diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-falcons-cheat.md b/.changeset/yellow-falcons-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa1616c116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-falcons-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": minor
+---
+
+Update dependencies in Python workers templates
+
+The `workers-runtime-sdk` library is added as a dev dependency and the `webtypy` is removed as a dependency.
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
index 8f938a31be..066f304d9a 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
-dependencies = [
-    "webtypy>=0.1.7",
-]
+dependencies = []
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "workers-py"
+    "workers-py",
+    "workers-runtime-sdk",
 ]
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object/py/pyproject.toml b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object/py/pyproject.toml
index 8f938a31be..066f304d9a 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-durable-object/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
-dependencies = [
-    "webtypy>=0.1.7",
-]
+dependencies = []
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "workers-py"
+    "workers-py",
+    "workers-runtime-sdk",
 ]
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
index 8f938a31be..066f304d9a 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
-dependencies = [
-    "webtypy>=0.1.7",
-]
+dependencies = []
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "workers-py"
+    "workers-py",
+    "workers-runtime-sdk",
 ]
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/py/pyproject.toml b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/py/pyproject.toml
index d91df32315..72f02d11e1 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
-dependencies = ["webtypy>=0.1.7"]
+dependencies = []
 
 [dependency-groups]
-dev = ["workers-py"]
+dev = ["workers-py", "workers-runtime-sdk"]