diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.gitignore b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.gitignore
index 9e76cb9fe4569..de6b6804a7733 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ npm-shrinkwrap.json
 
 junit.xml
 
-lib/*.wasm
+lib/**/*.wasm
+lib/**/*.yaml
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.npmignore b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.npmignore
index 23e07b36e8bbc..4cd6d7c4a2b6c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.npmignore
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/.npmignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ tsconfig.json
 !lib/main.js
 !lib/bridge.js
 !lib/setup-sandbox.js
+!lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
 !*.d.ts
 !*.lit.ts
 !rosetta/
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/package.json
index ed388495c9a2f..5e75fb7387650 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
   "cdk-build": {
     "post": [
       "yarn attribute",
-      "cp ../../../node_modules/vm2/lib/bridge.js ../../../node_modules/vm2/lib/setup-sandbox.js ../../aws-cdk/lib/vendor/noctilucent/index_bg.wasm ./lib/",
+      "cp ../../../node_modules/vm2/lib/bridge.js ../../../node_modules/vm2/lib/setup-sandbox.js ./lib/",
+      "cp ../../aws-cdk/lib/vendor/noctilucent/index_bg.wasm ./lib/",
+      "mkdir -p ./lib/api/bootstrap/ && cp ../../aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml ./lib/api/bootstrap/",
       "yarn bundle",
       "node ./lib/main.js >/dev/null 2>/dev/null </dev/null"
     ],