diff --git a/plugins/devtools-react/package.json b/plugins/devtools-react/package.json
index 7d0bcaf8ac..d5c57f7657 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools-react/package.json
+++ b/plugins/devtools-react/package.json
@@ -47,12 +47,21 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0"
+    "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
+    "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
+    "react": "^18.0.2",
+    "react-dom": "^18.0.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   }
 }