diff --git a/tests/__providers__/project.ts b/tests/__providers__/project.ts
index ab9f208e2..67ecf3951 100644
--- a/tests/__providers__/project.ts
+++ b/tests/__providers__/project.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const project = () =>
               overwrite: true,
             })
             api.packageJson.merge({
-              dependencies: {
+              devDependencies: {
                 '@prisma/client': Package.devDependencies['@prisma/client'],
                 prisma: Package.devDependencies.prisma,
               },
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic/package.json b/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic/package.json
index 72ed742af..2ac9553f9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "build:prisma": "prisma generate",
     "dev": "ts-node main"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "__dynamic__",
     "graphql": "15.5.1",
     "nexus": "1.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/kitchen-sink/package.json b/tests/e2e/fixtures/kitchen-sink/package.json
index 9d20da9d0..84b6ee9e4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/kitchen-sink/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/kitchen-sink/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "dev:server": "yarn ts-node-dev --transpile-only server",
     "db:migrate": "prisma db push --force-reset --accept-data-loss && ts-node prisma/seed"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "__dynamic__",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.17",
     "apollo-server": "^3.11.1",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ncc/package.json b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ncc/package.json
index d4f4689ad..0c04290ff 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ncc/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ncc/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "start:dist": "node ./dist",
     "start:ts": "ts-node main"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "__dynamic__",
     "@vercel/ncc": "0.36.0",
     "graphql": "15.5.1",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-import-error/package.json b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-import-error/package.json
index 885814bde..d3e20241a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-import-error/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-import-error/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "prisma generate"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "__dynamic__",
     "graphql": "^15.8.0",
     "nexus": "1.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-unused/package.json b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-unused/package.json
index 0fbe030fa..d9e53bd09 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-unused/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/ts-node-unused/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "prisma generate"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "__dynamic__",
     "graphql": "^15.8.0",
     "nexus": "1.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/kitchen-sink.test.ts b/tests/e2e/kitchen-sink.test.ts
index 75e90ef6f..eb28cea4d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/kitchen-sink.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/kitchen-sink.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   ctx.fixture.use(Path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/kitchen-sink'))
   if (process.env.PRISMA_VERSION === 'past') {
     ctx.packageJson.merge({
-      dependencies: {
+      devDependencies: {
         typescript: '4.7.4',
       },
     })