diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/plugin/generators/plugin.json b/docs/generated/packages/plugin/generators/plugin.json
index bf906b753cd6e..d0fa0cbfbbae7 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/plugin/generators/plugin.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/plugin/generators/plugin.json
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
         "enum": ["tsc", "swc"],
         "default": "tsc",
         "description": "The compiler used by the build and test targets."
+      },
+      "publishable": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "Generates a boilerplate for publishing the plugin to npm.",
+        "default": false
       }
     },
     "required": ["name"],
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.ts
index ae89ef1be729d..c53355f96b15d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export async function pluginGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       ...schema,
       config: 'project',
       bundler: options.bundler,
-      publishable: true,
+      publishable: options.publishable,
       importPath: options.npmPackageName,
       skipFormat: true,
     })
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.d.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.d.ts
index 294249c817f5b..32a5d3cb8e9a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.d.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
   compiler: 'swc' | 'tsc';
   rootProject?: boolean;
+  publishable?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.json b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.json
index f8ef7fadfa248..d3fde1578fb81 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.json
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/schema.json
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
       "enum": ["tsc", "swc"],
       "default": "tsc",
       "description": "The compiler used by the build and test targets."
+    },
+    "publishable": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Generates a boilerplate for publishing the plugin to npm.",
+      "default": false
     }
   },
   "required": ["name"]
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/utils/normalize-schema.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/utils/normalize-schema.ts
index 18fa3ae47e6ef..91b0191cf6697 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/utils/normalize-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/plugin/utils/normalize-schema.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export interface NormalizedSchema extends Schema {
   npmScope: string;
   npmPackageName: string;
   bundler: 'swc' | 'tsc';
+  publishable: boolean;
 }
 export function normalizeOptions(
   host: Tree,
@@ -58,5 +59,6 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
     projectDirectory: fullProjectDirectory,
     parsedTags,
     npmPackageName,
+    publishable: options.publishable ?? false,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts b/packages/plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts
index 0002c2bda340c..780f17b168aef 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree, options: PresetGeneratorSchema) {
     importPath: options.pluginName,
     rootProject: true,
     e2eTestRunner: 'jest',
+    publishable: true,
   });
   tasks.push(pluginTask);
 
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/move-workspace-generators-to-local-plugin.ts b/packages/workspace/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/move-workspace-generators-to-local-plugin.ts
index 1c097e59b9223..b27ce66ba1a71 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/move-workspace-generators-to-local-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/migrations/update-16-0-0/move-workspace-generators-to-local-plugin.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,24 @@ const PROJECT_NAME = 'workspace-plugin';
 const DESTINATION = `tools/${PROJECT_NAME}`;
 
 export default async function (tree: Tree) {
-  const tasks = [];
-  if (!tree.children('tools/generators').length) {
+  if (!tree.exists('tools/generators')) {
     return;
   }
+  const tasks = [];
+  if (hasWorkspaceGenerators(tree)) {
+    tasks.push(...(await moveWorkspaceGeneratorsToLocalPlugin(tree)));
+  }
+  removeToolsGeneratorsIfEmpty(tree);
+  await formatFiles(tree);
+  return () => {
+    for (const task of tasks) {
+      task();
+    }
+  };
+}
 
+async function moveWorkspaceGeneratorsToLocalPlugin(tree: Tree) {
+  const tasks = [];
   let project = getProjects(tree).get(PROJECT_NAME);
   if (!project) {
     await createNewPlugin(tree);
@@ -48,21 +61,19 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree) {
     project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, PROJECT_NAME);
   }
   await updateExistingPlugin(tree, project);
-  removeToolsGeneratorsIfEmpty(tree);
-  await formatFiles(tree);
-  return () => {
-    for (const task of tasks) {
-      task();
-    }
-  };
+  return tasks;
 }
 
-function removeToolsGeneratorsIfEmpty(tree: Tree) {
+function hasWorkspaceGenerators(tree: Tree) {
   const children = tree.children('tools/generators');
-  if (
-    children.length === 0 ||
-    (children.length === 1 && children[0] === '.gitkeep')
-  ) {
+  return (
+    children.length > 0 &&
+    !(children.length === 1 && children[0] === '.gitkeep')
+  );
+}
+
+function removeToolsGeneratorsIfEmpty(tree: Tree) {
+  if (!hasWorkspaceGenerators(tree)) {
     tree.delete('tools/generators');
   }
 }
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@ async function createNewPlugin(tree: Tree) {
     skipLintChecks: false,
     unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     e2eTestRunner: 'none',
+    publishable: false,
   });
   getCreateGeneratorsJson()(
     tree,