diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 506ac29..417f3d4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ lazy val core = project
   .in(file("core"))
   .enablePlugins(SbtPlugin)
   .settings(
-    name := "sbt-http4s-org"
+    name := "sbt-http4s-org",
+    unusedCompileDependenciesFilter -= moduleFilter("org.typelevel", "sbt-typelevel"),
+    unusedCompileDependenciesFilter -= moduleFilter("org.typelevel", "sbt-typelevel-scalafix"),
+    unusedCompileDependenciesFilter -= moduleFilter("org.typelevel", "sbt-typelevel-site")
   )
 
 lazy val docs = project
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/sbt/Http4sOrgPlugin.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/sbt/Http4sOrgPlugin.scala
index ea3e5e3..af7fbd2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/sbt/Http4sOrgPlugin.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/sbt/Http4sOrgPlugin.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import sbt.Keys._
 import sbt._
 import scalafix.sbt.ScalafixPlugin.autoImport._
 
+import ExplicitDepsPlugin.autoImport._
 import GenerativeKeys._
 import TypelevelCiPlugin.autoImport._
 import TypelevelSonatypePlugin.autoImport._
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ object Http4sOrgPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
   override def buildSettings =
     publishSettings ++ organizationSettings ++ githubActionsSettings ++ scalafixSettings
 
+  override def projectSettings = explicitDepsSettings
+
   lazy val publishSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] =
     Seq(
       tlSonatypeUseLegacyHost := false
@@ -65,6 +68,11 @@ object Http4sOrgPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       githubWorkflowBuildMatrixFailFast := Some(false)
     )
 
+  lazy val explicitDepsSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] =
+    Seq(
+      unusedCompileDependenciesFilter -= moduleFilter("org.typelevel", "scalac-compat-annotation")
+    )
+
   lazy val scalafixSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] =
     Seq(
       scalafixScalaBinaryVersion := (LocalRootProject / scalaBinaryVersion).value,