diff --git a/packages/app/src/app/store/modules/deployment/actions.js b/packages/app/src/app/store/modules/deployment/actions.js
index f1872ea0210..b40229642d5 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/app/store/modules/deployment/actions.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/app/store/modules/deployment/actions.js
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ export async function createApiData({ props, state }) {
 
       apiData.files.push({ file: filePath, data, encoding: 'base64' });
     }
+    if (filePath === 'package.json') {
+      apiData.files.push({
+        file: 'package.json',
+        data: JSON.stringify(packageJSON, null, 2),
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   // this adds unnecessary code for version 2