diff --git a/.github/workflows/docspublish.yml b/.github/workflows/docspublish.yml
index c7eb973fb..cb5d78e75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docspublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docspublish.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv --version
-          uv sync --locked --group script
+          uv sync --frozen --group base --group script
       - name: Update CLI screenshots
         run: |
-          uv run poe doc:screenshots
+          uv run --no-sync poe doc:screenshots
       - name: Commit and push updated CLI screenshots
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv --version
-          uv sync --locked --only-group documentation
+          uv sync --frozen --only-group base --only-group documentation
       - name: Generate Sponsors 💖
         uses: JamesIves/github-sponsors-readme-action@v1
         with:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          uv run poe doc:build
+          uv run --no-sync poe doc:build
       - name: Deploy 🚀
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 4772e8b5d..cdf0d1d17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv --version
-          uv sync --locked --dev --group test --group linters
+          uv sync --frozen --group base --group test --group linters
       - name: Run tests and linters
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
-          uv run poe ci
+          uv run --no-sync poe ci
         shell: bash
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4a7efc7f9..f8d29aed7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: uv-lock
       - id: uv-sync
-        args: [ --locked, --all-groups ]
+        args: [ --frozen, --all-groups ]
         stages: [ pre-commit, post-checkout, post-merge, post-rewrite ]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ repos:
         name: Format Python code
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
-        entry: uv run poe format
+        entry: uv run --no-sync poe format
         types: [ python ]
 
       - id: linter and test
         name: Linters
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
-        entry: uv run poe lint
+        entry: uv run --no-sync poe lint
         types: [ python ]
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index 750fb0bc1..827dfc7ac 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If you're a first-time contributor, please check out issues labeled [good first
     ```
 4. Set up the development environment:
     ```bash
-    uv sync --dev
+    uv sync --dev --frozen
     ```
 5. Set up pre-commit hooks:
     ```bash
diff --git a/docs/contributing_tldr.md b/docs/contributing_tldr.md
index cbb83fb3c..91f49d1ca 100644
--- a/docs/contributing_tldr.md
+++ b/docs/contributing_tldr.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Please check the [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
 
 ```bash
 # Ensure you have the correct dependencies
-uv sync --dev
+uv sync --dev --frozen
 
 # Make ruff happy
 uv run poe format
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb5e8959f..e27f97fcb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ semver2 = "commitizen.version_schemes:SemVer2"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
+    { include-group = "base" },
     { include-group = "test" },
     { include-group = "linters" },
     { include-group = "documentation" },
@@ -94,9 +95,10 @@ dev = [
     "ipython>=8.0",
     "tox>4",
     "tox-uv",
-    "poethepoet>=0.34.0",
 ]
 
+base = ["poethepoet>=0.34.0"]
+
 test = [
     "pytest>=7.2",
     "pytest-cov>=4",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 30e297009..d23b81214 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
+base = [
+    { name = "poethepoet" },
+]
 dev = [
     { name = "ipython", version = "8.37.0", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },
     { name = "ipython", version = "9.8.0", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version >= '3.11'" },
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
+base = [{ name = "poethepoet", specifier = ">=0.34.0" }]
 dev = [
     { name = "ipython", specifier = ">=8.0" },
     { name = "mkdocs", specifier = ">=1.4.2" },