diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index f1984ca6b0..e96e551a54 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
       { "newlines-between": "always", "alphabetize": { "order": "asc" } }
     ],
     "no-constant-condition": ["error", { "checkLoops": false }],
-    "import/no-extraneous-dependencies": ["error"],
+    "import/no-extraneous-dependencies": [
+      "error",
+      { "devDependencies": ["**/*.test.ts", "**/*.spec.ts", "**/tests/**"] }
+    ],
     "sort-imports": [
       "error",
       { "ignoreDeclarationSort": true, "ignoreCase": true }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61c39b5790..e01a48826b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26319,6 +26319,7 @@
         "@waku/libp2p-utils": "*",
         "@waku/peer-exchange": "*",
         "@waku/proto": "*",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "it-all": "^1.0.6",
         "it-length-prefixed": "^8.0.2",
         "it-pipe": "^2.0.4",
@@ -26344,7 +26345,6 @@
         "app-root-path": "^3.0.0",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
@@ -26454,6 +26454,7 @@
         "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
         "@waku/enr": "*",
         "@waku/libp2p-utils": "*",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "dns-query": "^0.11.2",
         "hi-base32": "^0.5.1",
         "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2"
@@ -26470,7 +26471,6 @@
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
@@ -26498,6 +26498,7 @@
         "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6",
         "@noble/secp256k1": "^1.3.4",
         "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -26510,7 +26511,6 @@
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
         "chai": "^4.3.6",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
@@ -26568,7 +26568,8 @@
         "@libp2p/interface-peer-info": "^1.0.1",
         "@libp2p/interface-peer-store": "^1.2.3",
         "@libp2p/peer-id": "^1.1.10",
-        "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6"
+        "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
@@ -26577,7 +26578,6 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
@@ -26603,6 +26603,7 @@
         "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
         "@waku/proto": "*",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -26613,7 +26614,6 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
         "chai": "^4.3.6",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 540695d8b1..7c1648b67f 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     "@waku/libp2p-utils": "*",
     "@waku/peer-exchange": "*",
     "@waku/proto": "*",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "it-all": "^1.0.6",
     "it-length-prefixed": "^8.0.2",
     "it-pipe": "^2.0.4",
@@ -133,7 +134,6 @@
     "karma-mocha": "^2.0.1",
     "karma-webpack": "^5.0.0",
     "mocha": "^9.1.3",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
     "fast-check": "^2.14.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
diff --git a/packages/dns-discovery/package.json b/packages/dns-discovery/package.json
index 61191a11b6..b98a9fd6e7 100644
--- a/packages/dns-discovery/package.json
+++ b/packages/dns-discovery/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
     "@waku/libp2p-utils": "*",
     "hi-base32": "^0.5.1",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "dns-query": "^0.11.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
     "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery": "^1.0.0",
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
     "cspell": "^6.17.0",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "eslint": "^8.6.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
     "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery-compliance-tests": "^2.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/enr/package.json b/packages/enr/package.json
index 52afc825d1..2356e7c337 100644
--- a/packages/enr/package.json
+++ b/packages/enr/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6",
     "@noble/secp256k1": "^1.3.4",
     "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
     "cspell": "^6.17.0",
     "chai": "^4.3.6",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "eslint": "^8.6.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-utils/package.json b/packages/libp2p-utils/package.json
index b65f96fb13..560547da58 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/libp2p-utils/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
     "@libp2p/peer-id": "^1.1.10",
     "@libp2p/interface-connection": "^3.0.3",
     "@libp2p/interface-peer-id": "^1.0.6",
-    "@libp2p/interface-peer-store": "^1.2.3"
+    "@libp2p/interface-peer-store": "^1.2.3",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
@@ -73,8 +74,7 @@
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "prettier": "^2.1.1",
     "rollup": "^2.75.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.3",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4"
+    "typescript": "^4.6.3"
   },
   "typedoc": {
     "entryPoint": "./src/index.ts"
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/package.json b/packages/message-encryption/package.json
index 3a58e5f40e..dd7600c9b4 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/package.json
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "@waku/core": "*",
     "@waku/interfaces": "*",
     "@waku/proto": "*",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@
     "ts-loader": "^9.4.1",
     "typescript": "^4.6.3",
     "chai": "^4.3.6",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "fast-check": "^2.14.0"
   },
   "typedoc": {