diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 65577cf4d8..04efe7f5c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -88,5 +88,20 @@
     "ts-node": "10.8.1",
     "tsconfig-paths": "4.0.0",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
+  },
+  "nx": {
+    "targets": {
+      "build": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/shared-core",
+              "@budibase/types"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/package.json b/packages/shared-core/package.json
index b097a46c57..382f3fa731 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-core/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,19 @@
     "concurrently": "^7.6.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
+  },
+  "nx": {
+    "targets": {
+      "build": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/types"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   }
 }