diff --git a/packages/.yarnrc b/packages/.yarnrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acaaffdb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/.yarnrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/packages/embark-ui/.yarnrc b/packages/embark-ui/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd861a07..000000000
--- a/packages/embark-ui/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
---install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/packages/embark/.yarnrc b/packages/embark/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd861a07..000000000
--- a/packages/embark/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
---install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/test_dapps/.yarnrc b/test_dapps/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index d3f273208..000000000
--- a/test_dapps/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/.yarnrc b/test_dapps/packages/.yarnrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acaaffdb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_dapps/packages/.yarnrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/contracts_app/.yarnrc b/test_dapps/packages/contracts_app/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd861a07..000000000
--- a/test_dapps/packages/contracts_app/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
---install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/.yarnrc b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd861a07..000000000
--- a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
---install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/.yarnrc b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/.yarnrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd861a07..000000000
--- a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/.yarnrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---*.scripts-prepend-node-path true
---install.check-files true
---install.no-lockfile true
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json
index 7051ff24c..422ad751a 100644
--- a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json
+++ b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "embark-service",
-  "requires": true,
+  "version": "0.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "haml": {
       "version": "0.4.3",
diff --git a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
index 760da71d0..001a801b8 100644
--- a/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
+++ b/test_dapps/packages/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
-  }
+  },
+  "version": "0.0.1"
 }