diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bd89346aa9..4e7ba9968b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22470,8 +22470,12 @@
       }
     },
     "packages/create": {
+      "name": "@waku/create",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@waku/core": "*"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
@@ -26835,6 +26839,7 @@
         "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^10.0.3",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+        "@waku/core": "*",
         "cspell": "^5.14.0",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/create/package.json b/packages/create/package.json
index c103f00ea2..28bab12f57 100644
--- a/packages/create/package.json
+++ b/packages/create/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16"
   },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@waku/core": "*"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/create/src/index.ts b/packages/create/src/index.ts
index f0c1d2c8ee..e4fb27b5c5 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/index.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,24 @@ import type { PeerDiscovery } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery";
 import { Mplex } from "@libp2p/mplex";
 import { WebSockets } from "@libp2p/websockets";
 import { all as filterAll } from "@libp2p/websockets/filters";
-import { createLibp2p, Libp2pOptions } from "libp2p";
+import type {
+  Waku,
+  WakuFull,
+  WakuLight,
+  WakuPrivacy,
+} from "@waku/core/lib/interfaces";
+import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from "@waku/core/lib/peer_discovery_static_list";
+import { getPredefinedBootstrapNodes } from "@waku/core/lib/predefined_bootstrap_nodes";
+import { WakuNode, WakuOptions } from "@waku/core/lib/waku.js";
+import { WakuFilter } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_filter";
+import { WakuLightPush } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_light_push";
+import {
+  CreateOptions as RelayCreateOptions,
+  WakuRelay,
+} from "@waku/core/lib/waku_relay";
+import { WakuStore } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_store";
 import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
-
-import type { Waku, WakuFull, WakuLight, WakuPrivacy } from "./interfaces";
-import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from "./peer_discovery_static_list";
-import { getPredefinedBootstrapNodes } from "./predefined_bootstrap_nodes";
-import { WakuNode, WakuOptions } from "./waku";
-import { WakuFilter } from "./waku_filter";
-import { WakuLightPush } from "./waku_light_push";
-import { CreateOptions as RelayCreateOptions, WakuRelay } from "./waku_relay";
-import { WakuStore } from "./waku_store";
+import { createLibp2p, Libp2pOptions } from "libp2p";
 
 export interface CreateOptions {
   /**