diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff/package.json
index ba909f275ef14..5dfe4d55f647c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/aws-service-spec": "^0.0.53",
     "@aws-cdk/service-spec-types": "^0.0.53",
+    "aws-sdk": "2.1576.0",
     "chalk": "^4",
     "diff": "^5.2.0",
     "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
     "@types/string-width": "^4.0.1",
     "fast-check": "^3.16.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
-    "aws-sdk": "2.1576.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.2"
   },
   "repository": {