diff --git a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
index 23e2391..720fa10 100644
--- a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 algokit-client-generator = "^1.1.3"
diff --git a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
index ab2e910..120fdfe 100644
--- a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main(action: str) -> None:
             for contract in contracts:
                 logger.info(f"Building app at {contract.path}")
                 app_spec_path = build(artifact_path / contract.name, contract.path)
-                logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                 if contract.deploy:
+                    logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                     deploy(app_spec_path, contract.deploy)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
index c9b3582..ce0288e 100644
--- a/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/generators/production_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 black = {extras = ["d"], version = "*"}
diff --git a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
index 6c83725..eb5d076 100644
--- a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 algokit-client-generator = "^1.1.3"
diff --git a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
index ab2e910..120fdfe 100644
--- a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main(action: str) -> None:
             for contract in contracts:
                 logger.info(f"Building app at {contract.path}")
                 app_spec_path = build(artifact_path / contract.name, contract.path)
-                logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                 if contract.deploy:
+                    logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                     deploy(app_spec_path, contract.deploy)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
index 3f30237..5633426 100644
--- a/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/generators/starter_python_smart_contract_typescript/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 puyapy = "*"
diff --git a/examples/production_python/pyproject.toml b/examples/production_python/pyproject.toml
index f2d2bc7..de08a8f 100644
--- a/examples/production_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/production_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 algokit-client-generator = "^1.1.3"
diff --git a/examples/production_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py b/examples/production_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
index ab2e910..120fdfe 100644
--- a/examples/production_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/production_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main(action: str) -> None:
             for contract in contracts:
                 logger.info(f"Building app at {contract.path}")
                 app_spec_path = build(artifact_path / contract.name, contract.path)
-                logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                 if contract.deploy:
+                    logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                     deploy(app_spec_path, contract.deploy)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/starter_python/pyproject.toml b/examples/starter_python/pyproject.toml
index afecce6..f419d42 100644
--- a/examples/starter_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/starter_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 algokit-client-generator = "^1.1.3"
diff --git a/examples/starter_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py b/examples/starter_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
index ab2e910..120fdfe 100644
--- a/examples/starter_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/starter_python/smart_contracts/__main__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main(action: str) -> None:
             for contract in contracts:
                 logger.info(f"Building app at {contract.path}")
                 app_spec_path = build(artifact_path / contract.name, contract.path)
-                logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                 if contract.deploy:
+                    logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                     deploy(app_spec_path, contract.deploy)
 
 
diff --git a/template_content/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template_content/pyproject.toml.jinja
index cff8db5..9f4ef02 100644
--- a/template_content/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template_content/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.12"
 algokit-utils = "^2.3.0"
 python-dotenv = "^1.0.0"
 algorand-python = "^2.0.0"
-algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0b1"
+algorand-python-testing = "^0.3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 {% if deployment_language == 'python' -%}
diff --git a/template_content/smart_contracts/__main__.py.jinja b/template_content/smart_contracts/__main__.py.jinja
index dc3e78a..c0b8577 100644
--- a/template_content/smart_contracts/__main__.py.jinja
+++ b/template_content/smart_contracts/__main__.py.jinja
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def main(action: str) -> None:
             for contract in contracts:
                 logger.info(f"Building app at {contract.path}")
                 app_spec_path = build(artifact_path / contract.name, contract.path)
-                logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                 if contract.deploy:
+                    logger.info(f"Deploying {contract.path.name}")
                     deploy(app_spec_path, contract.deploy)
         {%- endif %}