diff --git a/src/generators/default-content/templates/configured/_package.json b/src/generators/default-content/templates/configured/_package.json
index 660f651..4fe1ade 100644
--- a/src/generators/default-content/templates/configured/_package.json
+++ b/src/generators/default-content/templates/configured/_package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "author": "D2L Corporation",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "^7",
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7",
     "@brightspace-ui/stylelint-config": "^0.3",
     "eslint": "^7",