diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 13ac9db0a..3ccce4760 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -627,11 +627,12 @@ packages:
   devicelocale:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: devicelocale
-      sha256: "0812b66f9eac57bc55c6ed4c178e0779440aa4e4e7c7e32fe1db02a758501d0e"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.1"
+      path: "."
+      ref: ba7d7d87a3772e972adb1358a5ec9a111b514fce
+      resolved-ref: ba7d7d87a3772e972adb1358a5ec9a111b514fce
+      url: "https://github.com/cypherstack/flutter-devicelocale"
+    source: git
+    version: "0.8.1"
   dio:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -2187,7 +2188,7 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.0"
   web:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct overridden"
     description:
       name: web
       sha256: "97da13628db363c635202ad97068d47c5b8aa555808e7a9411963c533b449b27"
diff --git a/scripts/app_config/templates/pubspec.template b/scripts/app_config/templates/pubspec.template
index 1f968ec1d..e44cdcab4 100644
--- a/scripts/app_config/templates/pubspec.template
+++ b/scripts/app_config/templates/pubspec.template
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ flutter_native_splash:
   android_disable_fullscreen: true
 
 dependency_overrides:
+  # required to make devicelocale work
+  web: ^0.5.0
 
   # needed for dart 3.5+ (at least for now)
   win32: ^5.5.4