diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
index e049834e84253..052929d46fae7 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
     },
     "standaloneConfig": {
       "description": "Split the project configuration into <projectRoot>/project.json rather than including it inside workspace.json",
-      "type": "boolean"
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true
     },
     "setParserOptionsProject": {
       "type": "boolean",