diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
index 17ab4820..a6d7cba5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -294,6 +294,18 @@ write_to = "src/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}/_version.py"
 {%- endif %}
 
 
+{%- if cookiecutter.backend not in ["setuptools", "pybind11", "poetry", "whey"] %}
+
+
+[tool.uv]
+dev-dependencies = [
+  "{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}[test]",
+]
+
+
+{%- endif %}
+
+
 {%- if cookiecutter.__type == "compiled" %}