diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51db5473..861da370 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ lint-prose:
 .PHONY: lint-prose
 
 generate-config-docs:
-	uv run scripts/generate_config_docs.py \
+	uv run --only-group generate scripts/generate_config_docs.py \
 	  --template scripts/templates/config-docs.md.j2 \
 	  --output docs/reference/configuration/properties.md \
 	  $(APISERVER_PROPERTIES)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4c5b62bf..df4e12dd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ name = "dependency-track-docs"
 version = "0.0.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 dependencies = [
-  "jinja2>=3.1.0",
   "mike==2.2.0",
   "mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin==2.10.1",
   "mkdocs-material[imaging]==9.6.14",
   "mkdocs-rss-plugin==1.19.0",
   "mkdocs-swagger-ui-tag==0.8.0",
 ]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+generate = [
+  "jinja2>=3.1.0",
+]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b346b05e..a0223e3d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "mkdocs-swagger-ui-tag" },
 ]
 
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+generate = [
+    { name = "jinja2" },
+]
+
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "jinja2", specifier = ">=3.1.0" },
@@ -242,6 +247,9 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "mkdocs-swagger-ui-tag", specifier = "==0.8.0" },
 ]
 
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+generate = [{ name = "jinja2", specifier = ">=3.1.0" }]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "filelock"
 version = "3.29.0"