diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0353c49..5c82109 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,16 +35,23 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/epoberezkin/ajv-errors/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/epoberezkin/ajv-errors#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "ajv": "^8.0.1"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "ajv": "^8.0.1"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "ajv": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@ajv-validator/config": "^0.3.0",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.15",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.7",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.7.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.7.0",
-    "ajv": "^8.0.1",
     "eslint": "^7.2.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^7.0.0",
     "husky": "^5.1.3",