diff --git a/.changeset/few-stingrays-shake.md b/.changeset/few-stingrays-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..387a35979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/few-stingrays-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@keystatic/core': patch
+'@keystar/ui': patch
+---
+
+Make `react-aria`, `react-stately` and `@keystar/ui` non-optional peer dependencies + normal dependencies instead of optional peer dependencies + normal dependencies to fix installing with pnpm
diff --git a/design-system/pkg/package.json b/design-system/pkg/package.json
index 1aebbc738..82df20513 100644
--- a/design-system/pkg/package.json
+++ b/design-system/pkg/package.json
@@ -1516,12 +1516,6 @@
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "next": {
       "optional": true
-    },
-    "react-aria": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "react-stately": {
-      "optional": true
     }
   },
   "imports": {
diff --git a/packages/keystatic/package.json b/packages/keystatic/package.json
index 2c2fec9dc..b41b8ac43 100644
--- a/packages/keystatic/package.json
+++ b/packages/keystatic/package.json
@@ -210,17 +210,6 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0 || ^19.0.0",
     "react-stately": "catalog:"
   },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "@keystar/ui": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "react-aria": {
-      "optional": true
-    },
-    "react-stately": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
-  },
   "preconstruct": {
     "entrypoints": [
       "index.ts",