2_cffi
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' %}
+"whitenoise==6.7.0",  # https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
+{%- endif %}
+"redis==5.1.1",  # https://github.com/redis/redis-py
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "y" or cookiecutter.windows == "n" %}
+"hiredis==3.0.0",  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
+"celery==5.4.0",  # pyup: < 6.0  # https://github.com/celery/celery
+"django-celery-beat==2.7.0",  # https://github.com/celery/django-celery-beat
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
+"flower==2.0.1",  # https://github.com/mher/flower
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
+"uvicorn[standard]==0.31.0",  # https://github.com/encode/uvicorn
+"uvicorn-worker==0.2.0",  # https://github.com/Kludex/uvicorn-worker
+{%- endif %}
+
+# Django
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"django==5.0.9",  # pyup: < 5.1  # https://www.djangoproject.com/
+"django-environ==0.11.2",  # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
+"django-model-utils==5.0.0",  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
+"django-allauth[mfa]==65.0.2",  # https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth
+"django-crispy-forms==2.3",  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms
+"crispy-bootstrap5==2024.10",  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/crispy-bootstrap5
+{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
+"django-compressor==4.5.1",  # https://github.com/django-compressor/django-compressor
+{%- endif %}
+"django-redis==5.4.0",  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-redis
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == 'y' %}
+# Django REST Framework
+"djangorestframework==3.15.2",  # https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework
+"django-cors-headers==4.4.0",  # https://github.com/adamchainz/django-cors-headers
+# DRF-spectacular for api documentation
+"drf-spectacular==0.27.2",  # https://github.com/tfranzel/drf-spectacular
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Webpack' %}
+"django-webpack-loader==3.1.1",  # https://github.com/django-webpack/django-webpack-loader
+{%- endif %}
+"gunicorn==23.0.0",  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
+"psycopg[c]==3.2.3",  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
+"Collectfasta==3.2.0",  # https://github.com/jasongi/collectfasta
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_sentry == "y" %}
+"sentry-sdk==2.15.0",  # https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-python
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "n" and cookiecutter.windows == "y" %}
+"hiredis==3.0.0",  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
+{%- endif %}
+
+# Django
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+{%- if cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'AWS' %}
+"django-storages[s3]==1.14.4",  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
+{%- elif cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'GCP' %}
+"django-storages[google]==1.14.4",  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
+{%- elif cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'Azure' %}
+"django-storages[azure]==1.14.4",  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mailgun' %}
+"django-anymail[mailgun]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Amazon SES' %}
+"django-anymail[amazon-ses]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mailjet' %}
+"django-anymail[mailjet]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mandrill' %}
+"django-anymail[mandrill]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Postmark' %}
+"django-anymail[postmark]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Sendgrid' %}
+"django-anymail[sendgrid]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Brevo' %}
+"django-anymail[brevo]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'SparkPost' %}
+"django-anymail[sparkpost]==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Other SMTP' %}
+"django-anymail==12.0",  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+{%- endif %}
+]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c1b500c2..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# This file is expected by Heroku.
-
--r requirements/production.txt
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index ea74cf0d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-python-slugify==8.0.4  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
-Pillow==11.0.0  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
-{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'n' %}
-rcssmin==1.1.2 --install-option="--without-c-extensions"  # https://github.com/ndparker/rcssmin
-{%- else %}
-rcssmin==1.1.2  # https://github.com/ndparker/rcssmin
-{%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}
-argon2-cffi==23.1.0  # https://github.com/hynek/argon2_cffi
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' %}
-whitenoise==6.7.0  # https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
-{%- endif %}
-redis==5.2.0  # https://github.com/redis/redis-py
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "y" or cookiecutter.windows == "n" %}
-hiredis==3.0.0  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
-celery==5.4.0  # pyup: < 6.0  # https://github.com/celery/celery
-django-celery-beat==2.7.0  # https://github.com/celery/django-celery-beat
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
-flower==2.0.1  # https://github.com/mher/flower
-{%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
-uvicorn[standard]==0.32.0  # https://github.com/encode/uvicorn
-uvicorn-worker==0.2.0  # https://github.com/Kludex/uvicorn-worker
-{%- endif %}
-
-# Django
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-django==5.0.9  # pyup: < 5.1  # https://www.djangoproject.com/
-django-environ==0.11.2  # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
-django-model-utils==5.0.0  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
-django-allauth[mfa]==65.1.0  # https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth
-django-crispy-forms==2.3  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms
-crispy-bootstrap5==2024.10  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/crispy-bootstrap5
-{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
-django-compressor==4.5.1  # https://github.com/django-compressor/django-compressor
-{%- endif %}
-django-redis==5.4.0  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-redis
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == 'y' %}
-# Django REST Framework
-djangorestframework==3.15.2  # https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework
-django-cors-headers==4.5.0  # https://github.com/adamchainz/django-cors-headers
-# DRF-spectacular for api documentation
-drf-spectacular==0.27.2  # https://github.com/tfranzel/drf-spectacular
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Webpack' %}
-django-webpack-loader==3.1.1  # https://github.com/django-webpack/django-webpack-loader
-{%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index e94a71f5..e69de29b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
--r production.txt
-
-Werkzeug[watchdog]==3.0.6 # https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug
-ipdb==0.13.13  # https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
-psycopg[c]==3.2.3  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
-{%- else %}
-psycopg[binary]==3.2.3  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' or cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
-watchfiles==0.24.0  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles
-{%- endif %}
-
-# Testing
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-mypy==1.13.0  # https://github.com/python/mypy
-django-stubs[compatible-mypy]==5.1.1  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
-pytest==8.3.3  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
-pytest-sugar==1.0.0  # https://github.com/Frozenball/pytest-sugar
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" %}
-djangorestframework-stubs==3.15.1  # https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestframework-stubs
-{%- endif %}
-
-# Documentation
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-sphinx==8.1.3  # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
-sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3 # https://github.com/GaretJax/sphinx-autobuild
-
-# Code quality
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ruff==0.7.1  # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff
-coverage==7.6.4  # https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy
-djlint==1.35.2  # https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint
-pre-commit==4.0.1  # https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit
-
-# Django
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-factory-boy==3.3.1  # https://github.com/FactoryBoy/factory_boy
-
-django-debug-toolbar==4.4.6  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar
-django-extensions==3.2.3  # https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions
-django-coverage-plugin==3.1.0  # https://github.com/nedbat/django_coverage_plugin
-pytest-django==4.9.0  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-django
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index b6f22db4..e69de29b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# PRECAUTION: avoid production dependencies that aren't in development
-
--r base.txt
-
-gunicorn==23.0.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
-psycopg[c]==3.2.3  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n'and cookiecutter.cloud_provider in ('AWS', 'GCP') %}
-Collectfasta==3.2.0  # https://github.com/jasongi/collectfasta
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_sentry == "y" %}
-sentry-sdk==2.17.0  # https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-python
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "n" and cookiecutter.windows == "y" %}
-hiredis==3.0.0  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
-{%- endif %}
-
-# Django
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{%- if cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'AWS' %}
-django-storages[s3]==1.14.4  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
-{%- elif cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'GCP' %}
-django-storages[google]==1.14.4  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
-{%- elif cookiecutter.cloud_provider == 'Azure' %}
-django-storages[azure]==1.14.4  # https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mailgun' %}
-django-anymail[mailgun]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Amazon SES' %}
-django-anymail[amazon-ses]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mailjet' %}
-django-anymail[mailjet]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mandrill' %}
-django-anymail[mandrill]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Postmark' %}
-django-anymail[postmark]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Sendgrid' %}
-django-anymail[sendgrid]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Brevo' %}
-django-anymail[brevo]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'SparkPost' %}
-django-anymail[sparkpost]==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Other SMTP' %}
-django-anymail==12.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
-{%- endif %}