diff --git a/app/build.ts b/app/build.ts
index bce7e50..49bdf95 100644
--- a/app/build.ts
+++ b/app/build.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ function baseConfig(adapter: string, overrides: Partial<tsup.Options> = {}): tsu
          /^@?(hono|libsql).*?/,
          /^(bknd|react|next|node).*?/,
          /.*\.(html)$/,
+         ...external,
          ...(Array.isArray(overrides.external) ? overrides.external : []),
       ],
    };
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 749208e..0fc8819 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "bin": "./dist/cli/index.js",
-  "version": "0.15.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "0.15.0-rc.3",
   "description": "Lightweight Firebase/Supabase alternative built to run anywhere — incl. Next.js, React Router, Astro, Cloudflare, Bun, Node, AWS Lambda & more.",
   "homepage": "https://bknd.io",
   "repository": {