diff --git a/.changeset/silly-coats-do.md b/.changeset/silly-coats-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f4e7fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-coats-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@apollo/explorer": patch
+---
+
+Make deps required until the vanilla js export can be imported without them. This looks like a major change, but this was the case all along to use the vanilla export.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 87b8f55d..d3df09ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "@apollo/explorer",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@apollo/explorer",
-      "version": "0.3.2",
+      "version": "0.5.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
         "use-deep-compare-effect": "^1.8.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -39,18 +41,6 @@
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12.0",
         "npm": ">=7.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
-        "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "react": {
-          "optional": true
-        },
-        "react-dom": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27d1b7c8..4e2ab403 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,19 +82,9 @@
     "tslib": "2.3.1",
     "typescript": "3.9.10"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
+  "dependencies": {
+    "use-deep-compare-effect": "^1.8.1",
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
-  },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "react": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "react-dom": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "use-deep-compare-effect": "^1.8.1"
   }
 }