diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index bfaca45..d36ec60 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module(
 )
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.2.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
-bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.5.1", repo_name = "io_bazel_stardoc")
+bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.5.1", repo_name = "io_bazel_stardoc", dev_dependency = True)
 
 sh_configure = use_extension("//bzlmod:extensions.bzl", "sh_configure")