diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index a9f2028e..59cbd8e7 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule LiveViewNative.MixProject do
       {:ex_doc, "~> 0.24", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:makeup_eex, ">= 0.1.1", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:owl, "~> 0.8", runtime: false},
-      {:deep_merge, "~> 1.0"},
+      {:deep_merge, "~> 1.0", only: :dev},
       {:live_view_native_platform, "0.2.0-beta.2"},
     ]
   end