diff --git a/packages/localize/schematics/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/schematics/BUILD.bazel
index 30aed92bdec..79558ee2975 100644
--- a/packages/localize/schematics/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/schematics/BUILD.bazel
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ filegroup(
     name = "package_assets",
     srcs = [
         "collection.json",
+        "package.json",
     ],
     visibility = ["//packages/localize:__subpackages__"],
 )
 
 pkg_npm(
     name = "npm_package",
-    srcs = [
-        "collection.json",
-    ],
+    srcs = [":package_assets"],
     deps = [
         "//packages/localize/schematics/ng-add",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/localize/schematics/package.json b/packages/localize/schematics/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bbefffbabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/localize/schematics/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "type": "commonjs"
+}