diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-toes-scream.md b/.changeset/eleven-toes-scream.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe34438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-toes-scream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+add zod dep in react router
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/package.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/package.json
index 5b1005d..1720b9d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "react-router": "^7.4.1",
     "sonner": "^2.0.3",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.1.0",
-    "tw-animate-css": "^1.2.5"
+    "tw-animate-css": "^1.2.5",
+    "zod": "^3.24.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@react-router/dev": "^7.4.1",