diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 036c137f04b022..7be34994bccf50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "Libraries",
     "LICENSE",
     "local-cli",
-    "packages/babel-plugin-codegen",
     "React-Core.podspec",
     "react-native.config.js",
     "react.gradle",
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-android": "^6.0.0",
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "^6.0.0",
     "@react-native/assets": "1.0.0",
+    "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen": "0.0.6",
     "@react-native/normalize-color": "2.0.0",
     "@react-native/polyfills": "2.0.0",
     "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
index 858148ff6ae1fb..56dc4f1d6c7ede 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "url": "git@github.com:facebook/react-native.git",
     "directory": "packages/babel-plugin-codegen"
   },
+  "files": [
+    "index.js"
+  ],
   "dependencies": {
     "react-native-codegen": "*"
   },
diff --git a/template/babel.config.js b/template/babel.config.js
index f842b77fcfb8b7..7f2e4111557fa3 100644
--- a/template/babel.config.js
+++ b/template/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
   presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
+  plugins: ['@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen'],
 };
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 6bf7460cdbb95a..6186bd0a189872 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.12.9",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
+    "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen": "0.0.6",
     "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^2.0.0",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
@@ -25,5 +26,8 @@
   },
   "jest": {
     "preset": "react-native"
+  },
+  "codegenConfig": {
+    "libraries": []
   }
 }