diff --git a/templates/flake-parts/.envrc b/templates/flake-parts/.envrc
index 70ce5295f..b236cc267 100644
--- a/templates/flake-parts/.envrc
+++ b/templates/flake-parts/.envrc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
-  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.5.0; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.5.0/direnvrc" "sha256-5XwUul/GUzj52MC5LvjHaZXDW2iLnl93tEQSYm9f3Rc="
 fi
 
-nix_direnv_watch_file flake.nix
-nix_direnv_watch_file flake.lock
+watch_file flake.nix
+watch_file flake.lock
 
 DEVENV_ROOT_FILE="$(mktemp)"
 printf %s "$PWD" > "$DEVENV_ROOT_FILE"
diff --git a/templates/simple/.envrc b/templates/simple/.envrc
index c42085518..0fa73a598 100644
--- a/templates/simple/.envrc
+++ b/templates/simple/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
-  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.5.0; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.5.0/direnvrc" "sha256-5XwUul/GUzj52MC5LvjHaZXDW2iLnl93tEQSYm9f3Rc="
 fi
 
 watch_file flake.nix
diff --git a/templates/terraform/.envrc b/templates/terraform/.envrc
index ac18306bf..0fa73a598 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/.envrc
+++ b/templates/terraform/.envrc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
-  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.5.0; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.5.0/direnvrc" "sha256-5XwUul/GUzj52MC5LvjHaZXDW2iLnl93tEQSYm9f3Rc="
 fi
 
-nix_direnv_watch_file flake.nix
-nix_direnv_watch_file flake.lock
+watch_file flake.nix
+watch_file flake.lock
 if ! use flake . --impure
 then
   echo "devenv could not be built. The devenv environment was not loaded. Make the necessary changes to devenv.nix and hit enter to try again." >&2