diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index 14af6435739cd..cce9883978169 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe('rollupInitGenerator', () => {
       name: expect.any(String),
       dependencies: {},
       devDependencies: {
+        '@nx/rollup': nxVersion,
         tslib: expect.any(String),
       },
     });
diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
index a78ea3818f156..891b32c8001c1 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ export async function rollupInitGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       }
     );
   } else {
-    task = addDependenciesToPackageJson(tree, {}, { tslib: tsLibVersion });
+    task = addDependenciesToPackageJson(
+      tree,
+      {},
+      {
+        '@nx/rollup': nxVersion,
+        tslib: tsLibVersion,
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   if (!schema.skipFormat) {