diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-pets-film.md b/.changeset/twelve-pets-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccbb7e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-pets-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'sv': patch
+---
+
+fix: tailwind plugins as dev dependencies
diff --git a/packages/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts b/packages/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
index 68fd2b41..80c581b1 100644
--- a/packages/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
+++ b/packages/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default defineAddon({
 		for (const plugin of plugins) {
 			if (!options.plugins.includes(plugin.id)) continue;
 
-			sv.dependency(plugin.package, plugin.version);
+			sv.devDependency(plugin.package, plugin.version);
 		}
 
 		sv.file(`tailwind.config.${ext}`, (content) => {