diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index 6c1cf5f3d68..435c519c769 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "file-type": "21.1.1",
     "iterare": "1.2.1",
     "load-esm": "1.0.3",
     "tslib": "2.8.1",
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "class-transformer": ">=0.4.1",
     "class-validator": ">=0.13.2",
+    "file-type": "^21.0.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.12 || ^0.2.0",
     "rxjs": "^7.1.0"
   },
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     },
     "class-transformer": {
       "optional": true
+    },
+    "file-type": {
+      "optional": true
     }
   }
 }