diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/index.ts
index 7900f4672f..80a24702e0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 export { frontendPlugin } from './frontendPlugin';
 export { backendPlugin } from './backendPlugin';
-export { webLibrary } from './webLibrary';
+export { webLibraryPackage } from './webLibraryPackage';
 export { pluginCommon } from './pluginCommon';
 export { scaffolderModule } from './scaffolderModule';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibrary.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibraryPackage.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibrary.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibraryPackage.ts
index b0010c377d..52c1a68aa2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibrary.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/webLibraryPackage.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Options = {
   codeOwnersPath?: string;
 };
 
-export const webLibrary = createFactory<Options>({
+export const webLibraryPackage = createFactory<Options>({
   name: 'web-library',
   description: 'A new web-library package',
   optionsDiscovery: async () => ({
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/package.json.hbs
index d364dba9e1..95608c97e7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/package.json.hbs
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
+    "@backstage/test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/test-utils'}}",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/jest-dom' '5.10.1'}}",
-    "@testing-library/react": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/react' '12.1.3'}}",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/user-event' '14.0.0'}}",
+    "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.47.0'}}",
+    "cross-fetch": "{{versionQuery 'cross-fetch' '3.1.5'}}"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/src/index.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/src/index.ts.hbs
index 70c8b077df..361e389fef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/src/index.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 * @packageDocumentation
 */
 
-// export as needed from this file
+export {}