diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index debb51c..5791c56 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
         "supertest": "6.2.2",
         "ts-jest": "27.1.3",
         "typescript": "4.6.3"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "kafka-node": "^5.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 353e08f..4cd44a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
     "@vodyani/core": "^0.2.9",
     "kafka-node": "^5.0.0"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "kafka-node": "^5.0.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "16.2.3",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.2.1",