diff --git a/desktop/docs/dependencies.md b/desktop/docs/dependencies.md
index 8cbf43c83d..7b11a79256 100644
--- a/desktop/docs/dependencies.md
+++ b/desktop/docs/dependencies.md
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ Some extra ones specific to the code here are:
     for allowing us to set environment variables in a way that also works on
     Windows.
 
+-   We don't need `ajv`, but it is a transitive dependency which breaks the
+    build if we let its version be resolved via the yarn resolution mechanism.
+    Taking a direct dependency on it is the easiest workaround for now.
+
 ## Functionality
 
 ### Format conversion
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 1a33272037..84fe052bb8 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         "@types/auto-launch": "^5.0.5",
         "@types/eslint__js": "^8.42.3",
         "@types/ffmpeg-static": "^3.0.3",
+        "ajv": "^8.17.1",
         "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "electron": "^30.4.0",
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index 376d2c3527..1ea4bf759b 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ ajv@^6.10.0, ajv@^6.12.0, ajv@^6.12.4:
     json-schema-traverse "^0.4.1"
     uri-js "^4.2.2"
 
-ajv@^8.0.0, ajv@^8.6.3:
+ajv@^8.0.0, ajv@^8.17.1, ajv@^8.6.3:
   version "8.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ajv/-/ajv-8.17.1.tgz#37d9a5c776af6bc92d7f4f9510eba4c0a60d11a6"
   integrity sha512-B/gBuNg5SiMTrPkC+A2+cW0RszwxYmn6VYxB/inlBStS5nx6xHIt/ehKRhIMhqusl7a8LjQoZnjCs5vhwxOQ1g==