diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/update-package-json.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/update-package-json.ts
index a516cef36d456..bf87cdfff1286 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/update-package-json.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/update-package-json.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,13 @@ function addMissingDependencies(
       packageJson[propType][packageName] = version;
     } else {
       const packageName = entry.name;
+      if (!!workspacePackageJson.devDependencies?.[packageName]) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (
         !packageJson.dependencies?.[packageName] &&
+        !packageJson.devDependencies?.[packageName] &&
         !packageJson.peerDependencies?.[packageName]
       ) {
         const outputs = getOutputsForTargetAndConfiguration(