diff --git a/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility.yml
index 4c0fda4312..92ac50ff8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --upgrade build wheel
-          pip install .[tests]
+          pip install . --group tests
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --upgrade build wheel
-          pip install -e .[tests]
+          pip install -e . --group tests
 
       - name: Download Geometry service container (if needed)
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 6333468582..2d87825ed3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --upgrade build wheel
-          pip install -e .[tests]
+          pip install -e . --group tests
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: env.SKIP_UNSTABLE == 'false'
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ jobs:
           needs-quarto: true
           dependencies: 'pandoc'
           sphinxopts: '-j 1 -W --color'
+          group-dependencies-name: "doc"
 
       - name: Stop the Geometry service
         if: always()
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           checkout: false
           randomize: true
+          group-dependencies-name: "tests"
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@5a1091511ad55cbe89839c7260b706298ca349f7 # v5.5.1
@@ -515,8 +517,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install minimum requirements
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[all,tests-minimal]
-          pip install pytest
+          pip install -e .[all] --group tests-minimal
 
       - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
         env:
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install minimum requirements
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[tests-minimal]
+          pip install -e . --group tests-minimal
           # Uninstall pytest-pyvista (not needed for these tests)
           pip uninstall -y pytest-pyvista
           # Installing docker (needed for the tests)
@@ -741,7 +742,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv .venv
           .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[tests]
+          pip install -e . --group tests
 
       - name: Restore images cache
         uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate connection using PyAnsys Geometry
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[tests]
+          pip install -e . --group tests
 
       - name: Start Geometry service and verify start
         env:
@@ -868,6 +869,7 @@ jobs:
           pytest-extra-args: "--use-existing-service=yes"
           checkout: false
           randomize: true
+          group-dependencies-name: "tests"
 
       - name: "Compressing Linux Dockerfile"
         uses: vimtor/action-zip@1379ea20d4c5705669ba81fd626dd01b1c738f26 # v1.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_docker_test.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_docker_test.yml
index 2adc61f7e2..9c97ee1787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_docker_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_docker_test.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install packages for testing
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade build
-          pip install -e .[tests]
+          pip install -e . --group tests
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ jobs:
           ALLOW_PLOTTING: true
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          group-dependencies-name: "tests"
 
       - name: Stop the Geometry service
         if: always()
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/2316.maintenance.md b/doc/changelog.d/2316.maintenance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64e11953a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/2316.maintenance.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Using group dependencies
diff --git a/doc/source/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributing.rst
index 7eabd2e756..69d778dc21 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributing.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ these commands:
     git clone https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry
     cd pyansys-geometry
     python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-    pip install -e .
+    pip install -e . --group dev
 
 
 Post issues
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Build the documentation
 To build the documentation locally, you must run this command to install the
 documentation dependencies::
 
-  pip install -e .[doc]
+  pip install -e . --group doc
 
 Then, navigate to the ``docs`` directory and run this command::
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ You can also test the correct build process of a new example by performing the f
 
 1. Run the following command to install the documentation dependencies::
 
-    pip install -e .[doc]
+    pip install -e . --group doc
 
 2. Navigate to the ``doc`` directory and run the following command::
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Prerequisites
 
 Prior to running the tests, you must run this command to install the test dependencies::
 
-  pip install -e .[tests]
+  pip install -e . --group tests
 
 Make sure to define the port and host of the service using the following environment variables::
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2636df665c..815bdc30d3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "semver>=3,<4",
   "six>=1.16.0,<2",
 ]
-
 optional-dependencies.all = [
   "ansys-platform-instancemanagement>=1.0.3,<2",
   "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
@@ -50,50 +49,53 @@ optional-dependencies.all = [
   "pyvista[jupyter]>=0.38.1,<1",
   "vtk>=9,<10",
 ]
-optional-dependencies.doc = [
+optional-dependencies.graphics = [
+  "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
+  "pygltflib>=1.16,<2",
+  "pyvista[jupyter]>=0.38.1,<1",
+  "vtk>=9,<10",
+]
+
+urls.Changelog = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/main/doc/source/changelog.rst"
+urls.Discussions = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/discussions"
+urls.Documentation = "https://geometry.docs.pyansys.com"
+urls.Issues = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/issues"
+urls.Releases = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/releases"
+urls.Source = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry"
+
+[dependency-groups]
+
+# NOTE: The `dependency-groups` section is used to define groups of dependencies
+# only available when a developer clones the repository and installs the package
+# for local development.
+dev = [
+  "pre-commit==4.3.0",
+  { include-group = "doc" },
+  { include-group = "tests" },
+]
+doc = [
   "ansys-sphinx-theme[autoapi]==1.6.3",
-  "ansys-tools-path==0.7.3",
-  "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.12.1",
-  "beartype==0.21.0",
-  "docker==7.1.0",
-  "geomdl==5.4.0",
-  "grpcio==1.75.0",
-  "grpcio-health-checking==1.75.0",
   "ipyvtklink==0.2.3",
   "jupyter-sphinx==0.5.3",
   "jupytext==1.17.3",
-  "matplotlib==3.10.6",
   "myst-parser==4.0.1",
   "nbconvert==7.16.6",
   "nbsphinx==0.9.6",
   "notebook==7.4.7",
-  "numpy==2.2.6",
   "numpydoc==1.9.0",
-  "panel==1.8.2",
   "pdf2image==1.17.0",
-  "pint==0.24.4",
-  "protobuf==6.32.1",
-  "pygltflib==1.16.5",
-  "pyvista[jupyter]==0.46.3",
   "quarto-cli==1.8.25",
-  "requests==2.32.5",
-  "scipy==1.15.3",
-  "semver==3.0.4",
-  "six==1.17.0",
   "sphinx==8.2.3",
   "sphinx-autodoc-typehints==3.1.0",
   "sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2",
   "sphinx-jinja==2.0.2",
-  "trame-vtk==2.10.0",
-  "vtk==9.5.2",
+  { include-group = "general-all" },
 ]
-optional-dependencies.graphics = [
-  "ansys-tools-visualization-interface>=0.2.6",
-  "pygltflib>=1.16,<2",
-  "pyvista[jupyter]>=0.38.1,<1",
-  "vtk>=9,<10",
+tests = [
+  { include-group = "general-all" },
+  { include-group = "tests-minimal" },
 ]
-optional-dependencies.tests = [
+general-all = [
   "ansys-platform-instancemanagement==1.1.2",
   "ansys-tools-path==0.7.3",
   "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.12.1",
@@ -107,29 +109,19 @@ optional-dependencies.tests = [
   "pint==0.24.4",
   "protobuf==6.32.1",
   "pygltflib==1.16.5",
-  "pytest==8.4.2",
-  "pytest-cov==7.0.0",
-  "pytest-pyvista==0.2.0",
   "pyvista[jupyter]==0.46.3",
-  "pyyaml==6.0.3",
   "requests==2.32.5",
   "scipy==1.15.3",
   "semver==3.0.4",
   "six==1.17.0",
   "vtk==9.5.2",
 ]
-optional-dependencies.tests-minimal = [
+tests-minimal = [
   "pytest==8.4.2",
   "pytest-cov==7.0.0",
   "pytest-pyvista==0.2.0",
   "pyyaml==6.0.3",
 ]
-urls.Changelog = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/main/doc/source/changelog.rst"
-urls.Discussions = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/discussions"
-urls.Documentation = "https://geometry.docs.pyansys.com"
-urls.Issues = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/issues"
-urls.Releases = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/releases"
-urls.Source = "https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry"
 
 [tool.flit.module]
 name = "ansys.geometry.core"