diff --git a/packages/workspace/package.json b/packages/workspace/package.json
index 9f672a7d19a5f..7d9734022fedb 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/package.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     "yargs": "15.4.1",
     "yargs-parser": "20.0.0",
     "chalk": "2.4.2",
-    "@nrwl/cli": "*",
     "axios": "0.19.2",
     "flat": "^5.0.2",
     "minimatch": "3.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/workspace/files/package.json__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/workspace/files/package.json__tmpl__
index 7304ad9d5bd3b..21b3e2253ea41 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/workspace/files/package.json__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/workspace/files/package.json__tmpl__
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
      <% if(cli === 'angular') { %>"@angular/cli": "<%= angularCliVersion %>",<% } %>
+    "@nrwl/cli": "<%= nxVersion %>",
     "@nrwl/workspace": "<%= nxVersion %>",
     "@types/node": "~8.9.4",
     "dotenv": "6.2.0",