diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index 8b03e01233..d21563dad5 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "*",
     "@backstage/cli": "*",
     "@backstage/config": "*",
-    "@backstage/core": "*",
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "*",
+    "@backstage/core-components": "*",
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "*",
     "@backstage/errors": "*",
     "@backstage/plugin-api-docs": "*",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "*",