diff --git a/package/.prototools b/package/.prototools
index 061c9f784..58cda4a64 100644
--- a/package/.prototools
+++ b/package/.prototools
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ extism-js = "1.0.0-rc9"
 [plugins]
 extism-js = "source:./extism-js.toml"
 
-# TODO: add a binaryen plugin - requires a more fine grain version interpolation though
-
 # silly workaround for root .prototools potentially pointing at non-existing plugin
 wasm-test = "source:./extism-js.toml"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/README.md b/package/README.md
index 148e42887..ae3b03eff 100644
--- a/package/README.md
+++ b/package/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ A plugin development kit for creating proto WASM plugins using JS/TS.
 
 You will need:
 
-- [binaryen >=v117](https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen)
 - [extism-js >=v1.0.0-rc9](https://github.com/extism/js-pdk)
 
 ## Installation
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ Not yet published, please check back later.
 
 <!--
 ```shell
-npm i @moonrepo/proto-pdk
+npm i -D @moonrepo/proto-pdk binaryen
 ```
 -->
 
diff --git a/package/test/package-lock.json b/package/test/package-lock.json
index b825e9d9e..c3342b105 100644
--- a/package/test/package-lock.json
+++ b/package/test/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "@moonrepo/proto-pdk": ".."
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "binaryen": "^117.0.0",
         "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
         "typescript": "^5.4.4"
       }
@@ -404,6 +405,23 @@
       "resolved": "..",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/binaryen": {
+      "version": "117.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binaryen/-/binaryen-117.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1D+O881OXxY737WPKfIgEscCn3vWGqTsd0m5nGKzvbtadVYw5pZ3eebineH/oV5c/rAW80Bojrsa6firSSIsUw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "wasm-as": "bin/wasm-as",
+        "wasm-ctor-eval": "bin/wasm-ctor-eval",
+        "wasm-dis": "bin/wasm-dis",
+        "wasm-merge": "bin/wasm-merge",
+        "wasm-metadce": "bin/wasm-metadce",
+        "wasm-opt": "bin/wasm-opt",
+        "wasm-reduce": "bin/wasm-reduce",
+        "wasm-shell": "bin/wasm-shell",
+        "wasm2js": "bin/wasm2js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/esbuild": {
       "version": "0.20.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.20.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package/test/package.json b/package/test/package.json
index 7edb56cda..ab654f9e9 100644
--- a/package/test/package.json
+++ b/package/test/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "@moonrepo/proto-pdk": ".."
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "binaryen": "^117.0.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.20.2",
     "typescript": "^5.4.4"
   }