diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba48333c5c..f28545eca3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@
 		"cross-fetch": "4.1.0",
 		"yargs": "16"
 	},
-	"optionalDependencies": {
+	"peerDependencies": {
 		"react-native-fs": "^2.20.0"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"react-native-fs": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"blueimp-md5": "2.19.0",
 		"cmdmix": "2.2.2",
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@
 		"open": "11.0.0",
 		"prettier": "3.8.1",
 		"react-native-fetch-blob": "^0.10.8",
+		"react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",
 		"rexreplace": "7.1.14",
 		"strftime": "0.10.3",
 		"tabletop": "^1.6.2",