diff --git a/src/crawlee/project_template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/Dockerfile b/src/crawlee/project_template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/Dockerfile
index 137780e0df..dcab0ea94c 100644
--- a/src/crawlee/project_template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/crawlee/project_template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 # First, specify the base Docker image.
 # You can see the Docker images from Apify at https://hub.docker.com/r/apify/.
 # You can also use any other image from Docker Hub.
+
+{# The Playwright version baked into the Apify Playwright base images. Keep this in sync with the
+   `playwright` version resolved by the lockfile so the installed package matches the browser
+   binaries shipped in the base image. #}
+# % set playwright_version = '1.60.0'
+
 # % if cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'playwright' or cookiecutter.crawler_type.startswith('adaptive-') or cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'stagehand'
-# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright:3.13-1.60.0'
+# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright:3.13-' ~ playwright_version
 # % elif cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'playwright-camoufox'
-# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-camoufox:3.13-1.60.0'
+# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-camoufox:3.13-' ~ playwright_version
 # % elif cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'playwright-chrome'
-# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-chrome:3.13-1.60.0'
+# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-chrome:3.13-' ~ playwright_version
 # % elif cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'playwright-firefox'
-# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-firefox:3.13-1.60.0'
+# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-firefox:3.13-' ~ playwright_version
 # % elif cookiecutter.crawler_type == 'playwright-webkit'
-# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-webkit:3.13-1.60.0'
+# % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python-playwright-webkit:3.13-' ~ playwright_version
 # % else
 # % set base_image = 'apify/actor-python:3.13'
 # % endif
+# % set uses_playwright_base_image = 'playwright' in base_image
 FROM {{ base_image }}
 
 RUN apt update && apt install -yq git && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -32,21 +39,18 @@ COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
 RUN echo "Python version:" \
  && python --version \
  && echo "Installing dependencies:" \
- # Export packages from poetry.lock
- && poetry export -f requirements.txt --without-hashes | \
- # Replace playwright version so that it matches whatever is pre-installed in the image (the `hash` checks if playwright is installed)
-    sed "s/^playwright==\(.*\)/playwright==$(hash playwright 2>/dev/null && (playwright --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2) || echo '\1')/" | \
- # Install everything using pip (ignore dependency checks - the lockfile is correct, period)
-    pip install -r /dev/stdin --no-dependencies \
+ # Export packages from poetry.lock and install everything using pip
+ # (ignore dependency checks - the lockfile is correct, period)
+ && poetry export -f requirements.txt --without-hashes | pip install -r /dev/stdin --no-dependencies \
  && echo "All installed Python packages:" \
  && pip freeze
+# % if uses_playwright_base_image
+# Pin playwright to the version baked into the base image so it matches the browser binaries.
+RUN pip install --no-deps --force-reinstall "playwright=={{ playwright_version }}"
+# % endif
 # % elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'uv'
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.11 /uv /uvx /bin/
 
-# Snapshot the base image's playwright version before uv sync so we can pin to it later
-# and stay aligned with the browser binaries baked into /pw-browsers.
-RUN hash playwright 2>/dev/null && playwright --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2 > /tmp/.base-playwright-version || true
-
 ENV UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT="/usr/local"
 
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
@@ -55,14 +59,12 @@ RUN echo "Python version:" \
     && python --version \
     && echo "Installing dependencies:" \
     && uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --no-editable --quiet --no-dev --inexact \
-    && PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_VERSION=$(cat /tmp/.base-playwright-version 2>/dev/null || echo "") \
-    && if [ -n "$PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_VERSION" ]; then \
-        echo "Pinning playwright to $PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_VERSION to match the browser binaries shipped in the base image" \
-        && uv pip install --system --reinstall --no-deps "playwright==$PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_VERSION"; \
-    fi \
-    && rm -f /tmp/.base-playwright-version \
     && echo "All installed Python packages:" \
     && pip freeze
+# % if uses_playwright_base_image
+# Pin playwright to the version baked into the base image so it matches the browser binaries.
+RUN uv pip install --system --reinstall --no-deps "playwright=={{ playwright_version }}"
+# % endif
 # % elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'pip'
 RUN pip install -U pip setuptools
 
@@ -75,14 +77,13 @@ COPY requirements.txt ./
 RUN echo "Python version:" \
  && python --version \
  && echo "Installing dependencies:" \
- # Install everything using pip, set playwright version so that it matches whatever is pre-installed in the image
- && cat requirements.txt | \
- # Replace playwright version so that it matches whatever is pre-installed in the image (the `hash` checks if playwright is installed)
-    sed "s/^playwright==\(.*\)/playwright==$(hash playwright 2>/dev/null && (playwright --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2) || echo '\1')/" | \
- # Install everything using pip
-    pip install -r /dev/stdin \
+ && pip install -r requirements.txt \
  && echo "All installed Python packages:" \
  && pip freeze
+# % if uses_playwright_base_image
+# Pin playwright to the version baked into the base image so it matches the browser binaries.
+RUN pip install --no-deps --force-reinstall "playwright=={{ playwright_version }}"
+# % endif
 # % elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'manual'
 # TODO install dependencies
 # % endif