diff --git a/packages/nx/project.json b/packages/nx/project.json
index 7104b1acd54fa5..4e6647d51a59f9 100644
--- a/packages/nx/project.json
+++ b/packages/nx/project.json
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
         "commands": [
           {
             "command": "node ./scripts/copy-readme.js nx"
-          },
-          {
-            "command": "node ./scripts/add-dependency-to-build.js tao nx@*"
           }
         ],
         "parallel": false
diff --git a/packages/tao/project.json b/packages/tao/project.json
index 4b2fd17bb25e2e..dbac1135c69f73 100644
--- a/packages/tao/project.json
+++ b/packages/tao/project.json
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
           },
           {
             "command": "node ./scripts/copy-readme.js tao"
+          },
+          {
+            "command": "node ./scripts/add-dependency-to-build.js tao nx@*"
           }
         ],
         "parallel": false