diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8cf37c42c6..090b99e1ad 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29007,7 +29007,6 @@
         "@libp2p/websockets": "^5.0.3",
         "@waku/core": "0.0.11",
         "@waku/dns-discovery": "0.0.6",
-        "@waku/peer-exchange": "0.0.4",
         "libp2p": "^0.42.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -29325,6 +29324,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery": "^1.0.5",
         "@libp2p/interfaces": "^3.3.1",
+        "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/enr": "0.0.6",
         "@waku/proto": "0.0.3",
         "@waku/utils": "*",
@@ -33976,7 +33976,6 @@
         "@waku/core": "0.0.11",
         "@waku/dns-discovery": "0.0.6",
         "@waku/interfaces": "0.0.8",
-        "@waku/peer-exchange": "0.0.4",
         "cspell": "^6.28.0",
         "eslint": "^8.35.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.6.0",
@@ -34238,6 +34237,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.55.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.51.0",
         "@waku/build-utils": "*",
+        "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/enr": "0.0.6",
         "@waku/interfaces": "0.0.8",
         "@waku/proto": "0.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/create/package.json b/packages/create/package.json
index 04d5e808ff..3672352b7a 100644
--- a/packages/create/package.json
+++ b/packages/create/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^5.0.3",
     "@waku/core": "0.0.11",
     "@waku/dns-discovery": "0.0.6",
-    "@waku/peer-exchange": "0.0.4",
     "libp2p": "^0.42.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/peer-exchange/package.json b/packages/peer-exchange/package.json
index daa93c7271..95c03eefca 100644
--- a/packages/peer-exchange/package.json
+++ b/packages/peer-exchange/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery": "^1.0.5",
     "@libp2p/interfaces": "^3.3.1",
+    "@waku/core": "*",
     "@waku/enr": "0.0.6",
     "@waku/proto": "0.0.3",
     "@waku/utils": "*",