diff --git a/.changeset/soft-cherries-hide.md b/.changeset/soft-cherries-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..377b0e941b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-cherries-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": patch
+---
+
+fix(eslint-plugin-query): declare typescript as optional peer dependency
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
index 74620a6f71..b6f8ffd32b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
     "npm-run-all2": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^8.57.0 || ^9.0.0"
+    "eslint": "^8.57.0 || ^9.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "typescript": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 29764711a0..7ce5b94603 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2344,6 +2344,9 @@ importers:
       '@typescript-eslint/utils':
         specifier: ^8.48.0
         version: 8.48.0(eslint@9.36.0(jiti@2.5.1))(typescript@5.8.3)
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.0.0
+        version: 5.8.3
     devDependencies:
       '@typescript-eslint/parser':
         specifier: ^8.48.0