diff --git a/config/prepareDist.js b/config/prepareDist.js
index 747ef55f337..2f90faab8f9 100644
--- a/config/prepareDist.js
+++ b/config/prepareDist.js
@@ -44,9 +44,18 @@ packageJson.exports = {
     import: packageJson.module,
     require: packageJson.main,
   },
+  "./index.js": {
+    types: packageJson.types,
+    import: packageJson.module,
+    require: packageJson.main,
+  },
   "./package.json": {
     default: "./package.json",
   },
+  // related to issue #8605
+  "./apollo-client.cjs": {
+    require: "./apollo-client.cjs",
+  },
   ...entryPoints.reduce((acc, { dirs, bundleName = dirs[dirs.length - 1] }) => {
     if (!dirs.length) return acc;
     const path = `./${dirs.join("/")}`;