diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index 64cfcd5b..247cb522 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
     "@department-of-veterans-affairs/mobile-assets": "0.12.0",
     "@department-of-veterans-affairs/mobile-tokens": "0.12.0",
     "@os-team/i18next-react-native-language-detector": "^1.0.31",
+    "i18next": "^23.11.5",
     "react-native-svg": "15.2.0",
     "styled-components": "^6.1.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@department-of-veterans-affairs/mobile-assets": "*",
-    "i18next": ">=23.0.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-i18next": ">=14.0.0",
     "react-native": ">=0.71.7",
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
     "expo-splash-screen": "~0.27.4",
     "expo-status-bar": "~1.12.1",
     "gh-pages": "^6.1.1",
-    "i18next": "^23.11.5",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-expo": "~51.0.1",
     "jest-styled-components": "^7.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 700902ee..efcd5fd9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2203,7 +2203,6 @@ __metadata:
     typescript: "npm:^5.3.3"
   peerDependencies:
     "@department-of-veterans-affairs/mobile-assets": "*"
-    i18next: ">=23.0.0"
     react: ^18.2.0
     react-i18next: ">=14.0.0"
     react-native: ">=0.71.7"