diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/generators/gem/app/gemfile.erb b/lib/hanami/cli/generators/gem/app/gemfile.erb
index ad9d9a6f..81c1484b 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/generators/gem/app/gemfile.erb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/generators/gem/app/gemfile.erb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ end
 
 group :development, :test do
   gem "dotenv"
+  <%- if generate_db? -%>
+  # Syntax highlighting SQL logs
+  gem "rouge"
+  <%- end -%>
 end
 
 group :cli, :development do
diff --git a/spec/unit/hanami/cli/commands/gem/new_spec.rb b/spec/unit/hanami/cli/commands/gem/new_spec.rb
index 77c41540..8bdd72d7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/hanami/cli/commands/gem/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/hanami/cli/commands/gem/new_spec.rb
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@
 
         group :development, :test do
           gem "dotenv"
+          # Syntax highlighting SQL logs
+          gem "rouge"
         end
 
         group :cli, :development do
@@ -582,6 +584,8 @@ class Operation < Dry::Operation
 
           group :development, :test do
             gem "dotenv"
+            # Syntax highlighting SQL logs
+            gem "rouge"
           end
 
           group :cli, :development do
@@ -743,6 +747,8 @@ class Operation < Dry::Operation
 
           group :development, :test do
             gem "dotenv"
+            # Syntax highlighting SQL logs
+            gem "rouge"
           end
 
           group :cli, :development do
@@ -1204,6 +1210,7 @@ module Types
 
       fs.chdir(app) do
         expect(fs.read("Gemfile")).to_not match(/hanami-db/)
+        expect(fs.read("Gemfile")).to_not match(/rouge/)
         expect(fs.read(".env")).to_not include("DATABASE_URL")
         expect(fs.exist?("app/db/repo.rb")).to be(false)
         expect(fs.exist?("app/db/struct.rb")).to be(false)