diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c7416e3..82eb82fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3348,6 +3348,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@peculiar/asn1-schema": {
       "version": "2.3.13",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "asn1js": "^3.0.5",
@@ -3380,6 +3381,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@peculiar/json-schema": {
       "version": "1.1.12",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.0.0"
@@ -3390,6 +3392,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@peculiar/webcrypto": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.3.8",
@@ -16967,6 +16970,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/webcrypto-core": {
       "version": "1.8.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.3.8",
@@ -18719,6 +18723,7 @@
         "borc": "^2.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.5",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.30.5",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.30.5",
@@ -18733,8 +18738,7 @@
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@dfinity/agent": "^2.1.3",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^2.1.3",
-        "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0"
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^2.1.3"
       }
     },
     "packages/identity-secp256k1": {
@@ -18751,6 +18755,23 @@
         "bs58check": "^3.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "packages/identity/node_modules/@peculiar/webcrypto": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@peculiar/webcrypto/-/webcrypto-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U58N44b2m3OuTgpmKgf0LPDOmP3bhwNz01vAnj1mBwxBASRhptWYK+M3zG+HBkDqGQM+bFsoIihTW8MdmPXEqg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.1.6",
+        "@peculiar/json-schema": "^1.1.12",
+        "pvtsutils": "^1.3.2",
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0",
+        "webcrypto-core": "^1.7.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.12.0"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/identity/node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
       "version": "5.62.0",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/packages/identity/package.json b/packages/identity/package.json
index 0a05f352..cf948f5a 100644
--- a/packages/identity/package.json
+++ b/packages/identity/package.json
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@dfinity/agent": "^2.1.3",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^2.1.3",
-    "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0"
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^2.1.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@noble/curves": "^1.2.0",
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@
     "borc": "^2.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.5",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.30.5",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.30.5",