diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-countries-care.md b/.changeset/fresh-countries-care.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..995ea4055d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-countries-care.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-remix": patch
+---
+
+Set fs-extra as dependency
diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 38822cfde52..be92b675bb1 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@
 - kiyadotdev
 - klauspaiva
 - klirium
+- knisterpeter
 - knowler
 - konradkalemba
 - krolebord
diff --git a/packages/create-remix/package.json b/packages/create-remix/package.json
index 2359321db55..bc76ec8817f 100644
--- a/packages/create-remix/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-remix/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "arg": "^5.0.1",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
+    "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "gunzip-maybe": "^1.4.2",
     "log-update": "^5.0.1",
     "proxy-agent": "^6.3.0",
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@
     "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.1",
     "esbuild": "0.17.6",
     "esbuild-register": "^3.3.2",
-    "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "msw": "^1.2.3",
     "tiny-invariant": "^1.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 00a209a327f..8705c33a322 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ importers:
       execa:
         specifier: 5.1.1
         version: 5.1.1
+      fs-extra:
+        specifier: ^10.0.0
+        version: 10.1.0
       gunzip-maybe:
         specifier: ^1.4.2
         version: 1.4.2
@@ -736,9 +739,6 @@ importers:
       esbuild-register:
         specifier: ^3.3.2
         version: 3.5.0(esbuild@0.17.6)
-      fs-extra:
-        specifier: ^10.0.0
-        version: 10.1.0
       msw:
         specifier: ^1.2.3
         version: 1.3.2(typescript@5.1.6)
@@ -8403,6 +8403,7 @@ packages:
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
       jsonfile: 6.1.0
       universalify: 2.0.0
+    dev: false
 
   /fs-extra@11.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PmDi3uwK5nFuXh7XDTlVnS17xJS7vW36is2+w3xcv8SVxiB4NyATf4ctkVY5bkSjX0Y4nbvZCq1/EjtEyr9ktw==}
@@ -10172,6 +10173,7 @@ packages:
       universalify: 2.0.0
     optionalDependencies:
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
+    dev: false
 
   /jsprim@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gqXddjPqQ6G40VdnI6T6yObEC+pDNvyP95wdQhkWkg7crHH3km5qP1FsOXEkzEQwnz6gz5qGTn1c2Y52wP3OyQ==}
@@ -14710,6 +14712,7 @@ packages:
   /universalify@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
+    dev: false
 
   /unpipe@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pjy2bYhSsufwWlKwPc+l3cN7+wuJlK6uz0YdJEOlQDbl6jo/YlPi4mb8agUkVC8BF7V8NuzeyPNqRksA3hztKQ==}