diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-onions-burn.md b/.changeset/twelve-onions-burn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc4826482b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-onions-burn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/adapter-begin': patch
+'@sveltejs/adapter-cloudflare-workers': patch
+'@sveltejs/adapter-netlify': patch
+'@sveltejs/adapter-node': patch
+'@sveltejs/adapter-static': patch
+'@sveltejs/adapter-vercel': patch
+---
+
+Make kit a peerDependency of the adapters
diff --git a/packages/adapter-begin/package.json b/packages/adapter-begin/package.json
index 60796ae027f9..cf3fc51acecf 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-begin/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-begin/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@architect/parser": "^3.0.1"
 	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"rollup": "^2.47.0",
 		"sirv": "^1.0.11",
 		"typescript": "^4.2.4"
diff --git a/packages/adapter-cloudflare-workers/package.json b/packages/adapter-cloudflare-workers/package.json
index 0fac268b0bf8..d9318437b0ae 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-cloudflare-workers/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-cloudflare-workers/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		"esbuild": "^0.11.18",
 		"@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5"
 	},
-	"devDependencies": {
+	"peerDependencies": {
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/adapter-netlify/package.json b/packages/adapter-netlify/package.json
index a37cc56424c4..544c9b52c91c 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-netlify/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-netlify/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 		"check-format": "prettier --check . --config ../../.prettierrc --ignore-path .gitignore"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"esbuild": "^0.11.18",
 		"@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5"
 	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"typescript": "^4.2.4"
 	}
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/package.json b/packages/adapter-node/package.json
index 29b7f064ee5f..9d251bbc72bb 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"c8": "^7.7.2",
 		"compression": "^1.7.4",
 		"node-fetch": "^3.0.0-beta.9",
@@ -31,5 +30,8 @@
 		"sirv": "^1.0.11",
 		"typescript": "^4.2.4",
 		"uvu": "^0.5.1"
+	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/adapter-static/package.json b/packages/adapter-static/package.json
index c462f474c1d5..f7f3021d416b 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-static/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-static/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 		"check-format": "prettier --check . --config ../../.prettierrc --ignore-path .gitignore",
 		"test": "uvu test test.js"
 	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"playwright-chromium": "^1.10.0",
 		"port-authority": "^1.1.2",
 		"sirv": "^1.0.11",
diff --git a/packages/adapter-vercel/package.json b/packages/adapter-vercel/package.json
index 725c2bae62f7..7a96193ea8ea 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-vercel/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-vercel/package.json
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 		"check-format": "prettier --check . --config ../../.prettierrc --ignore-path .gitignore"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"esbuild": "^0.11.18"
 	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"typescript": "^4.2.4"
 	}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a8184936fa0f..9a19e5350b22 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@ importers:
   packages/adapter-begin:
     specifiers:
       '@architect/parser': ^3.0.1
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       rollup: ^2.47.0
       sirv: ^1.0.11
       typescript: ^4.2.4
     dependencies:
       '@architect/parser': 3.0.1
     devDependencies:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       rollup: 2.47.0
       sirv: 1.0.11
       typescript: 4.2.4
@@ -68,23 +66,18 @@ importers:
   packages/adapter-cloudflare-workers:
     specifiers:
       '@iarna/toml': ^2.2.5
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       esbuild: ^0.11.18
     dependencies:
       '@iarna/toml': 2.2.5
       esbuild: 0.11.18
-    devDependencies:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
 
   packages/adapter-netlify:
     specifiers:
       '@iarna/toml': ^2.2.5
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       esbuild: ^0.11.18
       typescript: ^4.2.4
     dependencies:
       '@iarna/toml': 2.2.5
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       esbuild: 0.11.18
     devDependencies:
       typescript: 4.2.4
@@ -92,7 +85,6 @@ importers:
   packages/adapter-node:
     specifiers:
       '@rollup/plugin-json': ^4.1.0
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       c8: ^7.7.2
       compression: ^1.7.4
       node-fetch: ^3.0.0-beta.9
@@ -103,7 +95,6 @@ importers:
       uvu: ^0.5.1
     devDependencies:
       '@rollup/plugin-json': 4.1.0_rollup@2.47.0
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       c8: 7.7.2
       compression: 1.7.4
       node-fetch: 3.0.0-beta.9
@@ -115,13 +106,11 @@ importers:
 
   packages/adapter-static:
     specifiers:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       playwright-chromium: ^1.10.0
       port-authority: ^1.1.2
       sirv: ^1.0.11
       typescript: ^4.2.4
     devDependencies:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       playwright-chromium: 1.10.0
       port-authority: 1.1.2
       sirv: 1.0.11
@@ -129,11 +118,9 @@ importers:
 
   packages/adapter-vercel:
     specifiers:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': workspace:*
       esbuild: ^0.11.18
       typescript: ^4.2.4
     dependencies:
-      '@sveltejs/kit': link:../kit
       esbuild: 0.11.18
     devDependencies:
       typescript: 4.2.4