diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
index 3bb70f1781..5ecaafb90b 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
index 21fba0da58..241f4001e8 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
index 92bbdf24ad..561d051ac7 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-minimal/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-minimal/package.json
index 73469db096..f0038698c7 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-minimal/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-minimal/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
index 08d7e054e3..59d8f0c986 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
index 6e8187cbeb..b24dd0ead4 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
       "server": "server/entry-meteor.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-preset-solid": "^1.8.15",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
index 7cf92dfce7..07c594351b 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       }
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
index 94934d4898..3ad26935c0 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.js"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.js",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
index 03ff9ce6c7..a5a9a1e979 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       "server": "server/main.ts"
     },
     "testModule": "tests/main.ts",
-    "modernWebArchsOnly": true
+    "modernWebArchsOnly": true,
+    "modernTranspiler": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/v3-docs/docs/about/modern-build-stack.md b/v3-docs/docs/about/modern-build-stack.md
index f76892371d..e16e814e24 100644
--- a/v3-docs/docs/about/modern-build-stack.md
+++ b/v3-docs/docs/about/modern-build-stack.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To improve the development and deployment experience for all Meteor projects, we
 
 ## Quick start
 
-To start using the new build stack, add the following to your `package.json`:
+Start using the new build stack by creating a Meteor app, or add this to your `package.json` in an existing one:
 
 ```json
 "meteor": {