diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 06f1ad0f..4f9ae728 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5872,23 +5872,6 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.17",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RRVJ+J3J+WmyOTqnz3PiBLA501eKwXl2noseKOrNo/6+XEHjTAxO4xHvxQB6QuNm+s4WRbn6rSiap8+EA+ykFQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/lodash.debounce": {
-      "version": "4.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ma5JcgTREwpLRwMM+XwBR7DaWe96nC38uCBDFKZWbNKD+osjVzdpnUSwBcqCptrp16sSOLBAUb50Car5I0TCsQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/lodash": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/mime-types": {
       "version": "2.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.4.tgz",
@@ -8680,6 +8663,12 @@
         "typescript": "^5.4.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dettle": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dettle/-/dettle-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZVyjhAJ7sCe1PNXEGveObOH9AC8QvMga3HJIghHawtG7mE4K5pW9nz/vDGAr/U7a3LWgdOzEE7ac9MURnyfaTA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/devalue": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/devalue/-/devalue-5.1.1.tgz",
@@ -11681,6 +11670,7 @@
       "version": "4.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.8.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-FT1yDzDYEoYWhnSGnpE/4Kj1fLZkDFyqRb7fNt6FdYOSxlUWAtp42Eh6Wb0rGIv/m9Bgo7x4GhQbm5Ys4SG5ow==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/lodash.defaults": {
@@ -19380,12 +19370,12 @@
         "ansis": "^4.1.0",
         "chokidar": "^4.0.1",
         "decache": "^4.6.2",
+        "dettle": "^1.0.5",
         "dot-prop": "9.0.0",
         "empathic": "^2.0.0",
         "env-paths": "^3.0.0",
         "image-size": "^2.0.2",
         "js-image-generator": "^1.0.4",
-        "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
         "parse-gitignore": "^2.0.0",
         "semver": "^7.7.2",
         "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3",
@@ -19394,7 +19384,6 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@netlify/types": "2.0.1",
-        "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
         "@types/node": "^18.19.110",
         "@types/parse-gitignore": "^1.0.2",
         "@types/write-file-atomic": "^4.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/package.json b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
index 2d38f722..528a9d22 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
   "author": "Netlify Inc.",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@netlify/types": "2.0.1",
-    "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/node": "^18.19.110",
     "@types/parse-gitignore": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/write-file-atomic": "^4.0.3",
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@
     "ansis": "^4.1.0",
     "chokidar": "^4.0.1",
     "decache": "^4.6.2",
+    "dettle": "^1.0.5",
     "dot-prop": "9.0.0",
     "empathic": "^2.0.0",
     "env-paths": "^3.0.0",
     "image-size": "^2.0.2",
     "js-image-generator": "^1.0.4",
-    "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
     "parse-gitignore": "^2.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.7.2",
     "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/src/lib/watch-debounced.ts b/packages/dev-utils/src/lib/watch-debounced.ts
index 39ec0953..0e4bd1c5 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/src/lib/watch-debounced.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/src/lib/watch-debounced.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { once } from 'node:events'
 
-import chokidar, { FSWatcher } from 'chokidar'
+import chokidar from 'chokidar'
 import decache from 'decache'
-import debounce from 'lodash.debounce'
+import { debounce } from 'dettle'
 
 const DEBOUNCE_WAIT = 100
 
@@ -38,18 +38,30 @@ export const watchDebounced = async (
   let onAddQueue: string[] = []
   let onUnlinkQueue: string[] = []
 
-  const debouncedOnChange = debounce(() => {
-    onChange(onChangeQueue)
-    onChangeQueue = []
-  }, DEBOUNCE_WAIT)
-  const debouncedOnAdd = debounce(() => {
-    onAdd(onAddQueue)
-    onAddQueue = []
-  }, DEBOUNCE_WAIT)
-  const debouncedOnUnlink = debounce(() => {
-    onUnlink(onUnlinkQueue)
-    onUnlinkQueue = []
-  }, DEBOUNCE_WAIT)
+  const debouncedOnChange = debounce(
+    () => {
+      onChange(onChangeQueue)
+      onChangeQueue = []
+    },
+    DEBOUNCE_WAIT,
+    { leading: true },
+  )
+  const debouncedOnAdd = debounce(
+    () => {
+      onAdd(onAddQueue)
+      onAddQueue = []
+    },
+    DEBOUNCE_WAIT,
+    { leading: true },
+  )
+  const debouncedOnUnlink = debounce(
+    () => {
+      onUnlink(onUnlinkQueue)
+      onUnlinkQueue = []
+    },
+    DEBOUNCE_WAIT,
+    { leading: true },
+  )
 
   watcher
     .on('change', (path) => {