diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70f5857c2..2265cbe0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v2.0.29
+
+- Make `PrimeVue` and external dependency
+
 ## v2.0.28
 
 - Upgrades `Vue` to latest `v3.4` release.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7272f1553..5c1e5d720 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@lob/ui-components",
-  "version": "2.0.28",
+  "version": "2.0.29",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@lob/ui-components",
-      "version": "2.0.28",
+      "version": "2.0.29",
       "dependencies": {
         "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
         "date-fns-holiday-us": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76d2ad960..b7f7aad8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lob/ui-components",
-  "version": "2.0.28",
+  "version": "2.0.29",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20.2.0",
     "npm": ">=10.2.0"
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index a1708a55b..9578ae8ee 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ import 'primeicons/primeicons.css';
 import * as components from './components';
 import * as mixins from './mixins';
 import * as configs from './config';
-import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config';
 import { App } from 'vue';
 
 const ComponentLibrary = {
   install(app: App) {
     app.use(configs.constants);
-    app.use(PrimeVue, { unstyled: true });
     for (const mixinName in mixins) {
       // @ts-ignore
       const mixin = mixins[mixinName];
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index bebe391c3..c0374b3f7 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     rollupOptions: {
       // make sure to externalize deps that shouldn't be bundled
       // into your library
-      external: ['vue'],
+      external: ['vue', /primevue\/.+/],
       output: {
         // Provide global variables to use in the UMD build
         // for externalized deps