diff --git a/build/elasticsearch/package.json b/build/elasticsearch/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8594801ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/elasticsearch/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "docker compose --env-file build.env build"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/build/wdqs-frontend/package.json b/build/wdqs-frontend/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8594801ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/wdqs-frontend/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "docker compose --env-file build.env build"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/build/wdqs-proxy/package.json b/build/wdqs-proxy/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8594801ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/wdqs-proxy/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "docker compose --env-file build.env build"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/build/wdqs/package.json b/build/wdqs/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8594801ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/wdqs/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "docker compose --env-file build.env build"
+  }
+}