diff --git a/dbt/include/bigquery/profile_template.yml b/dbt/include/bigquery/profile_template.yml
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+fixed:
+  type: bigquery
+  priority: interactive
+  fixed_retries: 1
+prompts:
+  _choose_authentication_method:
+    oauth:
+      _fixed_method: oauth
+    service_account:
+      _fixed_method: service-account
+      keyfile:
+        hint: '/path/to/bigquery/keyfile.json'
+  project:
+    hint: 'GCP project id'
+  dataset:
+    hint: 'the name of your dbt dataset'
+  threads:
+    hint: '1 or more'
+    type: 'int'
+  timeout_seconds:
+    default: 300
+    type: 'int'
+  _choose_location:
+    US:
+      _fixed_location: US
+    EU:
+      _fixed_location: EU
diff --git a/dbt/include/bigquery/sample_profiles.yml b/dbt/include/bigquery/sample_profiles.yml
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-default:
-  outputs:
-
-    dev:
-      type: bigquery
-      method: oauth
-      project: [GCP project id]
-      dataset: [the name of your dbt dataset] # You can also use "schema" here
-      threads: [1 or more]
-      timeout_seconds: 300
-      location: US # Optional, one of US or EU
-      priority: interactive
-      retries: 1
-
-    prod:
-      type: bigquery
-      method: service-account
-      project: [GCP project id]
-      dataset: [the name of your dbt dataset]
-      threads: [1 or more]
-      keyfile: [/path/to/bigquery/keyfile.json]
-      timeout_seconds: 300
-      priority: interactive
-      retries: 1
-
-  target: dev
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