diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
index 268c6fb..8ef88bb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY):
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 
+.PHONY: dev
+dev:
+	go run cmd/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.go 
+
 .PHONY: docker-push
 docker-push:
 	docker buildx build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS) --platform $(DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM) -t $(DOCKER_BUILD_TAG) . --push