diff --git a/examples/dune b/examples/dune
index 45db7c6d..49e48a63 100644
--- a/examples/dune
+++ b/examples/dune
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  (synopsis "Equations Plugin Examples")
  (plugins rocq-runtime.plugins.extraction rocq-equations.plugin)
  (modules :standard \ IdDec NoCycle)
- (theories Stdlib Equations Equations.Prop Equations.Type))
+ (theories micromega_plugin Stdlib Equations Equations.Prop Equations.Type))  ; we need micromega_plugin because dune is unfortunately unable to handle transitive dependencies
 
 (include_subdirs no)
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diff --git a/test-suite/dune b/test-suite/dune
index b15d5418..3ed3e75d 100644
--- a/test-suite/dune
+++ b/test-suite/dune
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
  (package rocq-equations-tests)
  (synopsis "Equations Plugin Tests")
  (plugins rocq-runtime.plugins.extraction)
- (theories Stdlib Equations Equations.Prop Equations.Type))
+ (theories micromega_plugin Stdlib Equations Equations.Prop Equations.Type))  ; we need micromega_plugin because dune is unfortunately unable to handle transitive dependencies
 
 (include_subdirs no)
diff --git a/theories/Prop/dune b/theories/Prop/dune
index ff5302fe..830b4aaa 100644
--- a/theories/Prop/dune
+++ b/theories/Prop/dune
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
  (name Equations.Prop)
  (package rocq-equations)
  (synopsis "Equations Plugin")
- (theories Stdlib Equations)
+ (theories micromega_plugin Stdlib Equations)  ; we need micromega_plugin because dune is unfortunately unable to handle transitive dependencies
  (modules :standard))