diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe6a6b34..60ab1256 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       "version": "5.0.2",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@mdi/svg": "^7.3.67",
         "@nextcloud/axios": "^2.4.0",
         "@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.1.0",
         "@nextcloud/files": "^3.0.0",
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@
         "webdav": "^5.3.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@mdi/svg": "^7.3.67",
         "@nextcloud/browserslist-config": "^3.0.0",
         "@nextcloud/eslint-config": "^8.3.0",
         "@nextcloud/stylelint-config": "^2.3.1",
@@ -3322,7 +3322,8 @@
     "node_modules/@mdi/svg": {
       "version": "7.3.67",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mdi/svg/-/svg-7.3.67.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KNr7D8jbu8DEprgRckVywVBkajsGGqocFjOzlekv35UedLjpkMDTkFO8VYnhnLySL0QaPBa568fe8BZsB0TBJQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-KNr7D8jbu8DEprgRckVywVBkajsGGqocFjOzlekv35UedLjpkMDTkFO8VYnhnLySL0QaPBa568fe8BZsB0TBJQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@microsoft/api-extractor": {
       "version": "7.38.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26c117cc..98ff2ce3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "vue": "^2.7.15"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mdi/svg": "^7.3.67",
     "@nextcloud/axios": "^2.4.0",
     "@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.1.0",
     "@nextcloud/files": "^3.0.0",
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@
     "webdav": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@mdi/svg": "^7.3.67",
     "@nextcloud/browserslist-config": "^3.0.0",
     "@nextcloud/eslint-config": "^8.3.0",
     "@nextcloud/stylelint-config": "^2.3.1",
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@
   "stylelint": {
     "extends": "@nextcloud/stylelint-config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 89df38ee..20e53665 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ export default defineConfig((env) => {
 		nodeExternalsOptions: {
 			// for subpath imports like '@nextcloud/l10n/gettext'
 			include: [/^@nextcloud\//],
-			// we should externalize vue SFC dependencies
-			exclude: [/^vue-material-design-icons\//, /\.vue(\?|$)/],
+			exclude: [
+				// we should externalize vue SFC dependencies 
+				/^vue-material-design-icons\//, 
+				/\.vue(\?|$)/, 
+				// and bundle raw data, e.g., raw SVGs
+				/\?raw$/
+			],
 		},
 		// Inject our translations
 		replace: {