diff --git a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
index 42916d3ef0..28cec44069 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [tool.bench.dev-dependencies]
 # package_name = "~=1.1.0"
 
+# These apt dependencies will be installed from Ubuntu repositories when you host your app on Frappe Cloud
+[deploy.dependencies.apt]
+packages = []
+
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 110
 target-version = "py314"