diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.spec.ts b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.spec.ts
index 4c83d5ab39e4b..1e9f75c95c670 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.spec.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
               "inputs": [
                 "default",
                 "^production",
+                {
+                  "externalDependencies": [
+                    "@playwright/test",
+                  ],
+                },
               ],
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Runs Playwright Tests",
@@ -82,6 +87,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
               "inputs": [
                 "default",
                 "^production",
+                {
+                  "externalDependencies": [
+                    "@playwright/test",
+                  ],
+                },
               ],
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Runs Playwright Tests in CI",
@@ -133,6 +143,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
               "inputs": [
                 "default",
                 "^production",
+                {
+                  "externalDependencies": [
+                    "@playwright/test",
+                  ],
+                },
               ],
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Runs Playwright Tests",
@@ -157,6 +172,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
               "inputs": [
                 "default",
                 "^production",
+                {
+                  "externalDependencies": [
+                    "@playwright/test",
+                  ],
+                },
               ],
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Runs Playwright Tests in CI",
@@ -230,6 +250,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
         "inputs": [
           "default",
           "^production",
+          {
+            "externalDependencies": [
+              "@playwright/test",
+            ],
+          },
         ],
         "metadata": {
           "description": "Runs Playwright Tests in CI",
@@ -249,6 +274,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
         "inputs": [
           "default",
           "^production",
+          {
+            "externalDependencies": [
+              "@playwright/test",
+            ],
+          },
         ],
         "metadata": {
           "description": "Runs Playwright Tests in tests/run-me.spec.ts in CI",
@@ -271,6 +301,11 @@ describe('@nx/playwright/plugin', () => {
         "inputs": [
           "default",
           "^production",
+          {
+            "externalDependencies": [
+              "@playwright/test",
+            ],
+          },
         ],
         "metadata": {
           "description": "Runs Playwright Tests in tests/run-me-2.spec.ts in CI",
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index b27a4b4cc475d..c8057e54d7222 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ async function buildPlaywrightTargets(
   targets[options.targetName] = {
     ...baseTargetConfig,
     cache: true,
-    inputs:
-      'production' in namedInputs
+    inputs: [
+      ...('production' in namedInputs
         ? ['default', '^production']
-        : ['default', '^default'],
+        : ['default', '^default']),
+      { externalDependencies: ['@playwright/test'] },
+    ],
     outputs: getOutputs(projectRoot, playwrightConfig),
   };
 
@@ -141,10 +143,12 @@ async function buildPlaywrightTargets(
     const ciBaseTargetConfig: TargetConfiguration = {
       ...baseTargetConfig,
       cache: true,
-      inputs:
-        'production' in namedInputs
+      inputs: [
+        ...('production' in namedInputs
           ? ['default', '^production']
-          : ['default', '^default'],
+          : ['default', '^default']),
+        { externalDependencies: ['@playwright/test'] },
+      ],
       outputs: getOutputs(projectRoot, playwrightConfig),
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap b/packages/remix/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
index 5c699c988a110..c62b4f292a5a9 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/remix/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ exports[`@nx/remix/plugin non-root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "@remix-run/dev",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": "my-app",
@@ -54,6 +59,11 @@ exports[`@nx/remix/plugin non-root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "typescript",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": "my-app",
@@ -80,6 +90,11 @@ exports[`@nx/remix/plugin root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "@remix-run/dev",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": ".",
@@ -119,6 +134,11 @@ exports[`@nx/remix/plugin root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "typescript",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": ".",
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/remix/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index 1677a37ed0698..e244d5c74e55e 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ function buildTarget(
       ...('production' in namedInputs
         ? ['production', '^production']
         : ['default', '^default']),
+      { externalDependencies: ['@remix-run/dev'] },
     ],
     outputs: [serverBuildOutputPath, assetsBuildOutputPath],
     command: 'remix build',
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ function typecheckTarget(
       ...('production' in namedInputs
         ? ['production', '^production']
         : ['default', '^default']),
+      { externalDependencies: ['typescript'] },
     ],
     options: {
       cwd: projectRoot,
diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap b/packages/rollup/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
index fc1af6b0ad57b..c33b815791263 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/plugins/__snapshots__/plugin.spec.ts.snap
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ exports[`@nx/rollup/plugin non-root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "rollup",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": "mylib",
@@ -45,6 +50,11 @@ exports[`@nx/rollup/plugin root project should create nodes 1`] = `
           "inputs": [
             "production",
             "^production",
+            {
+              "externalDependencies": [
+                "rollup",
+              ],
+            },
           ],
           "options": {
             "cwd": ".",
diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/rollup/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index 6c91222caf705..a65b15b6968ba 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ async function buildRollupTarget(
       ...('production' in namedInputs
         ? ['production', '^production']
         : ['default', '^default']),
+      { externalDependencies: ['rollup'] },
     ],
     outputs,
   };