diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/.pads/AddIOPadsTransform.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/.pads/AddIOPadsTransform.scala
index 1d12adb8..b79c1093 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/.pads/AddIOPadsTransform.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/.pads/AddIOPadsTransform.scala
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@ package barstools.tapeout.transforms.pads
 import firrtl._
 import firrtl.passes._
 import barstools.tapeout.transforms._
+import firrtl.options.Dependency
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 
 import scala.collection.mutable
 
 // Main Add IO Pad transform operates on low Firrtl
 class AddIOPadsTransform extends Transform with SeqTransformBased with DependencyAPIMigration {
 
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   val transformList = new mutable.ArrayBuffer[Transform]
   def transforms: Seq[Transform] = transformList
 
diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/AddSuffixToModuleNames.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/AddSuffixToModuleNames.scala
index ff8c1857..ada3a719 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/AddSuffixToModuleNames.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/AddSuffixToModuleNames.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import firrtl._
 import firrtl.ir._
 import firrtl.annotations._
 import firrtl.Mappers._
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 
 case class KeepNameAnnotation(target: ModuleTarget)
     extends SingleTargetAnnotation[ModuleTarget] {
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ case class ModuleNameSuffixAnnotation(target: CircuitTarget, suffix: String)
 // emitted, this should be safe.
 class AddSuffixToModuleNames extends Transform with DependencyAPIMigration {
 
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   def processAnnos(annos: AnnotationSeq): (AnnotationSeq, (String) => String) = {
     val whitelist = annos.collect({ case KeepNameAnnotation(tgt) => tgt.module }).toSet
     val newAnnos = annos.filterNot(_.isInstanceOf[ModuleNameSuffixAnnotation])
diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/EnumerateModules.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/EnumerateModules.scala
index 4bd2855f..f1f66033 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/EnumerateModules.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/EnumerateModules.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package barstools.tapeout.transforms
 import firrtl._
 import firrtl.ir._
 import firrtl.passes.Pass
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 
 class EnumerateModulesPass(enumerate: (Module) => Unit) extends Pass {
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ class EnumerateModulesPass(enumerate: (Module) => Unit) extends Pass {
 class EnumerateModules(enumerate: (Module) => Unit)
   extends Transform with SeqTransformBased with DependencyAPIMigration {
 
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   def transforms: Seq[Transform] = Seq(new EnumerateModulesPass(enumerate))
 
   def execute(state: CircuitState): CircuitState = {
diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/ResetInverter.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/ResetInverter.scala
index e6bdad45..2cbbd45a 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/ResetInverter.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/ResetInverter.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import firrtl.PrimOps.Not
 import firrtl.annotations.{Annotation, CircuitName, ModuleName, SingleTargetAnnotation}
 import firrtl.ir._
 import firrtl.passes.Pass
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 import firrtl.{CircuitState, DependencyAPIMigration, Transform}
 
 case class ResetInverterAnnotation(target: ModuleName) extends SingleTargetAnnotation[ModuleName] {
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ object ResetN extends Pass {
 }
 
 class ResetInverterTransform extends Transform with DependencyAPIMigration {
+
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   override def execute(state: CircuitState): CircuitState = {
     state.annotations.filter(_.isInstanceOf[ResetInverterAnnotation]) match {
       case Nil => state
diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/retime/Retime.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/retime/Retime.scala
index f790f7b3..e554bead 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/retime/Retime.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/retime/Retime.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package barstools.tapeout.transforms.retime
 
 import chisel3.experimental.RunFirrtlTransform
 import firrtl.annotations._
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 import firrtl.{CircuitState, DependencyAPIMigration, Transform}
 
 case class RetimeAnnotation(target: Named) extends SingleTargetAnnotation[Named] {
@@ -11,6 +13,10 @@ case class RetimeAnnotation(target: Named) extends SingleTargetAnnotation[Named]
 }
 
 class RetimeTransform extends Transform with DependencyAPIMigration {
+
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   override def execute(state: CircuitState): CircuitState = {
     state.annotations.filter(_.isInstanceOf[RetimeAnnotation]) match {
       case Nil => state
diff --git a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/utils/FileUtils.scala b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/utils/FileUtils.scala
index 76ee45ec..0d38d376 100644
--- a/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/utils/FileUtils.scala
+++ b/tapeout/src/main/scala/transforms/utils/FileUtils.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package barstools.tapeout.transforms
 import chisel3.experimental.{ChiselAnnotation, annotate}
 import firrtl._
 import firrtl.annotations._
+import firrtl.stage.Forms
+import firrtl.stage.TransformManager.TransformDependency
 import firrtl.transforms.BlackBoxTargetDirAnno
 
 object WriteConfig {
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ case class TechnologyLocationAnnotation(dir: String) extends SingleTargetAnnotat
 }
 
 class TechnologyLocation extends Transform with DependencyAPIMigration {
+
+  override def prerequisites: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowForm
+  override def optionalPrerequisiteOf: Seq[TransformDependency] = Forms.LowEmitters
+
   def execute(state: CircuitState): CircuitState = {
     throw new Exception("Technology Location transform execution doesn't work!")
   }