diff --git a/.changeset/fix-peer-dep.md b/.changeset/fix-peer-dep.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3960bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-peer-dep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@satoshai/abi-cli": patch
+---
+
+Make @stacks/transactions a required (non-optional) peer dependency
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60ae716..5b05f1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@stacks/transactions": ">=7.0.0"
   },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "@stacks/transactions": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@stacks/transactions": "^7.3.1",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.8",