diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/detox/generators/init.json b/docs/generated/packages/detox/generators/init.json
index c9ef2dcdd1..15159e77fb 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/detox/generators/init.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/detox/generators/init.json
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": false,
         "x-priority": "internal"
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "required": [],
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/init.json b/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/init.json
index ab90718961..3940e91703 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/init.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/init.json
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
         "description": "Skip formatting files.",
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": false
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/library.json b/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/library.json
index 522851a343..2fe5b804d4 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/library.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/nest/generators/library.json
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "Whether or not to configure the ESLint \"parserOptions.project\" option. We do not do this by default for lint performance reasons.",
         "default": false
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/application.json b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/application.json
index 68c5481d6a..da58d77246 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/application.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/application.json
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
         "description": "Use a custom Express server for the Next.js application.",
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": false
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "required": [],
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/init.json b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/init.json
index 2e31c64868..2859ac27a4 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/init.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/init.json
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": false,
         "description": "Use JavaScript instead of TypeScript"
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "required": [],
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/library.json b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/library.json
index 0fed14885e..f06dff5a61 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/library.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/next/generators/library.json
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": true,
         "x-deprecated": "Nx only supports standaloneConfig"
+      },
+      "skipPackageJson": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+        "x-priority": "internal"
       }
     },
     "required": ["name"],
diff --git a/e2e/add-nx-to-monorepo/src/add-nx-to-monorepo.test.ts b/e2e/add-nx-to-monorepo/src/add-nx-to-monorepo.test.ts
index a1d3b330d0..9037fffdcf 100644
--- a/e2e/add-nx-to-monorepo/src/add-nx-to-monorepo.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/add-nx-to-monorepo/src/add-nx-to-monorepo.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import {
   createNonNxProjectDirectory,
   runCLI,
   runCommand,
-  tmpProjPath,
   updateFile,
   getPackageManagerCommand,
   getSelectedPackageManager,
   getPublishedVersion,
 } from '@nrwl/e2e/utils';
-import { Workspaces } from 'nx/src/config/workspaces';
 
 describe('add-nx-to-monorepo', () => {
   const pmc = getPackageManagerCommand({
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/jest.config.ts b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/jest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..893e2c7c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/jest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+export default {
+  transform: {
+    '^.+\\.[tj]sx?$': 'ts-jest',
+  },
+  moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'js', 'jsx', 'html'],
+  maxWorkers: 1,
+  globals: { 'ts-jest': { tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json' } },
+  displayName: 'e2e-workspace-create-npm',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+};
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a105367b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "e2e-workspace-create-npm",
+  "$schema": "../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json",
+  "sourceRoot": "e2e/workspace-create-npm",
+  "projectType": "application",
+  "targets": {
+    "e2e": {},
+    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+  },
+  "implicitDependencies": ["create-nx-workspace"]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts
rename to e2e/workspace-create-npm/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts
index edcc5d4c42..a78a87b57a 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-create/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/src/create-nx-workspace-npm.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import { forEach } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import {
   checkFilesExist,
   cleanupProject,
   packageInstall,
   readJson,
+  removeFile,
   runCLI,
   runCreateWorkspace,
   uniq,
+  updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/e2e/utils';
 
 describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
@@ -25,7 +28,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/angular:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/angular:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   }, 1_000_000);
@@ -35,7 +40,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/angular:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/angular:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -50,7 +57,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() =>
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/workspace:library ${libName} --no-interactive`)
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/workspace:library ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      )
     ).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -65,7 +74,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() =>
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/js:library ${libName} --no-interactive`)
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/js:library ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      )
     ).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -80,7 +91,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() =>
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/web:app ${appName} --no-interactive`)
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/web:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      )
     ).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -91,7 +104,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/react:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/react:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -102,7 +117,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/react:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/react:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -117,7 +134,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/next:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/next:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -128,7 +147,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/next:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/next:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -143,7 +164,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/react-native:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/react-native:app ${appName} --install=false --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -154,7 +177,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/react-native:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/react-native:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -169,7 +194,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/node:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/node:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -180,7 +207,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/node:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/node:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -195,7 +224,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/nest:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/nest:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
@@ -206,7 +237,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const libName = uniq('lib');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/nest:lib ${libName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/nest:lib ${libName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
     const tsconfig = readJson(`tsconfig.base.json`);
@@ -221,7 +254,9 @@ describe('create-nx-workspace --preset=npm', () => {
     const appName = uniq('my-app');
 
     expect(() => {
-      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/express:app ${appName} --no-interactive`);
+      runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/express:app ${appName} --skipPackageJson --no-interactive`
+      );
     }).not.toThrowError();
     checkFilesExist('tsconfig.base.json');
   });
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.json b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d5abf8483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "types": ["node", "jest"]
+  },
+  "include": [],
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.spec.json"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.spec.json b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a24bfb0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "types": ["jest", "node"]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "**/*.test.ts",
+    "**/*.spec.ts",
+    "**/*.spec.tsx",
+    "**/*.test.tsx",
+    "**/*.spec.js",
+    "**/*.test.js",
+    "**/*.spec.jsx",
+    "**/*.test.jsx",
+    "**/*.d.ts",
+    "jest.config.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/detox/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/detox/src/generators/application/application.ts
index cc1c60a318..6be9bfeac1 100644
--- a/packages/detox/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/detox/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export async function detoxApplicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const options = normalizeOptions(host, schema);
 
   const initTask = await detoxInitGenerator(host, {
+    ...options,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
   createFiles(host, options);
diff --git a/packages/detox/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/detox/src/generators/init/schema.json
index e4c7516e6d..5bc0ad9d29 100644
--- a/packages/detox/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/detox/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "x-priority": "internal"
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "required": []
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/expo/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 3207c76ddf..8d24682796 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ export async function expoInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   }
 
   if (!schema.unitTestRunner || schema.unitTestRunner === 'jest') {
-    const jestTask = await jestInitGenerator(host, {});
+    const jestTask = await jestInitGenerator(host, schema);
     tasks.push(jestTask);
   }
 
   if (!schema.e2eTestRunner || schema.e2eTestRunner === 'detox') {
-    const detoxTask = await detoxInitGenerator(host, { skipFormat: true });
+    const detoxTask = await detoxInitGenerator(host, {
+      ...schema,
+      skipFormat: true,
+    });
     tasks.push(detoxTask);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 5daffb6559..2dcb2e3800 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
   const options = normalizeOptions(tree, rawOptions);
   const initTask = await initGenerator(tree, {
+    skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson,
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner,
     skipFormat: true,
   });
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.ts
index b196db03a2..6008c31ade 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,21 @@ export async function initGenerator(
   rawOptions: InitGeneratorOptions
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
+  const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
+
   const nodeInitTask = await nodeInitGenerator(tree, options);
-  const installPackagesTask = addDependencies(tree);
+  tasks.push(nodeInitTask);
+
+  if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
+    const installPackagesTask = addDependencies(tree);
+    tasks.push(installPackagesTask);
+  }
 
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(tree);
   }
 
-  return runTasksInSerial(nodeInitTask, installPackagesTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default initGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index 2967c2b490..4830cf67c5 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ import { UnitTestRunner } from '../utils';
 export interface InitGeneratorOptions {
   skipFormat?: boolean;
   unitTestRunner?: UnitTestRunner;
+  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.json
index b6012046d2..af3ed5fcb3 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
       "description": "Skip formatting files.",
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
index 926181de13..2e80e65030 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface LibraryGeneratorOptions {
   unitTestRunner?: UnitTestRunner;
   standaloneConfig?: boolean;
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
+  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NormalizedOptions extends LibraryGeneratorOptions {
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
index 1f89ec8e63..df3e8967e2 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Whether or not to configure the ESLint \"parserOptions.project\" option. We do not do this by default for lint performance reasons.",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
index 9af6170384..dc6de0d244 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   standaloneConfig?: boolean;
   swc?: boolean;
   customServer?: boolean;
+  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.json b/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.json
index 343453186b..79db0c6d1b 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/schema.json
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
       "description": "Use a custom Express server for the Next.js application.",
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "required": [],
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 62792f9ef7..26ea4198a4 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ export async function nextInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
   const reactTask = await reactInitGenerator(host, schema);
   tasks.push(reactTask);
 
-  const installTask = updateDependencies(host);
-  tasks.push(installTask);
+  if (!schema.skipPackageJson) {
+    const installTask = updateDependencies(host);
+    tasks.push(installTask);
+  }
 
   addGitIgnoreEntry(host);
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
index a0157cab6e..0ef1c5ded9 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.d.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export interface InitSchema {
   e2eTestRunner?: 'cypress' | 'none';
   skipFormat?: boolean;
   js?: boolean;
+  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.json b/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.json
index 13370bb45a..9fa41c1956 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.json
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/init/schema.json
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "Use JavaScript instead of TypeScript"
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "required": []
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
index d3da5279f0..82862f1591 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   strict?: boolean;
   setParserOptionsProject?: boolean;
   standaloneConfig?: boolean;
+  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.json
index ca79a9d00b..f5b1c95c6c 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true,
       "x-deprecated": "Nx only supports standaloneConfig"
+    },
+    "skipPackageJson": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Do not add dependencies to `package.json`.",
+      "x-priority": "internal"
     }
   },
   "required": ["name"],
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/init/init.ts
index fe6e9a4e9a..12cde68ee5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ export async function reactNativeInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   }
 
   if (!schema.e2eTestRunner || schema.e2eTestRunner === 'detox') {
-    const detoxTask = await detoxInitGenerator(host, {});
+    const detoxTask = await detoxInitGenerator(host, {
+      ...schema,
+      skipFormat: true,
+    });
     tasks.push(detoxTask);
   }