diff --git a/packages/catalog-client/package.json b/packages/catalog-client/package.json
index 42b0be8030..70e65cb221 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/catalog-client/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.7.13",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "msw": "^0.29.0"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/package.json b/packages/catalog-model/package.json
index 3c986b3292..e648606f48 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/package.json
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.7.13",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.151",
     "yaml": "^1.9.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/diff/handlers.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/diff/handlers.ts
index 4a17125e5a..904ed35e9a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/diff/handlers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/diff/handlers.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class PackageJsonHandler {
     targetObj: any = this.targetPkg,
     prefix?: string,
     sort?: boolean,
+    optional?: boolean,
   ) {
     const fullFieldName = chalk.cyan(
       prefix ? `${prefix}[${fieldName}]` : fieldName,
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ class PackageJsonHandler {
         }
         await this.write();
       }
-    } else if (fieldName in obj) {
+    } else if (fieldName in obj && optional !== true) {
       if (
         await this.prompt(
           `package.json is missing field ${fullFieldName}, set to ${coloredNewValue}?`,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class PackageJsonHandler {
         continue;
       }
 
-      await this.syncField(key, pkgDeps, targetDeps, fieldName, true);
+      await this.syncField(key, pkgDeps, targetDeps, fieldName, true, true);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/package.json b/plugins/catalog-graph/package.json
index 073a4e7745..75f65a950b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
-    "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.4.2"
+    "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.4.2",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
index cbd712369f..091ca286d6 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.3.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "msw": "^0.29.0"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/package.json b/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
index acafd0da3d..156cb66de2 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.3.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "@types/jwt-decode": "^3.1.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.13.1"
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index 71f7e9dabf..d110bcf57f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6"
   },
   "files": [