diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index c3c78fe0a2..c9a5752ef2 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Major features and improvements
 * Implemented dict-like interface for `KedroDataCatalog`.
 * Implemented lazy dataset initializing for `KedroDataCatalog`.
+* Project dependencies on both the default template and on starter templates are now explicitly declared on the `pyproject.toml` file, allowing Kedro projects to work with project management tools like `uv`, `pdm`, and `rye`.
 
 **Note:** ``KedroDataCatalog`` is an experimental feature and is under active development. Therefore, it is possible we'll introduce breaking changes to this class, so be mindful of that if you decide to use it already. Let us know if you have any feedback about the ``KedroDataCatalog`` or ideas for new features.
 
diff --git a/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml b/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml
index eb7cb5f113..ea11850fef 100644
--- a/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ requires = ["setuptools"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 name = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}"
 readme = "README.md"
-dynamic = ["dependencies", "version"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = [
+    "ipython>=8.10",
+    "jupyterlab>=3.0",
+    "notebook",
+    "kedro~={{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}",
+    "kedro-datasets[pandas-csvdataset]"
+]
 
 [project.scripts]
-{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }} = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__main__:main"
+"{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}" = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__main__:main"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 docs = [
@@ -30,7 +38,6 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-dependencies = {file = "requirements.txt"}
 version = {attr = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__version__"}
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ namespaces = false
 package_name = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}"
 project_name = "{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}"
 kedro_init_version = "{{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}"
-tools = {{ cookiecutter.tools | default('') | string | replace('\"', '\\\"') }}
+tools = "{{ cookiecutter.tools | default('') | string | replace('\"', '\\\"') }}"
 example_pipeline = "{{ cookiecutter.example_pipeline }}"
 source_dir = "src"
 
diff --git a/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt b/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt
index 014df14d12..bc0a4b4d04 100644
--- a/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt	
+++ b/features/steps/test_starter/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ipython>=8.10
 jupyterlab>=3.0
 notebook
-kedro~={{ cookiecutter.kedro_version}}
+kedro~={{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}
 kedro-datasets[pandas-csvdataset]
diff --git a/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml b/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml
index b2ab54c3bb..02eac94ae0 100644
--- a/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@ requires = ["setuptools"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 name = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}"
 readme = "README.md"
-dynamic = ["dependencies", "version"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = [
+    "ipython>=8.10",
+    "jupyterlab>=3.0",
+    "notebook",
+    "kedro~={{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}"
+]
 
 [project.scripts]
-{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }} = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__main__:main"
+"{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}" = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__main__:main"
 
 [project.entry-points."kedro.hooks"]
 
@@ -31,9 +38,7 @@ dev = [
     "ruff~=0.1.8"
 ]
 
-
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-dependencies = {file = "requirements.txt"}
 version = {attr = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}.__version__"}
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ namespaces = false
 package_name = "{{ cookiecutter.python_package }}"
 project_name = "{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}"
 kedro_init_version = "{{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}"
-tools = {{ cookiecutter.tools | default('') | string | replace('\"', '\\\"') }}
+tools = "{{ cookiecutter.tools | default('') | string | replace('\"', '\\\"') }}"
 example_pipeline = "{{ cookiecutter.example_pipeline }}"
 source_dir = "src"