diff --git a/template/Makefile b/template/Makefile
index 0d5939c..1d1e53d 100644
--- a/template/Makefile
+++ b/template/Makefile
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ compile-frontend: frontend/package.json ## compile latest frontend dependencies
 
 init-frontend-dependencies: ## compile initial frontend dependencies to be built into the docker image
 	@docker run --rm --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) -w "/app" -v $(shell pwd)/frontend:/app -e npm_config_cache=/tmp/.npm node:lts /bin/bash -c \
-		"xargs npm install < dependencies-init.txt"
-	@docker run --rm --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) -w "/app" -v $(shell pwd)/frontend:/app -e npm_config_cache=/tmp/.npm node:lts /bin/bash -c \
-		"xargs npm install --save-dev < dependencies-dev-init.txt"
+		"xargs -n 5 npm install"
 
 shell-backend:  ## Shell into the running Django container
 	$(KUBECTL_EXEC_BACKEND)
diff --git a/template/frontend/dependencies-dev-init.txt b/template/frontend/dependencies-dev-init.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3880bc0..0000000
--- a/template/frontend/dependencies-dev-init.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-@eslint/eslintrc
-@graphql-codegen/cli
-@graphql-codegen/client-preset
-@graphql-typed-document-node/core
-@tailwindcss/postcss
-@testing-library/dom
-@testing-library/react
-@types/lodash
-@types/react
-@types/react-dom
-@vitejs/plugin-react
-eslint
-eslint-config-next
-eslint-plugin-import
-eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y
-eslint-plugin-react
-eslint-plugin-react-hooks
-graphql
-husky
-jsdom
-prettier
-prettier-plugin-tailwindcss
-tailwindcss
-typescript
-typescript-eslint
-vitest
diff --git a/template/frontend/dependencies-init.txt b/template/frontend/dependencies-init.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c24b03..0000000
--- a/template/frontend/dependencies-init.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-@apollo/client@3.14
-@testing-library/jest-dom
-@testing-library/user-event
-@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
-clsx
-deepmerge
-eslint-plugin-unused-imports
-lodash
-next
-react
-react-dom
diff --git a/template/frontend/package.json b/template/frontend/package.json
index 4fab50e..19c923a 100644
--- a/template/frontend/package.json
+++ b/template/frontend/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,46 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "prepare": "cd .. && husky frontend/.husky",
     "codegen": "graphql-codegen"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@apollo/client": "~3.14.0",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "*",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "*",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "*",
+    "clsx": "*",
+    "deepmerge": "*",
+    "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "*",
+    "lodash": "*",
+    "next": "*",
+    "react": "*",
+    "react-dom": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@eslint/eslintrc": "*",
+    "@graphql-codegen/cli": "*",
+    "@graphql-codegen/client-preset": "*",
+    "@graphql-typed-document-node/core": "*",
+    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "*",
+    "@testing-library/dom": "*",
+    "@testing-library/react": "*",
+    "@types/lodash": "*",
+    "@types/react": "*",
+    "@types/react-dom": "*",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "*",
+    "eslint": "*",
+    "eslint-config-next": "*",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "*",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "*",
+    "eslint-plugin-react": "*",
+    "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "*",
+    "graphql": "*",
+    "husky": "*",
+    "jsdom": "*",
+    "prettier": "*",
+    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "*",
+    "tailwindcss": "*",
+    "typescript": "*",
+    "typescript-eslint": "*",
+    "vitest": "*"
   }
 }