diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa94c8a55..c666b096f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ to compile the test apps yourself.
 
 # Quick Start
 
-Install `react-native-test-app` and `plop`. We will use
+Install `react-native-test-app` as a dev dependency. We will use
 [Plop](https://plopjs.com/) to generate the test app:
 
 ```bash
-yarn add plop react-native-test-app --dev
+yarn add react-native-test-app --dev
 yarn plop --plopfile node_modules/react-native-test-app/plopfile.js --dest sample
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 449476c65..67047da36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
     "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.54.1",
     "react": "16.8.6",
     "react-native": "0.60.6",
-    "react-native-macos": "0.60.0-microsoft.79"
+    "react-native-macos": "0.60.0-microsoft.79",
+    "plop": "^2.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/git": "^9.0.0",
     "eslint": "^6.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.2",
-    "plop": "^2.6.0",
     "prettier": "2.0.4",
     "semantic-release": "^17.0.0"
   },