diff --git a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/CHANGELOG.md
index b84531e2..555a154f 100644
--- a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- We fixed an issue where `require` was not transformed to `import` for the `es` output format which could result in an error when the widget was used in a project with React client enabled.  
+
 ## [11.3.0] - 2025-11-12
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/configs/rollup.config.mjs b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/configs/rollup.config.mjs
index 003830b5..b6201dbf 100644
--- a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/configs/rollup.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/configs/rollup.config.mjs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default async args => {
                         presets: [["@babel/preset-env", { targets: { safari: "12" } }]],
                         allowAllFormats: true
                     },
-                    external: webExternal,
+                    external: outputFormat === "es" ? [] : webExternal,
                     licenses: production && outputFormat === "amd"
                 })
             ],
diff --git a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/package.json b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/package.json
index 40efb0cf..6cab7627 100644
--- a/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/pluggable-widgets-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mendix/pluggable-widgets-tools",
-  "version": "11.3.0",
+  "version": "11.3.1",
   "description": "Mendix Pluggable Widgets Tools",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20"