diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 6976a1f..ef2990b 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # ~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".
 
 resolution-mode=highest
+auto-install-peers=false
diff --git a/.projenrc.js b/.projenrc.js
index c56a53b..0ebe93b 100644
--- a/.projenrc.js
+++ b/.projenrc.js
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkConstructLibrary({
   // packageName: undefined,          /* The "name" in package.json. */
   // release: undefined,              /* Add release management to this project. */
 });
+project.npmrc.addConfig('auto-install-peers', 'false');
 project.synth();