diff --git a/lib/packwerk/generators/templates/package.yml b/lib/packwerk/generators/templates/package.yml
index 768d1d123..649f22b29 100644
--- a/lib/packwerk/generators/templates/package.yml
+++ b/lib/packwerk/generators/templates/package.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Please validate the configuration using `packwerk validate` (for Rails applications) or running the auto generated
 # test case (for non-Rails projects). You can then use `packwerk check` to check your code.
 
-# Turn on dependency checks for this package
-enforce_dependencies: true
+# Change to `true` to turn on dependency checks for this package
+enforce_dependencies: false
 
 # A list of this package's dependencies
 # Note that packages in this list require their own `package.yml` file