diff --git a/compiled/sfdx-project.schema.json b/compiled/sfdx-project.schema.json
index c982e8a..b8155dc 100644
--- a/compiled/sfdx-project.schema.json
+++ b/compiled/sfdx-project.schema.json
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@
           "required": ["permissionSets", "permissionSetLicenses"],
           "type": "object"
         },
+        "calculateTransitiveDependencies": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Set to true if only specifing direct package dependencies and the transitive (i.e., indirect) dependencies should be calculated by Salesforce.",
+          "title": "Use Transitive Dependencies",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "default": {
           "default": true,
           "description": "If you have specified more than one path, include this parameter for the default path to indicate which is the default package directory.",
diff --git a/examples/sfdx-project/package-complex.json b/examples/sfdx-project/package-complex.json
index a722b88..f934e11 100644
--- a/examples/sfdx-project/package-complex.json
+++ b/examples/sfdx-project/package-complex.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
       "definitionFile": "config/scratch-org-def.json",
       "ancestorId": "3",
       "includeProfileUserLicenses": false,
+      "calculateTransitiveDependencies": true,
       "dependencies": [
         {
           "package": "Expense Manager - Util",
diff --git a/sfdx-project.schema.json b/sfdx-project.schema.json
index f5b9fb9..813cab3 100644
--- a/sfdx-project.schema.json
+++ b/sfdx-project.schema.json
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@
           ],
           "type": "object"
         },
+        "calculateTransitiveDependencies": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Set to true if only specifing direct package dependencies and the transitive (i.e., indirect) dependencies should be calculated by Salesforce.",
+          "title": "Calculate Transitive Dependencies",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "default": {
           "default": true,
           "description": "If you have specified more than one path, include this parameter for the default path to indicate which is the default package directory.",
diff --git a/src/sfdx-project/packageDir.ts b/src/sfdx-project/packageDir.ts
index 8ac13cb..1b6d484 100644
--- a/src/sfdx-project/packageDir.ts
+++ b/src/sfdx-project/packageDir.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ export type PackagePackageDir = BasePackageDir & {
    * @title Uninstall Script
    */
   uninstallScript?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Set to true if only specifing direct package dependencies and the transitive (i.e., indirect) dependencies should be calculated by Salesforce.
+   * @title Calculate Transitive Dependencies
+   * @default false
+   */
+  calculateTransitiveDependencies?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Human readable version information, format not specified.
    * @title Version Description