diff --git a/contracts/package.json b/contracts/package.json
index 9c8c4ea73b..5ba922d48b 100644
--- a/contracts/package.json
+++ b/contracts/package.json
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@
     "ethers": "^6.6.0",
     "hardhat-ignore-warnings": "^0.2.6",
     "ten-hardhat-plugin": "^0.0.9"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify" : "2.0.8"
   }
 }