diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb2c854f..2a034bce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Here are all the options that you can provide in the `browserstack.json`:
 ### Authentication
 
 You can use the `auth` option to specify your username and access keys. You
-can find them in your [Automate dashboard](https://automate.browserstack.com/)                                                                        
+can find them in your [Automate dashboard](https://automate.browserstack.com/)
 
 | Option       | Description                   | Possible values |
 | ------------ | ----------------------------- | --------------- |
diff --git a/bin/helpers/archiver.js b/bin/helpers/archiver.js
index 630506c0..da6bf816 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/archiver.js
+++ b/bin/helpers/archiver.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const archiveSpecs = (runSettings, filePath) => {
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
     var output = fs.createWriteStream(filePath);
 
-    var cypressFolderPath = runSettings.cypress_proj_dir
+    var cypressFolderPath = runSettings.cypress_proj_dir;
 
     var archive = archiver('zip', {
       zlib: { level: 9 } // Sets the compression level.
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ const archiveSpecs = (runSettings, filePath) => {
 
     archive.pipe(output);
 
+
     let allowedFileTypes = [ 'js', 'json', 'txt', 'ts' ]
     allowedFileTypes.forEach(fileType => {
-      archive.glob(`**/*.${fileType}`, { cwd: cypressFolderPath, matchBase: true, ignore: 'node_modules/**' });
+      archive.glob(`**/*.${fileType}`, { cwd: cypressFolderPath, matchBase: true, ignore: ['node_modules/**', 'package-lock.json', 'package.json', 'browserstack-package.json'] });
     });
 
+    if (typeof runSettings.npm_dependencies === 'object') {
+      var packageJSON = JSON.stringify({devDependencies: runSettings.npm_dependencies}, null, 4);
+      archive.append(packageJSON, { name: 'browserstack-package.json' });
+    }
+
     archive.finalize();
   });
 }
diff --git a/bin/templates/configTemplate.js b/bin/templates/configTemplate.js
index bf137d65..70acb184 100644
--- a/bin/templates/configTemplate.js
+++ b/bin/templates/configTemplate.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ module.exports = function () {
     "run_settings": {
       "cypress_proj_dir" : "/path/to/cypress.json",
       "project_name": "project-name",
-      "build_name": "build-name"
+      "build_name": "build-name",
+      "npm_dependencies": {
+      }
     },
     "connection_settings": {
       "local": false,