diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2287254d..e2ba8ce7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {
   "private": true,
-  "workspaces": [
-    "packages/*"
-  ],
+  "workspaces": {
+    "packages": [
+      "packages/*"
+    ],
+    "nohoist": ["**/@oclif/core"]
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "husky": "^8.0.0",
     "lerna": "^6.6.2",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 531d0cd6..d0c2883a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts --cache",
     "postpack": "shx rm -f oclif.manifest.json",
     "posttest": "yarn lint",
-    "prepack": "yarn build && oclif manifest && oclif readme --dir docs --multi     && ./scripts/prepare_and_copy_docs.sh",
+    "prepack": "yarn build && ./scripts/validate-tsconfig && oclif manifest && oclif readme --dir docs --multi && ./scripts/prepare_and_copy_docs.sh",
     "cli": "./bin/dev",
-    "version": "oclif readme && git add README.md"
+    "version": "oclif readme && git add README.md",
+    "postinstall": "npx patch-package"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/patches/@oclif+core+3.12.0.patch b/packages/cli/patches/@oclif+core+3.12.0.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/@oclif+core+3.12.0.patch
rename to packages/cli/patches/@oclif+core+3.12.0.patch
diff --git a/packages/cli/scripts/validate-tsconfig b/packages/cli/scripts/validate-tsconfig
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..507b6b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/scripts/validate-tsconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const path = require('path')
+const util = require('util')
+const fs = require('fs')
+
+const tsConfig = path.join(__dirname, '..', './tsconfig.json')
+
+try {
+  JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./tsconfig.json'))
+} catch (e) {
+  console.error('Error parsing %s: oclif expects valid JSON: %j', tsConfig, util.inspect(e))
+  process.exit(1)
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/cli/tsconfig.json b/packages/cli/tsconfig.json
index 6a6122df..9712537f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "lib": ["es2022"],
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "baseUrl": "."
   },
   "include": [
     "src/**/*"
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
     { "path": "../driver-gce" },
     { "path": "../driver-azure" },
     { "path": "../driver-kube-pod" },
-    { "path": "../plugin-github" },
+    { "path": "../plugin-github" }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/validate-tsconfig.js b/packages/cli/validate-tsconfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b