diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 374100f..7b8189f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10478,8 +10478,11 @@
     },
     "packages/form": {
       "name": "@astro-reactive/form",
-      "version": "0.4.6",
+      "version": "0.5.0",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@astro-reactive/validator": "^0.1.0"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
         "@types/eslint": "^8.4.6",
@@ -10513,7 +10516,7 @@
     },
     "packages/validator": {
       "name": "@astro-reactive/validator",
-      "version": "0.0.5",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
@@ -10732,6 +10735,7 @@
     "@astro-reactive/form": {
       "version": "file:packages/form",
       "requires": {
+        "@astro-reactive/validator": "^0.1.0",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
         "@types/eslint": "^8.4.6",
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/form/core/form-control.ts b/packages/form/core/form-control.ts
index 5360f69..c82c4ee 100644
--- a/packages/form/core/form-control.ts
+++ b/packages/form/core/form-control.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class FormControl {
 		this._placeholder = placeholder;
 		this._validators = validators;
 
-		// dynamic import of the validator package
+		// TODO: implement independence, form should not import validator
 		import('@astro-reactive/validator').then((validator) => {
 			if (validator) {
 				this.validate = validator.validate;
diff --git a/packages/form/package.json b/packages/form/package.json
index c4c5957..5271e0d 100644
--- a/packages/form/package.json
+++ b/packages/form/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "astro": "^1.5.0"
   },
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@astro-reactive/validator": "^0.1.0"
+  }
 }