diff --git a/packages/worker/project.json b/packages/worker/project.json
index fd200ceb7a..2380b6d649 100644
--- a/packages/worker/project.json
+++ b/packages/worker/project.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
           "outExtension": {
             ".js": ".js"
           }
-        }
+        },
+        "generatePackageJson": true
       },
       "configurations": {
         "development": {