diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ab74bf417..81d79018b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ it according to semantic versioning. For example, if your PR adds a breaking cha
 should change the heading of the (upcoming) version to include a major version bump.
 
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+# 5.14.4
+
+## Dev
+- add missing typescript project reference for `utils` in `validator-ajv6` and `validator-ajv8` packages tsconfigs
+
 # 5.14.3
 
 ## @rjsf/core
diff --git a/packages/validator-ajv6/tsconfig.json b/packages/validator-ajv6/tsconfig.json
index 82462dfbeb..3259ae5965 100644
--- a/packages/validator-ajv6/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/validator-ajv6/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "./test"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../utils"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/validator-ajv8/tsconfig.json b/packages/validator-ajv8/tsconfig.json
index 82462dfbeb..3259ae5965 100644
--- a/packages/validator-ajv8/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/validator-ajv8/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "./test"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../utils"
     }
   ]
 }