diff --git a/packages/app/pubspec.lock b/packages/app/pubspec.lock
index e814f974..67bd2989 100644
--- a/packages/app/pubspec.lock
+++ b/packages/app/pubspec.lock
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.8"
   dependency_validator:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
       name: dependency_validator
       sha256: f727a5627aa405965fab4aef4f468e50a9b632ba0737fd2f98c932fec6d712b9
diff --git a/packages/app/pubspec.yaml b/packages/app/pubspec.yaml
index 0f014f51..546eda7f 100644
--- a/packages/app/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/app/pubspec.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
       path: packages/nextcloud
   shared_preferences: any
   vector_graphics_compiler: any
+  dependency_validator: ^3.0.0
 
 flutter:
   uses-material-design: true