diff --git a/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/client/package.json b/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/client/package.json
index cfa89c669a..46c1a60265 100644
--- a/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/client/package.json
@@ -59,20 +59,26 @@
     "bare-os": "^3.6.2",
     "bare-path": "^3.0.0",
     "bare-process": "^4.2.2",
-    "corestore": "^7.4.5",
-    "hyperblobs": "^2.8.0",
     "hypercore-id-encoding": "^1.3.0",
     "hypercore-stats": "^2.4.0",
-    "hyperdb": "^4.16.1",
-    "hyperswarm": "^4.14.0",
     "hyperswarm-stats": "^1.3.0",
     "paparam": "^1.10.0",
     "ready-resource": "^1.0.1",
     "tiny-byte-size": "^1.1.0"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "corestore": "^7.4.5",
+    "hyperblobs": "^2.8.0",
+    "hyperdb": "^4.16.1",
+    "hyperswarm": "^4.14.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "brittle": "^3.4.0",
+    "corestore": "^7.4.5",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+    "hyperblobs": "^2.8.0",
+    "hyperdb": "^4.16.1",
+    "hyperswarm": "^4.14.0",
     "standard": "^17.1.0",
     "test-tmp": "^1.4.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
diff --git a/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/shared/package.json b/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/shared/package.json
index 2ce22485ac..c8d4bb328c 100644
--- a/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/qvac-lib-registry-server/shared/package.json
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
     "NOTICE"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "hyperdb": "^4.16.0",
     "hyperdispatch": "^1.4.0",
     "hyperschema": "^1.13.0",
     "ready-resource": "^1.2.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "hyperdb": "^4.16.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rag/package.json b/packages/rag/package.json
index fc31f8f010..eac0df6a90 100644
--- a/packages/rag/package.json
+++ b/packages/rag/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@qvac/error": "^0.1.1",
-    "hyperdht": "^6.23.0",
     "ready-resource": "^1.1.2",
     "uuid-random": "^1.3.2",
     "zod": "^4.1.13"
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
     "bare-crypto": "^1.13.4",
     "bare-fetch": "^2.5.0",
     "hyperdb": "^4.19.0",
+    "hyperdht": "^6.23.0",
     "hyperschema": "^1.13.0",
     "llm-splitter": "^0.2.0"
   },
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
     "hyperdb": {
       "optional": true
     },
+    "hyperdht": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "hyperschema": {
       "optional": true
     },
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index b001ab8c20..19b3e256a1 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -251,9 +251,11 @@
     "expo-build-properties": ">=0.12.0",
     "expo-device": "^8.0.0",
     "expo-file-system": "^19.0.15",
+    "hyperblobs": "^2.8.0",
     "hyperdb": "^4.19.0",
+    "hyperdht": "^6.23.0",
     "hyperdrive": "^13.0.1",
-    "hyperswarm": "^4.12.1",
+    "hyperswarm": "^4.14.0",
     "llm-splitter": "~0.2.0",
     "pear-pipe": "^1.0.6",
     "react-native-bare-kit": "0.12.3",
@@ -281,6 +283,9 @@
     "compact-encoding": {
       "optional": true
     },
+    "hyperdht": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "pear-pipe": {
       "optional": true
     }