diff --git a/.changeset/six-crews-hunt.md b/.changeset/six-crews-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02b2957f911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-crews-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'graphql-tools': patch
+---
+
+fix(graphql-tools): provide @apollo/client as an optional package
diff --git a/packages/graphql-tools/package.json b/packages/graphql-tools/package.json
index 42d51baa75d..48bf169d111 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/graphql-tools/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "graphql": "^14.0.0 || ^15.0.0"
   },
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "@apollo/client": "~3.2.5 || ~3.3.0"
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
     "directory": "dist"