diff --git a/packages/create/index.js b/packages/create/index.js
index 350f8a414b..eba9dd12ae 100644
--- a/packages/create/index.js
+++ b/packages/create/index.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ function main(argv, error = console.error, log = console.log) {
     '@bazel/bazel': 'latest',
     '@bazel/ibazel': 'latest',
     '@bazel/buildifier': 'latest',
+    '@bazel/hide-bazel-files': 'latest',
   };
   let rootBuildContent = '# Add rules here to build your software\n' +
       '# See https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/build-ref.html#BUILD_files\n\n';
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ ts_setup_workspace()`;
             private: true,
             devDependencies,
             scripts: {
+              'postinstall': 'hide-bazel-files',
               'build': 'bazel build //...',
               'test': 'bazel test //...',
             }