diff --git a/packages/create/src/helpers.ts b/packages/create/src/helpers.ts
index ef1e5b7ed4..39562e1d05 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/helpers.ts
@@ -261,11 +261,14 @@ export function getDependencies(
         `@vendure/email-plugin${vendurePkgVersion}`,
         `@vendure/asset-server-plugin${vendurePkgVersion}`,
         `@vendure/admin-ui-plugin${vendurePkgVersion}`,
-        'dotenv',
         dbDriverPackage(dbType),
+    ];
+    const devDependencies = [
+        `@vendure/cli${vendurePkgVersion}`,
+        'concurrently',
+        'dotenv',
         `typescript@${TYPESCRIPT_VERSION}`,
     ];
-    const devDependencies = ['concurrently', `@vendure/cli${vendurePkgVersion}`];
     return { dependencies, devDependencies };
 }