diff --git a/packages/cognitive/package.json b/packages/cognitive/package.json
index dcb705f9993..4387ef2146d 100644
--- a/packages/cognitive/package.json
+++ b/packages/cognitive/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "nanoevents": "^9.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@botpress/cli": "workspace:*",
     "@botpress/client": "workspace:*",
     "@botpress/common": "workspace:*",
     "@bpinternal/zui": "1.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/llmz/package.json b/packages/llmz/package.json
index f6a6d9d25a3..d861a004b97 100644
--- a/packages/llmz/package.json
+++ b/packages/llmz/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "ulid": "^2.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@botpress/cli": "workspace:*",
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": "^7.49.0",
     "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.5",
     "@types/babel__generator": "^7.6.8",
diff --git a/packages/vai/package.json b/packages/vai/package.json
index cf9af6fe9e1..0a26857b75d 100644
--- a/packages/vai/package.json
+++ b/packages/vai/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "jsonrepair": "^3.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@botpress/cli": "workspace:*",
     "@botpress/common": "workspace:*",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.191",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.4",
diff --git a/packages/zai/package.json b/packages/zai/package.json
index 2a27d1e1afb..034e90148d7 100644
--- a/packages/zai/package.json
+++ b/packages/zai/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     "p-limit": "^7.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@botpress/client": "workspace:^",
+    "@botpress/cli": "workspace:*",
+    "@botpress/client": "workspace:*",
     "@botpress/common": "workspace:*",
     "@botpress/vai": "workspace:*",
     "@size-limit/file": "^11.1.6",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index eaf8e1ed839..44e8228b6f3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2630,6 +2630,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^9.1.0
         version: 9.1.0
     devDependencies:
+      '@botpress/cli':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../cli
       '@botpress/client':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../client
@@ -2773,6 +2776,9 @@ importers:
       '@bpinternal/zui':
         injected: true
     devDependencies:
+      '@botpress/cli':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../cli
       '@microsoft/api-extractor':
         specifier: ^7.49.0
         version: 7.49.0(@types/node@22.16.4)
@@ -2892,6 +2898,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2 || ^3 || ^4 || ^5
         version: 2.1.8(@types/node@22.16.4)(msw@2.12.0(@types/node@22.16.4)(typescript@5.8.3))
     devDependencies:
+      '@botpress/cli':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../cli
       '@botpress/common':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../common
@@ -2935,8 +2944,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^7.2.0
         version: 7.2.0
     devDependencies:
+      '@botpress/cli':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../cli
       '@botpress/client':
-        specifier: workspace:^
+        specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../client
       '@botpress/common':
         specifier: workspace:*