diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-socks-press.md b/.changeset/curvy-socks-press.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..183f643954d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-socks-press.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook": major
+---
+
+First release.
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 5025b5cf72f..d17cf1918df 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@pnpm/graph-sequencer": "1.0.0",
     "@pnpm/headless": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/hoist": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/lifecycle": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/link-bins": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/lockfile-file": "workspace:*",
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
     "@pnpm/normalize-registries": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/npm-package-arg": "^1.0.0",
     "@pnpm/package-requester": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/parse-overrides": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/parse-wanted-dependency": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/prune-lockfile": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/read-modules-dir": "workspace:*",
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "@pnpm/symlink-dependency": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/types": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/which-version-is-pinned": "workspace:*",
-    "@yarnpkg/extensions": "1.2.0-rc.1",
     "@zkochan/rimraf": "^2.1.2",
     "dependency-path": "workspace:*",
     "is-inner-link": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/getPeerDependencyIssues.ts b/packages/core/src/getPeerDependencyIssues.ts
index 9cdc6203c05..c9aa91b6313 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/getPeerDependencyIssues.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/getPeerDependencyIssues.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import resolveDependencies, { getWantedDependencies } from '@pnpm/resolve-dependencies'
 import { PeerDependencyIssuesByProjects } from '@pnpm/types'
 import getContext, { GetContextOptions, ProjectOptions } from '@pnpm/get-context'
-import { createReadPackageHook } from './install/createReadPackageHook'
+import { createReadPackageHook } from '@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook'
 import { getPreferredVersionsFromLockfile } from './install/getPreferredVersions'
 import { InstallOptions } from './install/extendInstallOptions'
 import { DEFAULT_REGISTRIES } from '@pnpm/normalize-registries'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts b/packages/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
index 48eed14566c..413158d988d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/install/extendInstallOptions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { WANTED_LOCKFILE } from '@pnpm/constants'
 import PnpmError from '@pnpm/error'
 import { HoistingLimits } from '@pnpm/headless'
+import { createReadPackageHook } from '@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook'
 import { Lockfile } from '@pnpm/lockfile-file'
 import { IncludedDependencies } from '@pnpm/modules-yaml'
 import normalizeRegistries, { DEFAULT_REGISTRIES } from '@pnpm/normalize-registries'
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import {
 } from '@pnpm/types'
 import pnpmPkgJson from '../pnpmPkgJson'
 import { ReporterFunction } from '../types'
-import { createReadPackageHook } from './createReadPackageHook'
 import { PreResolutionHookContext } from './hooks'
 
 export interface StrictInstallOptions {
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
index a20f883a99d..024996f28a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../hoist"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../hooks.read-package-hook"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../lifecycle"
     },
@@ -102,9 +105,6 @@
     {
       "path": "../package-store"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../parse-overrides"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../parse-wanted-dependency"
     },
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/README.md b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ba8b3926e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# @pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook
+
+> Creates the default package reader hook used by pnpm
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+pnpm add @pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/jest.config.js b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b65513eba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const config = require('../../jest.config.js');
+
+module.exports = Object.assign({}, config, {});
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/package.json b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87762e20f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "name": "@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Creates the default package reader hook used by pnpm",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "lib",
+    "!*.map"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "eslint src/**/*.ts test/**/*.ts",
+    "_test": "jest",
+    "test": "pnpm run compile && pnpm run _test",
+    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm run compile",
+    "compile": "tsc --build && pnpm run lint --fix"
+  },
+  "repository": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/packages/hooks.read-package-hook",
+  "keywords": [
+    "pnpm7"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=14.6"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/packages/hooks.read-package-hook#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/matcher": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/parse-overrides": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/parse-wanted-dependency": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/types": "workspace:*",
+    "@yarnpkg/extensions": "1.2.0-rc.1",
+    "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
+    "ramda": "npm:@pnpm/ramda@0.28.1",
+    "semver": "^7.3.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
+    "@types/ramda": "0.28.15",
+    "@types/semver": "7.3.10",
+    "@yarnpkg/core": "4.0.0-rc.14"
+  },
+  "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./lib/index.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/createPackageExtender.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createPackageExtender.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/install/createPackageExtender.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createPackageExtender.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createPeerDependencyPatcher.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createPeerDependencyPatcher.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/createReadPackageHook.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createReadPackageHook.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/install/createReadPackageHook.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createReadPackageHook.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/createVersionsOverrider.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createVersionsOverrider.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/install/createVersionsOverrider.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/createVersionsOverrider.ts
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/index.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e105d3378e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { createReadPackageHook } from './createReadPackageHook'
diff --git a/packages/core/test/install/createPackageExtender.test.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPackageExtender.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/core/test/install/createPackageExtender.test.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPackageExtender.test.ts
index 28b2ced5308..2facbbccaa9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/install/createPackageExtender.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPackageExtender.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import createPackageExtender from '../../lib/install/createPackageExtender'
+import createPackageExtender from '../lib/createPackageExtender'
 
 const packageExtender = createPackageExtender({
   foo: {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/core/test/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts
index 135f2118271..16f77736e26 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createPeerDependencyPatcher.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import createPeerDependencyPatcher from '../../lib/install/createPeerDependencyPatcher'
+import createPeerDependencyPatcher from '../lib/createPeerDependencyPatcher'
 
 test('createPeerDependencyPatcher() ignores missing', () => {
   const patcher = createPeerDependencyPatcher({
diff --git a/packages/core/test/install/createVersionOverrider.test.ts b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createVersionOverrider.test.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/core/test/install/createVersionOverrider.test.ts
rename to packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createVersionOverrider.test.ts
index d8267b13b79..d16f42516ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/install/createVersionOverrider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/test/createVersionOverrider.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import createVersionsOverrider from '../../lib/install/createVersionsOverrider'
+import createVersionsOverrider from '../lib/createVersionsOverrider'
 
 test('createVersionsOverrider() matches subranges', () => {
   const overrider = createVersionsOverrider({
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.json b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cdd5062363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@pnpm/tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "lib",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "../../typings/**/*.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../matcher"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../parse-overrides"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../parse-wanted-dependency"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../types"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.lint.json b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.lint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dc5add6b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hooks.read-package-hook/tsconfig.lint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "test/**/*.ts",
+    "../../typings/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 01cb3339273..b20fd6f7fe0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/hoist':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../hoist
+      '@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../hooks.read-package-hook
       '@pnpm/lifecycle':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../lifecycle
@@ -620,9 +623,6 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/package-requester':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../package-requester
-      '@pnpm/parse-overrides':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../parse-overrides
       '@pnpm/parse-wanted-dependency':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../parse-wanted-dependency
@@ -659,9 +659,6 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/which-version-is-pinned':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../which-version-is-pinned
-      '@yarnpkg/extensions':
-        specifier: 1.2.0-rc.1
-        version: 1.2.0-rc.1_@yarnpkg+core@4.0.0-rc.14
       '@zkochan/rimraf':
         specifier: ^2.1.2
         version: 2.1.2
@@ -1747,6 +1744,49 @@ importers:
         specifier: 0.28.15
         version: 0.28.15
 
+  packages/hooks.read-package-hook:
+    dependencies:
+      '@pnpm/matcher':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../matcher
+      '@pnpm/parse-overrides':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../parse-overrides
+      '@pnpm/parse-wanted-dependency':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../parse-wanted-dependency
+      '@pnpm/types':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../types
+      '@yarnpkg/extensions':
+        specifier: 1.2.0-rc.1
+        version: 1.2.0-rc.1_@yarnpkg+core@4.0.0-rc.14
+      normalize-path:
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.0.0
+      ramda:
+        specifier: npm:@pnpm/ramda@0.28.1
+        version: /@pnpm/ramda/0.28.1
+      semver:
+        specifier: ^7.3.7
+        version: 7.3.7
+    devDependencies:
+      '@pnpm/hooks.read-package-hook':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: 'link:'
+      '@types/normalize-path':
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.0.0
+      '@types/ramda':
+        specifier: 0.28.15
+        version: 0.28.15
+      '@types/semver':
+        specifier: 7.3.10
+        version: 7.3.10
+      '@yarnpkg/core':
+        specifier: 4.0.0-rc.14
+        version: 4.0.0-rc.14
+
   packages/lifecycle:
     dependencies:
       '@pnpm/core-loggers':
@@ -7191,7 +7231,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZUxbzKl0IfJILTS6t7ip5fQQM/J3TJYubDm3nMbgubNNYS62eXeUpoLUC8/7fJNiFYHTrGPQn7hspDUzIHX3UA==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/minimatch': 5.1.1
-      '@types/node': 14.18.26
+      '@types/node': 18.7.14
     dev: true
 
   /@types/graceful-fs/4.1.5:
@@ -7360,10 +7400,10 @@ packages:
 
   /@types/semver/7.3.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zsv3fsC7S84NN6nPK06u79oWgrPVd0NvOyqgghV1haPaFcVxIrP4DLomRwGAXk0ui4HZA7mOcSFL98sMVW9viw==}
+    dev: true
 
   /@types/semver/7.3.12:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WwA1MW0++RfXmCr12xeYOOC5baSC9mSb0ZqCquFzKhcoF4TvHu5MKOuXsncgZcpVFhB1pXd5hZmM0ryAoCp12A==}
-    dev: false
 
   /@types/signal-exit/3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OSitN9PP9E/c4tlt1Qdj3CAz5uHD9Da5rhUqlaKyQRCX1T7Zdpbk6YdeZbR2eiE2ce+NMBgVnMxGqpaPSNQDUQ==}
@@ -7634,7 +7674,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@arcanis/slice-ansi': 1.1.1
       '@types/lodash': 4.14.181
-      '@types/semver': 7.3.10
+      '@types/semver': 7.3.12
       '@types/treeify': 1.0.0
       '@yarnpkg/fslib': 3.0.0-rc.15
       '@yarnpkg/libzip': 3.0.0-rc.15