diff --git a/template/Dockerfile.jinja b/template/Dockerfile.jinja
index a2131db7..fa1bd1d3 100644
--- a/template/Dockerfile.jinja
+++ b/template/Dockerfile.jinja
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ENV PATH=/venv/bin:$PATH
 FROM developer as build
 COPY . /context
 WORKDIR /context
-RUN pip install .
+RUN touch dev-requirements.txt && pip install -c dev-requirements.txt .
 
 # The runtime stage copies the built venv into a slim runtime container
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim as runtime