diff --git a/content/packages-and-modules/contributing-packages-to-the-registry/creating-a-package-json-file.mdx b/content/packages-and-modules/contributing-packages-to-the-registry/creating-a-package-json-file.mdx
index 3ff9e8a3374..e4d49a83b6c 100644
--- a/content/packages-and-modules/contributing-packages-to-the-registry/creating-a-package-json-file.mdx
+++ b/content/packages-and-modules/contributing-packages-to-the-registry/creating-a-package-json-file.mdx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ to share with other developers
 
 ### Required `name` and `version` fields
 
-A `package.json` file must contain `"name"` and `"version"` fields.
+The `package.json` file of a published package must contain `"name"` and `"version"` fields.
 
 The `"name"` field contains your package's name, and must be lowercase and one word, and may contain hyphens and underscores.