diff --git a/packages/create-payload-app/package.json b/packages/create-payload-app/package.json
index 8c8f3e2cff6..5eaf21446c1 100644
--- a/packages/create-payload-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-payload-app/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
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     "@sindresorhus/slugify": "^1.1.0",
-    "@swc/core": "1.11.29",
     "arg": "^5.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@
     "terminal-link": "^2.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@swc/core": "1.11.29",
     "@types/esprima": "^4.0.6",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.12",
     "@types/jest": "29.5.12",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5aaf99ae031..6d54b56fc30 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ importers:
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-      '@swc/core':
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-        version: 1.11.29
       arg:
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         version: 5.0.2
@@ -260,6 +257,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.1.1
         version: 2.1.1
     devDependencies:
+      '@swc/core':
+        specifier: 1.11.29
+        version: 1.11.29
       '@types/esprima':
         specifier: ^4.0.6
         version: 4.0.6
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ importers:
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+        version: 15.4.4(@babel/core@7.27.4)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.54.1)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4)
       payload:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/payload
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+        version: 1.4.2(next@15.5.4(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.50.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4))
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-        version: 15.5.4(@babel/core@7.27.4)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.50.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4)
+        version: 15.5.4(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.50.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4)
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         version: 0.4.6(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)
@@ -25314,9 +25314,9 @@ snapshots:
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+      next: 15.5.4(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.50.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4)
 
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@@ -27314,6 +27314,32 @@ snapshots:
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       - babel-plugin-macros
 
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+    dependencies:
+      '@next/env': 15.4.4
+      '@swc/helpers': 0.5.15
+      caniuse-lite: 1.0.30001720
+      postcss: 8.4.31
+      react: 19.1.1
+      react-dom: 19.1.1(react@19.1.1)
+      styled-jsx: 5.1.6(@babel/core@7.27.4)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react@19.1.1)
+    optionalDependencies:
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+      '@next/swc-darwin-x64': 15.4.4
+      '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu': 15.4.4
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+      '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu': 15.4.4
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+      '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc': 15.4.4
+      '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc': 15.4.4
+      '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.0
+      '@playwright/test': 1.54.1
+      sass: 1.77.4
+      sharp: 0.34.3
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - babel-plugin-macros
+
   next@15.4.4(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.54.1)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(babel-plugin-react-compiler@19.1.0-rc.3)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4):
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@@ -27341,7 +27367,7 @@ snapshots:
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+  next@15.5.4(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.50.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(react-dom@19.1.1(react@19.1.1))(react@19.1.1)(sass@1.77.4):
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