diff --git a/apps/cms/.npmrc b/apps/cms/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60c22e571d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Override workspace config to allow sharp to build platform-specific binaries
+# This is required for Payload CMS to work correctly on Vercel
+ignored-built-dependencies=
diff --git a/apps/cms/vercel.json b/apps/cms/vercel.json
index 327f5ea7dcf..650a555c7f3 100644
--- a/apps/cms/vercel.json
+++ b/apps/cms/vercel.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "buildCommand": "pnpm vercel-build",
-  "installCommand": "pnpm install --include=optional"
+  "installCommand": "pnpm install"
 }