diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f40294..6d77cb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ This project is available as a
 [NPM package][npm-url].
 
 ```bash
-$ npm install node-mocks-http @types/node @types/express --save-dev
+$ npm install node-mocks-http --save-dev
+$ npm install @types/node @types/express --save-dev # when using TypeScript
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```bash
-$ yarn add node-mocks-http @types/node @types/express --dev
+$ yarn add node-mocks-http --dev
+$ yarn add @types/node @types/express --dev # when using TypeScript
 ```
 
 After installing the package include the following in your test files:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 067c3dc..65ed85c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.21 || ^5.0.0",
     "@types/node": "*"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@types/express": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "@types/node": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.11",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",