diff --git a/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.ts b/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.ts
index 11eb8b82a..43367c675 100644
--- a/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.ts
+++ b/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export class PnpmPackageManager extends AbstractPackageManager {
   // As of PNPM v5.3, all commands are shared with NPM v6.14.5. See: https://pnpm.js.org/en/pnpm-vs-npm
   get cli(): PackageManagerCommands {
     return {
-      install: 'install',
-      add: 'install',
+      install: 'install --strict-peer-dependencies=false',
+      add: 'install --strict-peer-dependencies=false',
       update: 'update',
       remove: 'uninstall',
       saveFlag: '--save',
diff --git a/test/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.spec.ts b/test/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.spec.ts
index 7579ef2c3..96a5db5ef 100644
--- a/test/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/test/lib/package-managers/pnpm.package-manager.spec.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
   });
   it('should have the correct cli commands', () => {
     const expectedValues: PackageManagerCommands = {
-      install: 'install',
-      add: 'install',
+      install: 'install --strict-peer-dependencies=false',
+      add: 'install --strict-peer-dependencies=false',
       update: 'update',
       remove: 'uninstall',
       saveFlag: '--save',
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
       const dirName = '/tmp';
       const testDir = join(process.cwd(), dirName);
       packageManager.install(dirName, 'pnpm');
-      expect(spy).toBeCalledWith('install --reporter=silent', true, testDir);
+      expect(spy).toBeCalledWith('install --strict-peer-dependencies=false --reporter=silent', true, testDir);
     });
   });
   describe('addProduction', () => {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
       const spy = jest.spyOn((packageManager as any).runner, 'run');
       const dependencies = ['@nestjs/common', '@nestjs/core'];
       const tag = '5.0.0';
-      const command = `install --save ${dependencies
+      const command = `install --strict-peer-dependencies=false --save ${dependencies
         .map((dependency) => `${dependency}@${tag}`)
         .join(' ')}`;
       packageManager.addProduction(dependencies, tag);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
       const spy = jest.spyOn((packageManager as any).runner, 'run');
       const dependencies = ['@nestjs/common', '@nestjs/core'];
       const tag = '5.0.0';
-      const command = `install --save-dev ${dependencies
+      const command = `install --strict-peer-dependencies=false --save-dev ${dependencies
         .map((dependency) => `${dependency}@${tag}`)
         .join(' ')}`;
       packageManager.addDevelopment(dependencies, tag);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
       const tag = '5.0.0';
       const uninstallCommand = `uninstall --save ${dependencies.join(' ')}`;
 
-      const installCommand = `install --save ${dependencies
+      const installCommand = `install --strict-peer-dependencies=false --save ${dependencies
         .map((dependency) => `${dependency}@${tag}`)
         .join(' ')}`;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('PnpmPackageManager', () => {
       const tag = '5.0.0';
       const uninstallCommand = `uninstall --save-dev ${dependencies.join(' ')}`;
 
-      const installCommand = `install --save-dev ${dependencies
+      const installCommand = `install --strict-peer-dependencies=false --save-dev ${dependencies
         .map((dependency) => `${dependency}@${tag}`)
         .join(' ')}`;