diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 8c8f948..150edd8 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@
     "vitest": "^4.1.11"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "fuse.js": "^7.5.0",
-    "react": "^19.3.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.3.0",
-    "zod": "^3.25.76"
-  },
-  "peerDependencies": {
     "@inquirer/confirm": "^6.3.2",
     "@inquirer/input": "^5.1.6",
     "@inquirer/number": "^4.2.3",
@@ -63,32 +57,10 @@
     "@inquirer/select": "^5.2.5",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
-    "ts-morph": "^28.0.0"
-  },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "@inquirer/confirm": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "@inquirer/input": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "@inquirer/number": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "@inquirer/search": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "@inquirer/select": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "chalk": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "commander": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "ts-morph": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
+    "fuse.js": "^7.5.0",
+    "react": "^19.3.0",
+    "react-dom": "^19.3.0",
+    "ts-morph": "^28.0.0",
+    "zod": "^3.25.76"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/package.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/package.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693a567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/package.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+  readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'),
+) as { dependencies: Record<string, string> }
+
+describe('published package', () => {
+  it('installs the CLI runtime dependencies for package consumers', () => {
+    expect(Object.keys(packageJson.dependencies)).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        '@inquirer/confirm',
+        '@inquirer/input',
+        '@inquirer/number',
+        '@inquirer/search',
+        '@inquirer/select',
+        'chalk',
+        'commander',
+        'ts-morph',
+      ]),
+    )
+  })
+})