diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils/package.json b/packages/e2e-test-utils/package.json
index ee18258768..33e03edb3e 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -44,6 +43,14 @@
     "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@playwright/test": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ]
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4de80ad8e4..00e23676da 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4187,9 +4187,13 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^"
     "@manypkg/get-packages": ^1.1.3
-    "@playwright/test": ^1.32.3
     "@types/fs-extra": ^9.0.1
     fs-extra: ^10.1.0
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@playwright/test": ^1.32.3
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    "@playwright/test":
+      optional: true
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft