diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/README.md b/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/README.md
index 685d1fc9b25fe..fdf175a7c663f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Provide drop-in support for using the css-in-js library
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-jss`
+`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-jss react-jss`
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/package.json
index 905f7fbe9651b..344bd45937330 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-jss/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gatsby-plugin-jss",
-  "version": "1.5.10",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Gatsby plugin that adds SSR support for JSS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
   "author": "Vladimir Guguiev <wizardzloy@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
+    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "react-jss": "^7.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/README.md b/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/README.md
index 6a5c520475019..0874f8d227ec5 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Adds the Lodash webpack & Babel plugins for easy modular, small Lodash builds.
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-lodash`
+`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-lodash lodash`
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/package.json
index b848a7ab0ba19..50f0e3dc0bb17 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-lodash/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gatsby-plugin-lodash",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Easy modular Lodash builds. Adds the Lodash webpack & Babel plugins to your Gatsby build",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-plugin-lodash": "^3.2.11",
     "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "lodash-webpack-plugin": "^0.11.4"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "lodash": "^4.17.4"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.0.5"
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/README.md b/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/README.md
index 8a4d950fc6ecf..d78626e2a0998 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ React.
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-preact`
+`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-preact preact preact-compat`
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/package.json
index de4c0320a9b2a..d1097ccb5ad0a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gatsby-plugin-preact",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.f20ac0ed",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "A Gatsby plugin which replaces React with Preact",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
   "author": "Kyle Mathews <mathews.kyle@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
+    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "preact": "^8.2.5",
     "preact-compat": "^3.17.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/README.md b/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/README.md
index 627338aa2c5e4..980cea244750c 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ site is drop-in upgrade to React 16.
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-react-next`
+`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-react-next react react-dom`
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/package.json
index 2e5022f1c7e71..dc5c91512608f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-react-next/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gatsby-plugin-react-next",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Use React 16 with your Gatsby v1 site",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
     "core-js": "^2.5.1",
-    "react": "^16.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^16.0.0",
     "resolve": "^1.5.0"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "react": "^16.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^16.0.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.0.5"
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/README.md b/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/README.md
index 139668c5ff1b7..8593a4a941948 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ See it in action in the [Tutorial](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/tutorial/part-two/)
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-typography`
+`npm install --save gatsby-plugin-typography react-typography typography`
 
 ## Why to use
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/package.json
index 197cff2e450a3..d2ddb22d6393e 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-typography/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "gatsby-plugin-typography",
-  "version": "1.7.12",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Gatsby plugin to setup server rendering of Typography.js' CSS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
+    "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
     "react-typography": "^0.16.1",
     "typography": "^0.16.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 89f6171536fbf..86ae9c5613fae 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@
     "postcss-loader": "^2.0.6",
     "postcss-reporter": "^5.0.0",
     "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",
-    "react": "^16.2.0",
     "react-dev-utils": "^4.2.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.2.0",
     "react-error-overlay": "^3.0.0",
     "react-hot-loader": "^3.0.0-beta.6",
     "react-router": "^4.1.1",
@@ -121,6 +119,10 @@
     "webpack-stats-plugin": "^0.1.5",
     "yaml-loader": "^0.5.0"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "react": "^16.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^16.2.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
     "chokidar": "^2.0.0",