diff --git a/packages/authentication/package.json b/packages/authentication/package.json
index aa4a59153975..e6013f026863 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/package.json
+++ b/packages/authentication/package.json
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
-    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
     "@loopback/security": "^0.2.18",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.161",
@@ -34,8 +36,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/openapi-spec-builder": "^2.1.13",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1"
diff --git a/packages/authorization/package.json b/packages/authorization/package.json
index 83d9b01b9ccd..62079cb5ad42 100644
--- a/packages/authorization/package.json
+++ b/packages/authorization/package.json
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/security": "^0.2.18",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/node": "10.17.29",
diff --git a/packages/boot/package.json b/packages/boot/package.json
index 1588be06dcf4..69a5a6b606f0 100644
--- a/packages/boot/package.json
+++ b/packages/boot/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/model-api-builder": "^2.1.13",
     "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
     "@loopback/service-proxy": "^2.3.8",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0",
     "@loopback/rest-crud": "^0.8.13",
diff --git a/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json b/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
index e563851fd942..66e52dcc4f2f 100644
--- a/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
+++ b/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/boot": "^2.5.1",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
@@ -28,11 +33,6 @@
     "swagger2openapi": "^7.0.0",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loopback/boot": "^2.5.1",
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
-    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/boot": "^2.5.1",
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/express/package.json b/packages/express/package.json
index 319545bab7ae..1d89c0878e3b 100644
--- a/packages/express/package.json
+++ b/packages/express/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
     "src",
     "!*/__tests__"
   ],
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/http-server": "^2.2.0",
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29",
diff --git a/packages/model-api-builder/package.json b/packages/model-api-builder/package.json
index 0b5837fef534..5d9779f14660 100644
--- a/packages/model-api-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/model-api-builder/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2"
   },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tslib": "^2.0.1"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^1.7.1",
     "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
@@ -40,8 +43,5 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next.git",
     "directory": "packages/model-api-builder"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/openapi-v3/package.json b/packages/openapi-v3/package.json
index 464f79c9e773..11050d29a358 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-v3/package.json
+++ b/packages/openapi-v3/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.16"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/repository-json-schema": "^2.4.10",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "http-status": "^1.4.2",
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/openapi-spec-builder": "^2.1.13",
     "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
diff --git a/packages/repository-json-schema/package.json b/packages/repository-json-schema/package.json
index 73fb159364ae..54e1b4860e4b 100644
--- a/packages/repository-json-schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/repository-json-schema/package.json
@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@
     "TypeScript",
     "JSON Schema"
   ],
-  "dependencies": {
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
-    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
+    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
     "@types/json-schema": "^7.0.6",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
+    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29",
diff --git a/packages/repository-tests/package.json b/packages/repository-tests/package.json
index 48632111e8b0..7bcc835938b9 100644
--- a/packages/repository-tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/repository-tests/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
+    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^1.7.1",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.161",
@@ -29,15 +34,11 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.20"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2"
-  },
   "files": [
     "README.md",
     "dist",
diff --git a/packages/repository/package.json b/packages/repository/package.json
index 653e9327622e..fccdcbbfa34f 100644
--- a/packages/repository/package.json
+++ b/packages/repository/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/bson": "^4.0.2",
@@ -32,7 +36,6 @@
     "bson": "4.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/filter": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/rest-crud/package.json b/packages/rest-crud/package.json
index 4f5a4d243c53..b4df25016082 100644
--- a/packages/rest-crud/package.json
+++ b/packages/rest-crud/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
+    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@loopback/model-api-builder": "^2.1.13",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
@@ -34,11 +39,6 @@
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
-    "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
-    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
-  },
   "files": [
     "README.md",
     "dist",
diff --git a/packages/rest-explorer/package.json b/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
index 2bd547e05fa3..b4e1109959d3 100644
--- a/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/rest-explorer/package.json
@@ -20,16 +20,20 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
-    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
     "ejs": "^3.1.5",
     "swagger-ui-dist": "3.32.5",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
+    "@loopback/rest": "^6.2.0",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/ejs": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
diff --git a/packages/rest/package.json b/packages/rest/package.json
index b83c2fdc9acd..97e805280758 100644
--- a/packages/rest/package.json
+++ b/packages/rest/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/express": "^1.4.1",
     "@loopback/http-server": "^2.2.0",
     "@loopback/openapi-v3": "^3.4.9",
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/openapi-spec-builder": "^2.1.13",
     "@loopback/repository": "^2.11.2",
diff --git a/packages/security/package.json b/packages/security/package.json
index 8d538c38ff95..2fd424cc4b1f 100644
--- a/packages/security/package.json
+++ b/packages/security/package.json
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29"
diff --git a/packages/service-proxy/package.json b/packages/service-proxy/package.json
index ed92fffaf6a1..da392fb6bdc4 100644
--- a/packages/service-proxy/package.json
+++ b/packages/service-proxy/package.json
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loopback/build": "^6.2.2",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "@loopback/eslint-config": "^9.0.2",
     "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.4",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.29"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.5",
     "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^4.24.0",
     "tslib": "^2.0.1"
   },