diff --git a/templates/academic-cv/netlify.toml b/templates/academic-cv/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..1d11f881 100644
--- a/templates/academic-cv/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/academic-cv/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Netlify runs an implicit install step; ensure it never enforces frozen lockfiles
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"
diff --git a/templates/blog/netlify.toml b/templates/blog/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..d74baa66 100644
--- a/templates/blog/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/blog/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Ensure Netlify's implicit install does not force a frozen lockfile
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"
diff --git a/templates/documentation/netlify.toml b/templates/documentation/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..c3dc06d5 100644
--- a/templates/documentation/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/documentation/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Ensure Netlify's implicit install does not enforce frozen lockfiles
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"
diff --git a/templates/landing-page/netlify.toml b/templates/landing-page/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..22ca5dd6 100644
--- a/templates/landing-page/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/landing-page/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Ensure Netlify's implicit install step does not enforce frozen lockfiles
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"
diff --git a/templates/link-in-bio/netlify.toml b/templates/link-in-bio/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..bbd4285c 100644
--- a/templates/link-in-bio/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/link-in-bio/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Ensure Netlify's implicit install step never enforces frozen lockfiles
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"
diff --git a/templates/resume/netlify.toml b/templates/resume/netlify.toml
index 7a53f1c0..22ca5dd6 100644
--- a/templates/resume/netlify.toml
+++ b/templates/resume/netlify.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.154.2"
   GO_VERSION = "1.21.5"
   NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  # Ensure Netlify's implicit install step does not enforce frozen lockfiles
+  PNPM_FLAGS = "--no-frozen-lockfile"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_I18N_WARNINGS = "true"
   HUGO_LOG_WARNINGS = "true"