diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 35c3d16..615247b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1
 # Copy from the cache instead of linking since it's a mounted volume
 ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
+# Omit development dependencies
+ENV UV_NO_DEV=1
+
 # Ensure installed tools can be executed out of the box
 ENV UV_TOOL_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
 
@@ -21,13 +24,13 @@ ENV UV_TOOL_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
 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 --locked --no-install-project --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked --no-install-project
 
 # Then, add the rest of the project source code and install it
 # Installing separately from its dependencies allows optimal layer caching
 COPY . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --locked --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked
 
 # Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
 ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ ENTRYPOINT []
 USER nonroot
 
 # Run the FastAPI application by default
+# Uses `uv run` to sync dependencies on startup, respecting UV_NO_DEV
 # Uses `fastapi dev` to enable hot-reloading when the `watch` sync occurs
 # Uses `--host 0.0.0.0` to allow access from outside the container
 # Note in production, you should use `fastapi run` instead
-CMD ["fastapi", "dev", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "src/uv_docker_example"]
+CMD ["uv", "run", "fastapi", "dev", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "src/uv_docker_example"]
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 8289df3..4aade91 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
 
+    # Include development dependencies when working locally
+    environment:
+      - UV_NO_DEV=0
+
     develop:
       # Create a `watch` configuration to update the app
       # https://docs.docker.com/compose/file-watch/#compose-watch-versus-bind-mounts
diff --git a/multistage.Dockerfile b/multistage.Dockerfile
index 54bc52b..bf57403 100644
--- a/multistage.Dockerfile
+++ b/multistage.Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim AS builder
 ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
+# Omit development dependencies
+ENV UV_NO_DEV=1
+
 # Disable Python downloads, because we want to use the system interpreter
 # across both images. If using a managed Python version, it needs to be
 # copied from the build image into the final image; see `standalone.Dockerfile`
@@ -15,10 +18,10 @@ WORKDIR /app
 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 --locked --no-install-project --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked --no-install-project
 COPY . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --locked --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked
 
 
 # Then, use a final image without uv
diff --git a/standalone.Dockerfile b/standalone.Dockerfile
index ae09f61..ac51c21 100644
--- a/standalone.Dockerfile
+++ b/standalone.Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:bookworm-slim AS builder
 ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
+# Omit development dependencies
+ENV UV_NO_DEV=1
+
 # Configure the Python directory so it is consistent
 ENV UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=/python
 
@@ -17,10 +20,10 @@ WORKDIR /app
 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 --locked --no-install-project --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked --no-install-project
 COPY . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --locked --no-dev
+    uv sync --locked
 
 # Then, use a final image without uv
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim