diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-cameras-greet.md b/.changeset/perfect-cameras-greet.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d096a2350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-cameras-greet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@emotion/react': patch
+---
+
+Added `@emotion/babel-plugin` as a dependency - this is an actual dependency of the `@emotion/react/macro` entrypoint and it has to be explicitly declared to fix compatibility with strict package managers.
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 63eed17ec..a5a943ffd 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.13.10",
+    "@emotion/babel-plugin": "^11.7.1",
     "@emotion/cache": "^11.7.1",
     "@emotion/serialize": "^1.0.2",
     "@emotion/sheet": "^1.1.0",