diff --git a/.changeset/big-stingrays-collect.md b/.changeset/big-stingrays-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff736cd42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-stingrays-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@bigcommerce/create-catalyst": patch
+---
+
+Adjust order of `package.json` properties created by the CLI
diff --git a/packages/create-catalyst/src/utils/clone-catalyst.ts b/packages/create-catalyst/src/utils/clone-catalyst.ts
index 64af1bc0c..783ff2790 100644
--- a/packages/create-catalyst/src/utils/clone-catalyst.ts
+++ b/packages/create-catalyst/src/utils/clone-catalyst.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export const cloneCatalyst = async ({
 
   const packageJson = z
     .object({
+      name: z.string(),
+      description: z.string(),
+      version: z.string(),
+      scripts: z.object({}).passthrough().optional(),
       private: z.boolean().optional(),
       exports: z.object({}).passthrough().optional(),
       sideEffects: z.boolean().optional(),