diff --git a/templates/AngularSpa/package.json b/templates/AngularSpa/package.json
index b34915b..9ad4458 100644
--- a/templates/AngularSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "karma start ClientApp/test/karma.conf.js"
diff --git a/templates/AureliaSpa/package.json b/templates/AureliaSpa/package.json
index 86cd001..99bc02b 100644
--- a/templates/AureliaSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
index f4815b5..c4c42fc 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/core-js": "^0.9.34",
diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/package.json b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/package.json
index 56edd57..f28c5bc 100644
--- a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/history": "4.5.1",
diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/package.json b/templates/ReactSpa/package.json
index 65f2f4d..541f998 100644
--- a/templates/ReactSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/history": "4.5.1",
diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/package.json b/templates/VueSpa/package.json
index e0674ee..d7b4334 100644
--- a/templates/VueSpa/package.json
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/requirejs": "^2.1.28",