diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 118261b..77c393c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ STATS_CLASS = "scrapy_influxdb_exporter.InfluxDBStatsCollector"
 ## Development
 
 ```bash
-uv sync
+uv sync --group=development
 uv run pre-commit install --install-hooks
 uv run pre-commit install --hook-type=commit-msg
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7ba0deb..087bb8a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ maintainers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "influxdb3-python==0.10.0",
-    "pre-commit==4.0.1",
-    "ruff==0.8.2",
     "scrapy==2.12.0",
 ]
 
@@ -25,6 +23,12 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/stefanofusai/scrapy-influxdb-exporter"
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[dependency-groups]
+development = [
+    "pre-commit==4.0.1",
+    "ruff==0.8.2",
+]
+
 [tool.mypy]
 python_version = "3.12"
 strict = true
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9539573..e2e7936 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -619,17 +619,25 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "influxdb3-python" },
+    { name = "scrapy" },
+]
+
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+development = [
     { name = "pre-commit" },
     { name = "ruff" },
-    { name = "scrapy" },
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "influxdb3-python", specifier = "==0.10.0" },
+    { name = "scrapy", specifier = "==2.12.0" },
+]
+
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+development = [
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = "==4.0.1" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = "==0.8.2" },
-    { name = "scrapy", specifier = "==2.12.0" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]