diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-jobs-pump.md b/.changeset/eleven-jobs-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f27139cc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-jobs-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@firebase/database": patch
+"@firebase/database-compat": patch
+"firebase": patch
+---
+
+updating database package dependency to add required peer dependency
diff --git a/packages/database/package.json b/packages/database/package.json
index d28a1d85563..4b88a1fbecf 100644
--- a/packages/database/package.json
+++ b/packages/database/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "peerDependencies": {},
   "dependencies": {
+    "@firebase/app-types": "0.x",
     "@firebase/logger": "0.3.4",
     "@firebase/util": "1.7.3",
     "@firebase/component": "0.5.21",