diff --git a/contracts/package.json b/contracts/package.json
index 9c8c4ea73b..bed1bcc385 100644
--- a/contracts/package.json
+++ b/contracts/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "^5.0.1",
     "ethers": "^6.6.0",
     "hardhat-ignore-warnings": "^0.2.6",
-    "ten-hardhat-plugin": "^0.0.9"
+    "ten-hardhat-plugin": "^0.0.9",
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify" : "2.0.8"
   }
 }