diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 07f9cb0d41..9b45f02815 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ TSC_PACKAGES=(compiler-cli
 NODE_PACKAGES=(compiler-cli
   benchpress)
 
+NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP=$(
+  echo \[\"${PACKAGES[@]}\"] | sed 's/ /", "/g'
+)
+
+
 BUILD_ALL=true
 BUNDLE=true
 VERSION_PREFIX=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
@@ -491,6 +496,9 @@ do
     rsync -am --include="package.json" --include="*/" --exclude=* ${SRC_DIR}/ ${NPM_DIR}/
     rsync -am --include="*.externs.js" --include="*/" --exclude=* ${SRC_DIR}/ ${NPM_DIR}/
 
+    # Replace the NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP value with the JSON array of packages.
+    perl -p -i -e "s/\"NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP\"/${NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP}/g" ${NPM_DIR}/package.json < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+
     cp ${ROOT_DIR}/README.md ${NPM_DIR}/
   fi
 
diff --git a/packages/animations/package.json b/packages/animations/package.json
index 278211f675..bcbb39c185 100644
--- a/packages/animations/package.json
+++ b/packages/animations/package.json
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index bac145971e..af7fd8225c 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index 9fc4537205..4b04290089 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/angular/tree/master/packages/compiler-cli"
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/angular/tree/master/packages/compiler-cli",
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index f94e61dcaa..2569fa40d4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 3161a3fedb..2d67e1d883 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/forms/package.json b/packages/forms/package.json
index d81fcefeb0..e81bb32fbb 100644
--- a/packages/forms/package.json
+++ b/packages/forms/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/http/package.json b/packages/http/package.json
index 78b2d28a6a..a034886252 100644
--- a/packages/http/package.json
+++ b/packages/http/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/language-service/package.json b/packages/language-service/package.json
index 8776c2d723..27fd0ce4a9 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/language-service/package.json
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
index cba46009cc..9e2facc331 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/package.json b/packages/platform-browser/package.json
index 4b3574cb82..1a990e6a21 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/package.json
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/package.json b/packages/platform-server/package.json
index 50d9100062..208965b867 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-server/package.json
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-webworker-dynamic/package.json b/packages/platform-webworker-dynamic/package.json
index 5a10203e7b..6a4f6f0096 100644
--- a/packages/platform-webworker-dynamic/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-webworker-dynamic/package.json
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-webworker/package.json b/packages/platform-webworker/package.json
index e3f8ae9803..e3a3740c50 100644
--- a/packages/platform-webworker/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-webworker/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/package.json b/packages/router/package.json
index 6ec296847c..c2b6f4272c 100644
--- a/packages/router/package.json
+++ b/packages/router/package.json
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@
     "@angular/common": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/platform-browser": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "rxjs": "^5.5.0"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/package.json b/packages/service-worker/package.json
index e945daa756..5c33e5de79 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/service-worker/package.json
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
   },
   "bin": {
     "ngsw-config": "./ngsw-config.js"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/package.json b/packages/upgrade/package.json
index 17eabf0591..5e92fad670 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/package.json
+++ b/packages/upgrade/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
+  },
+  "ng-update": {
+    "packageGroup": "NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP"
   }
 }