diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 46d7999dc..ec04d972f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ doc =
     jupyter
     jupyter_client < 8.0.0
     tabulate
-    shinylive @ git+https://github.com/posit-dev/py-shinylive.git@main
+    shinylive @ git+https://github.com/posit-dev/py-shinylive.git
     pydantic==1.10
     quartodoc==0.7.2
     griffe==0.33.0
diff --git a/shiny/_docstring.py b/shiny/_docstring.py
index c177e4ebc..a45a4edce 100644
--- a/shiny/_docstring.py
+++ b/shiny/_docstring.py
@@ -177,29 +177,19 @@ def _(func: F) -> F:
     # This part is hidden from the typechecker because shinylive is not a direct
     # dependency of shiny and we only need this section when building the docs.
     try:
-        import shinylive
+        from shinylive import ShinyliveApp
+    except ImportError:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Please install the latest version of shinylive to build the docs."
+        )
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         raise RuntimeError("Please install shinylive to build the docs.")
 
-    SHINYLIVE_CODE_TEMPLATE = """
-```{{shinylive-python}}
-#| standalone: true
-#| components: [editor, viewer]
-#| layout: vertical
-#| viewerHeight: 400
-
-{0}
-```
-"""
-
     class ShinyliveExampleWriter(ExampleWriter):
         def write_example(self, app_files: list[str]) -> str:
             app_file = app_files.pop(0)
-            bundle = shinylive._url.create_shinylive_bundle_file(
-                app_file, app_files, language="py"
-            )
-            code = shinylive._url.create_shinylive_chunk_contents(bundle)
+            app = ShinyliveApp.from_local(app_file, app_files, language="py")
 
-            return SHINYLIVE_CODE_TEMPLATE.format(code.strip())
+            return app.to_chunk(layout="vertical", viewer_height=400)
 
     example_writer = ShinyliveExampleWriter()