diff --git a/components/gitpod-protocol/package.json b/components/gitpod-protocol/package.json
index 686a18e4a66dc6..cc061ce58dc247 100644
--- a/components/gitpod-protocol/package.json
+++ b/components/gitpod-protocol/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         "src"
     ],
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.9.1",
         "@testdeck/mocha": "^0.3.3",
         "@types/analytics-node": "^3.1.9",
         "@types/chai-subset": "^1.3.3",
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@
         "exit": true
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.9.1",
         "@types/react": "17.0.32",
         "abort-controller-x": "^0.4.0",
         "ajv": "^6.5.4",