diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-cry.md b/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..555d224ee0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/dev-cli': patch
+---
+
+Fix framework detection for Next.js. `clerk-dev` will now check for `next` as a dependency.
diff --git a/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js b/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
index 764e64be2ef..c739e4ed6aa 100644
--- a/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
+++ b/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function hasPackage(packages, dependency) {
 async function detectFramework() {
   const { dependencies, devDependencies } = await getDependencies(join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'));
 
-  const IS_NEXT = hasFile('next.config.js') || hasFile('next.config.mjs');
+  const IS_NEXT = hasPackage(dependencies, 'next');
   if (IS_NEXT) {
     return 'nextjs';
   }