diff --git a/packages/kbn-utils/package.json b/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
index 2ad742650f74d..15fe5c6df5648 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "kbn:watch": "yarn build --watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@kbn/config-schema": "1.0.0"
+    "@kbn/config-schema": "1.0.0",
+    "load-json-file": "^6.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "4.0.2"