diff --git a/packages/cli-node/package.json b/packages/cli-node/package.json
index e266088176..483b0eccff 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-node/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
-    "@swc/core": "^1.15.6",
     "@yarnpkg/lockfile": "^1.1.0",
     "@yarnpkg/parsers": "^3.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
@@ -52,5 +51,13 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@types/yarnpkg__lockfile": "^1.1.4"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@swc/core": "^1.15.6"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@swc/core": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   }
 }