diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47f7ac7..743d355 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "cosmiconfig": "^8.2.0",
         "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
         "esbuild": "^0.18.11",
+        "esbuild-node-externals": "^1.8.0",
         "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
         "node-version": "^3.0.0",
         "read-pkg-up": "^10.0.0",
@@ -5704,6 +5705,21 @@
         "@esbuild/win32-x64": "0.18.11"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/esbuild-node-externals": {
+      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild-node-externals/-/esbuild-node-externals-1.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pYslmT8Bl383UnfxzHQQRpCgBNIOwAzDaYheuIeI4CODxelsN/eQroVn5STDow5QOpRalMgWUR+R8LfSgUROcw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "find-up": "^5.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.4.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "esbuild": "0.12 - 0.18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/escalade": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escalade/-/escalade-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -17640,8 +17656,7 @@
     "node_modules/tslib": {
       "version": "2.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7At1WUettjcSRHXCyYtTselblcHl9PJFFVKiCAy/bY97+BPZXSQ2wbq0P9s8tK2G7dFQfNnlJnPAiArVBVBsfA==",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-7At1WUettjcSRHXCyYtTselblcHl9PJFFVKiCAy/bY97+BPZXSQ2wbq0P9s8tK2G7dFQfNnlJnPAiArVBVBsfA=="
     },
     "node_modules/tsutils": {
       "version": "3.21.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 510b89d..3d39025 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "cosmiconfig": "^8.2.0",
     "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.18.11",
+    "esbuild-node-externals": "^1.8.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
     "node-version": "^3.0.0",
     "read-pkg-up": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/configuration/strategies/esbuild.ts b/src/lib/configuration/strategies/esbuild.ts
index b39cb53..aeeb2a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/configuration/strategies/esbuild.ts
+++ b/src/lib/configuration/strategies/esbuild.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 
 import { TsconfigPathsPlugin } from '@esbuild-plugins/tsconfig-paths';
 import * as esbuild from 'esbuild';
+import { nodeExternalsPlugin } from 'esbuild-node-externals';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import currentNodeVersion from 'node-version';
 import * as tsConfck from 'tsconfck';
@@ -72,7 +73,13 @@ export async function esbuildStrategy<M = any>(filePath: string, pkgInfo: Packag
       target: `node${currentNodeVersion.major}`,
       outfile: tempFileName,
       format,
-      plugins: []
+      platform: 'node',
+      bundle: true,
+      plugins: [
+        nodeExternalsPlugin({
+          packagePath: path.resolve(pkgInfo.root ?? '', 'package.json')
+        })
+      ]
     };
 
     // If the user has a TypeScript configuration file, enable TypeScript