diff --git a/packages/start/package.json b/packages/start/package.json
index 06712ed2d..ee10ad5fb 100644
--- a/packages/start/package.json
+++ b/packages/start/package.json
@@ -61,14 +61,17 @@
     "source-map-js": "^1.2.1",
     "srvx": "^0.9.1",
     "terracotta": "^1.0.6",
-    "vite": "7.1.10",
-    "vite-plugin-solid": "^2.11.9",
-    "vitest": "^4.0.10"
+    "vite-plugin-solid": "^2.11.9"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.5"
+    "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.5",
+    "vite": "^7.1.10",
+    "vitest": "^4.0.10"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "vite": "^7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 6283f02e0..7dede6b22 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -385,19 +385,19 @@ importers:
       terracotta:
         specifier: ^1.0.6
         version: 1.0.6(solid-js@1.9.9)
-      vite:
-        specifier: 7.1.10
-        version: 7.1.10(@types/node@24.9.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.1)
       vite-plugin-solid:
         specifier: ^2.11.9
         version: 2.11.9(patch_hash=71233f1afab9e3ea2dbb03dbda3d84894ef1c6bfbbe69df9f864d03bfe67b6f5)(@testing-library/jest-dom@6.6.2)(solid-js@1.9.9)(vite@7.1.10(@types/node@24.9.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.1))
-      vitest:
-        specifier: ^4.0.10
-        version: 4.0.10(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.9.1)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.0.10)(@vitest/ui@4.0.10)(jiti@2.6.1)(jsdom@25.0.1)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(msw@2.7.0(@types/node@24.9.1)(typescript@5.7.3))(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.1)
     devDependencies:
       '@types/babel__core':
         specifier: ^7.20.5
         version: 7.20.5
+      vite:
+        specifier: ^7.1.10
+        version: 7.1.10(@types/node@24.9.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vitest:
+        specifier: ^4.0.10
+        version: 4.0.10(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.9.1)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.0.10)(@vitest/ui@4.0.10)(jiti@2.6.1)(jsdom@25.0.1)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(msw@2.7.0(@types/node@24.9.1)(typescript@5.7.3))(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin:
     dependencies: