diff --git a/packages/gatsby-remark-images/package.json b/packages/gatsby-remark-images/package.json
index 0e2651f285436..67f8d2408f5f9 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-remark-images/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-remark-images/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "7.0.0-beta.51",
     "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.2",
-    "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.0.0-beta.5",
     "is-relative-url": "^2.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "slash": "^1.0.0",
@@ -32,7 +31,8 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "gatsby": ">2.0.0-alpha"
+    "gatsby": ">2.0.0-alpha",
+    "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.0.0-beta.5"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-remark-images",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/README.md b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/README.md
index df525792de0aa..ec49270ce406a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/README.md
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/README.md
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ including resizing, cropping, and creating responsive images.
 
 ## Install
 
-`npm install --save gatsby-transformer-sharp`
+`npm install --save gatsby-transformer-sharp gatsby-plugin-sharp`
 
 ## How to use
 
 ```javascript
 // In your gatsby-config.js
 module.exports = {
-  plugins: [`gatsby-transformer-sharp`],
+  plugins: [`gatsby-plugin-sharp`,`gatsby-transformer-sharp`],
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/package.json
index d420b8e22f3bb..ad7ea3e084856 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "gatsby": ">2.0.0-alpha"
+    "gatsby": ">2.0.0-alpha",
+    "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.0.0-beta.3"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-transformer-sharp",
   "scripts": {