diff --git a/.depcheckrc.yml b/.depcheckrc.yml
index 36e2bc04bb1b..00959f049235 100644
--- a/.depcheckrc.yml
+++ b/.depcheckrc.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ ignores:
   - 'babel-plugin-inline-import'
   # This is used on the patch for TokenRatesController of Assets controllers, for we to be able to use the last version of it
   - cockatiel
+  # Force intended major version of @types/bn.js used by TypeScript
+  - '@types/bn.js'
 
   # Note: Everything below this line should be removed after investigation
   # TODO: Investigate each dependency to see whether it's used
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 629bdc1fea90..161ff5b41ea6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "14.0.0",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^8.0.1",
     "@testing-library/react-native": "12.1.2",
+    "@types/bn.js": "^4.11.6",
     "@types/crypto-js": "^4.1.1",
     "@types/enzyme": "^3.10.12",
     "@types/eth-url-parser": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 192fdfce8033..fe27bb5bc89b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9435,7 +9435,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/bn.js@^4.11.3":
+"@types/bn.js@^4.11.3", "@types/bn.js@^4.11.6":
   version "4.11.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/bn.js/-/bn.js-4.11.6.tgz#c306c70d9358aaea33cd4eda092a742b9505967c"
   integrity sha512-pqr857jrp2kPuO9uRjZ3PwnJTjoQy+fcdxvBTvHm6dkmEL9q+hDD/2j/0ELOBPtPnS8LjCX0gI9nbl8lVkadpg==