diff --git a/v3/go.mod b/v3/go.mod
index d0a1dc3d3..43b1a4341 100644
--- a/v3/go.mod
+++ b/v3/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3
 go 1.21
 
 require (
-	github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.7.4
+	github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.8.0
 	github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1
 	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.4.0-alpha.4
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.11.0
diff --git a/v3/go.sum b/v3/go.sum
index edc14900e..e2b1eb14c 100644
--- a/v3/go.sum
+++ b/v3/go.sum
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be/go.mod h1:ySMOLuW
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/atomicgo/cursor v0.0.1/go.mod h1:cBON2QmmrysudxNBFthvMtN32r3jxVRIvzkUiF/RuIk=
-github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.7.4 h1:EFknxg00weECF6jlQGKnhFaAMxhArwYwriqgS/ko9io=
-github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.7.4/go.mod h1:fJpWySLdpbANS8Ej5OvfZVZIVvi/9bmnhTjKS5EjQes=
+github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.8.0 h1:KGMu60O/D1CxjvNwxcDJriCJo0CX9DLqY0lwLLaW4nE=
+github.com/atterpac/refresh v0.8.0/go.mod h1:fJpWySLdpbANS8Ej5OvfZVZIVvi/9bmnhTjKS5EjQes=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1 h1:v67fRdBA9UQu2NhLFXrSg0Brw7CexQekrBwDMM8bzeY=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1/go.mod h1:H8yggRPQKLUhUoqrJC1bO2xNya7vanpDl7xR3ISbCJ0=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.toml b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 684a818a9..000000000
--- a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-[config]
-root_path = "."
-# debug | info | warn | error | mute
-# Defaults to Info if not provided
-log_level = "warn"
-# Debounce setting for ignoring reptitive file system notifications
-debounce = 1000 # Milliseconds
-# Sets what files the watcher should ignore
-[config.ignore]
-# Directories to ignore
-dir = [".git", "node_modules", "frontend", "bin"]
-# Files to ignore
-file = [".DS_Store", ".gitignore", ".gitkeep"]
-# File extensions to watch
-watched_extension = ["*.go"]
-# Add .gitignore paths to ignore
-git_ignore = true
-
-[config.background]
-cmd = "wails3 task dev:frontend"
-
-[[config.executes]]
-cmd = "go mod tidy"
-blocking = true
-
-[[config.executes]]
-cmd = "wails3 task build"
-blocking = true
-
-[[config.executes]]
-cmd = "KILL_STALE"
-
-[[config.executes]]
-cmd = "wails3 task run"
-primary = true
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.yaml b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a441f248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/devmode.config.tmpl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+config:
+  root_path: .
+  log_level: warn
+  debounce: 1000
+  ignore:
+    dir:
+      - .git
+      - node_modules
+      - frontend
+      - bin
+    file:
+      - .DS_Store
+      - .gitignore
+      - .gitkeep
+    watched_extension:
+      - "*.go"
+    git_ignore: true
+  executes:
+    - cmd: wails3 task install:frontend:deps
+      type: once
+    - cmd: wails3 task dev:frontend
+      type: background
+    - cmd: go mod tidy
+      type: blocking
+    - cmd: wails3 task build
+      type: blocking
+    - cmd: wails3 task run
+      type: primary
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/dev.go b/v3/internal/commands/dev.go
index a6920b2f1..20e36e049 100644
--- a/v3/internal/commands/dev.go
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/dev.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const wailsVitePort = "WAILS_VITE_PORT"
 type DevOptions struct {
 	flags.Common
 
-	Config   string `description:"The config file including path" default:"./build/devmode.config.toml"`
+	Config   string `description:"The config file including path" default:"./build/devmode.config.yaml"`
 	VitePort int    `name:"port" description:"Specify the vite dev server port"`
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/watcher.go b/v3/internal/commands/watcher.go
index cf9ee434e..25a67a6e2 100644
--- a/v3/internal/commands/watcher.go
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/watcher.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type WatcherOptions struct {
 
 func Watcher(options *WatcherOptions) error {
 	stopChan := make(chan struct{})
-	watcherEngine, err := engine.NewEngineFromTOML(options.Config)
+	watcherEngine, err := engine.NewEngineFromYAML(options.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/v3/internal/templates/_common/Taskfile.tmpl.yml b/v3/internal/templates/_common/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
index 8d476fe3d..7be6fd47a 100644
--- a/v3/internal/templates/_common/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
+++ b/v3/internal/templates/_common/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ tasks:
   dev:
     summary: Runs the application in development mode
     cmds:
-      - wails3 dev -config ./build/devmode.config.toml -port {{ "{{.VITE_PORT}}" }}
+      - wails3 dev -config ./build/devmode.config.yaml -port {{ "{{.VITE_PORT}}" }}
 
   dev:reload:
     summary: Reloads the application
     cmds:
-      - task: run
\ No newline at end of file
+      - task: run