diff --git a/hocon/build.gradle.kts b/hocon/build.gradle.kts
index f8414525..546ea117 100644
--- a/hocon/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hocon/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ multiRelease {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	implementation(project(":core"))
+	api(project(":core"))
 	implementation(libs.typesafeConfig)
 
 	testImplementation(project(":test-shared"))
diff --git a/json/build.gradle.kts b/json/build.gradle.kts
index 626b5290..3cd0ac9d 100644
--- a/json/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/json/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ multiRelease {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	implementation(project(":core"))
+	api(project(":core"))
     testImplementation(project(":test-shared"))
 }
diff --git a/test-shared/build.gradle.kts b/test-shared/build.gradle.kts
index 068670b8..ecc4116f 100644
--- a/test-shared/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/test-shared/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	// implementation(project(":core"))
+	// api(project(":core"))
 }
 
 java {
diff --git a/toml/build.gradle.kts b/toml/build.gradle.kts
index 626b5290..3cd0ac9d 100644
--- a/toml/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/toml/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ multiRelease {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	implementation(project(":core"))
+	api(project(":core"))
     testImplementation(project(":test-shared"))
 }
diff --git a/yaml/build.gradle.kts b/yaml/build.gradle.kts
index fa0d097b..6c292993 100644
--- a/yaml/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/yaml/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ multiRelease {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	implementation(project(":core"))
+	api(project(":core"))
 	implementation(libs.snakeYaml)
 
 	testImplementation(project(":test-shared"))