diff --git a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/plugins/make-esm-plugin.mjs b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/plugins/make-esm-plugin.mjs
index 04dd68beaa1c..ad18856c011a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/plugins/make-esm-plugin.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/plugins/make-esm-plugin.mjs
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ export function makePackageNodeEsm() {
 
       const packageJSON = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJSONPath, 'utf-8'));
       const sideEffects = packageJSON.sideEffects;
+      // For module federation we need to keep the version of the package
+      const version = packageJSON.version;
 
       const newPackageJSON = {
         type: 'module',
+        version,
         sideEffects,
       };