diff --git a/packages/stack-sc/.gitignore b/packages/stack-sc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aabd4585a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stack-sc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# we need to not ignore the next-env.d.ts file because it is not automatically recreated (we never run `next build` in this repo directly because Next is just a peer dependency)
+!next-env.d.ts
diff --git a/packages/stack-sc/next-env.d.ts b/packages/stack-sc/next-env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f11a03dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stack-sc/next-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference types="next" />
+/// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
+
+// NOTE: This file should not be edited
+// see https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/packages/stack-sc/package.json b/packages/stack-sc/package.json
index 1ae1c3462..22001a923 100644
--- a/packages/stack-sc/package.json
+++ b/packages/stack-sc/package.json
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "react": {
       "optional": true
+    },
+    "next": {
+      "optional": true
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.x",
+    "@types/react": "^18.2.0",
     "eslint": "^8",
     "eslint-config-next": "^14",
-    "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
-    "react": "^18.2.0"
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/stack-sc/tsconfig.json b/packages/stack-sc/tsconfig.json
index fc70ff9d6..10228e18a 100644
--- a/packages/stack-sc/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/stack-sc/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "strict": true
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "next-env.d.ts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/stack/tsconfig.json b/packages/stack/tsconfig.json
index 6d3c33869..ccd32684a 100644
--- a/packages/stack/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/stack/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     "module": "ES2020",
     "moduleResolution": "Bundler",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "strict": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "strict": true
   },
   "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "src/**/*", ".next/types/**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 37f933f20..6e87146f2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -261,7 +261,13 @@ importers:
       next:
         specifier: ^14.1
         version: 14.1.0(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
+      react:
+        specifier: ^18.2.0
+        version: 18.2.0
     devDependencies:
+      '@types/react':
+        specifier: ^18.2.0
+        version: 18.2.60
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin':
         specifier: ^6
         version: 6.21.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@6.21.0)(eslint@8.30.0)(typescript@5.3.3)
@@ -274,9 +280,6 @@ importers:
       eslint-config-next:
         specifier: ^14
         version: 14.1.0(eslint@8.30.0)(typescript@5.3.3)
-      react:
-        specifier: ^18.2.0
-        version: 18.2.0
       rimraf:
         specifier: ^5.0.5
         version: 5.0.5