diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/tsconfig.json b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/tsconfig.json
index 4420706d67..d2f01fb8d6 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/tsconfig.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   "extends": "@tsconfig/node16-strictest/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
+    "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/30925
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
     "jsx": "react-jsxdev",
 
     // weaken strictness from preset
@@ -13,7 +16,8 @@
     "target": "ES2015",
     // ideally turn off only during dev, or on a per-file basis
     "noUnusedLocals": false,
-    "sourceMap": true
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "composite": true
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/fixture-test-utils/tsconfig.json b/compiler/forget/packages/fixture-test-utils/tsconfig.json
index 4420706d67..d2f01fb8d6 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/fixture-test-utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/fixture-test-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   "extends": "@tsconfig/node16-strictest/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
+    "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/30925
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
     "jsx": "react-jsxdev",
 
     // weaken strictness from preset
@@ -13,7 +16,8 @@
     "target": "ES2015",
     // ideally turn off only during dev, or on a per-file basis
     "noUnusedLocals": false,
-    "sourceMap": true
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "composite": true
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/snap/package.json b/compiler/forget/packages/snap/package.json
index c86bfd3b6b..2ec242d1a9 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/snap/package.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/snap/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "yarn workspace fixture-test-utils run build && rimraf dist && tsc",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && tsc --build",
     "test": "echo 'no tests'",
     "lint": "yarn eslint src"
   },
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/snap/tsconfig.json b/compiler/forget/packages/snap/tsconfig.json
index 4420706d67..a5262f1880 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/snap/tsconfig.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/snap/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,5 +16,13 @@
     "sourceMap": true
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../fixture-test-utils"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../babel-plugin-react-forget"
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/package.json b/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/package.json
index 86da534090..c7dce7393c 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/package.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "yarn workspace babel-plugin-react-forget run build && yarn workspace fixture-test-utils run build && rimraf dist && tsc",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && tsc --build",
     "prettier": "prettier --write src",
     "test": "echo 'no tests'"
   },
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@babel/types": "^7.19.0",
     "@parcel/watcher": "^2.1.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
+    "babel-plugin-react-forget": "*",
     "chalk": "4",
     "fixture-test-utils": "*",
     "jsdom": "^22.1.0",
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/tsconfig.json b/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/tsconfig.json
index f56e994f09..988ee6fceb 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/tsconfig.json
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/sprout/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@
     // ideally turn off only during dev, or on a per-file basis
     "noUnusedLocals": false,
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "baseUrl": ".",
-    "paths": {
-      "fixture-test-utils": ["../packages/fixture-test-utils"]
-    }
+    "baseUrl": "."
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../fixture-test-utils"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../babel-plugin-react-forget"
+    }
+  ]
 }