diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js
index fd3645741f32..b30a82d82404 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/build_action.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module.exports = function (plugin) {
               date: new Date().toString()
             };
 
-            file.contents = toBuffer(JSON.stringify(pkg));
+            file.contents = toBuffer(JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));
           }
 
           return file;