diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json b/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
index 5962d42a..e22b40f5 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@grpc/grpc-js": "file:../grpc-js",
     "gts": "^2.0.2",
     "typescript": "^3.8.3",
     "@types/gulp": "^4.0.6",
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@
     "yargs": "^15.4.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@grpc/grpc-js": "file:../grpc-js",
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.6.0-pre14"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@grpc/grpc-js": "~1.2.0"
   }
 }