diff --git a/packages/core-api/package.json b/packages/core-api/package.json
index a8c2b939ac..8139f2c54a 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/core-api/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 05986a6b1e..818634238b 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/package.json b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
index fc77298371..ab595ea9a7 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
diff --git a/packages/test-utils-core/package.json b/packages/test-utils-core/package.json
index f629877a65..1ebe1bf072 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-utils-core/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/package.json b/packages/test-utils/package.json
index 1f7afc9bbb..136b6d6854 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-utils/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
diff --git a/packages/theme/package.json b/packages/theme/package.json
index 1704299e3c..a5d552a660 100644
--- a/packages/theme/package.json
+++ b/packages/theme/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "main:src": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs types,esm",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
     "postpack": "backstage-cli postpack",