diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index b1195b0d4..5a8c107cc 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@standardnotes/responses": "^1.9.0",
     "@standardnotes/security": "^1.1.0",
     "@standardnotes/services": "workspace:*",
+    "@standardnotes/utils": "workspace:*",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dd3f4538e..4388e33d0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6177,6 +6177,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@standardnotes/responses": ^1.9.0
     "@standardnotes/security": ^1.1.0
     "@standardnotes/services": "workspace:*"
+    "@standardnotes/utils": "workspace:*"
     "@types/jest": ^27.4.1
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.182
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^5.30.0