diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/__example-api/tauri-app/package.json b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/__example-api/tauri-app/package.json
index 2465850ee..47858f2c0 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/__example-api/tauri-app/package.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/__example-api/tauri-app/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0-alpha.11",
-    "tauri-plugin-{{ plugin_name }}-api": "link:../../"
+    "tauri-plugin-{{ plugin_name }}-api": "file:../../"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^1.0.1",
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
     "vite": "^3.0.2",
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0-alpha.17"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}