diff --git a/tests/test_uv.py b/tests/test_uv.py
index 183802e..4caead0 100644
--- a/tests/test_uv.py
+++ b/tests/test_uv.py
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ def test_install(self, mock_check_call: MagicMock) -> None:
         args = mock_check_call.call_args[0][0]
         assert "uv" in args
         assert "sync" in args
+        assert "--no-dev" in args
+
+    @patch("versifier.uv.check_call")
+    def test_install_with_dev(self, mock_check_call: MagicMock) -> None:
+        uv = Uv()
+        uv.install(include_dev_requirements=True)
+        mock_check_call.assert_called_once()
+        args = mock_check_call.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "--no-dev" not in args
 
     @patch("versifier.uv.check_call")
     def test_install_with_extras(self, mock_check_call: MagicMock) -> None:
diff --git a/versifier/uv.py b/versifier/uv.py
index 2217236..374f2a1 100644
--- a/versifier/uv.py
+++ b/versifier/uv.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ def install(
     ) -> None:
         commands = [self.uv_path, "sync"]
 
+        if not include_dev_requirements:
+            commands.append("--no-dev")
+
         if extra_requirements:
             commands.extend(f"--extra={i}" for i in extra_requirements)