diff --git a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
index 8e46480384f..8ace446607a 100644
--- a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased Changes
 
+Improves re-build performance by optimising dependency change detection for front-end builds made with `wails3 init`.
+
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@@ -20,9 +22,11 @@ After processing, the content will be moved to the main changelog and this file
 
 ## Changed
 <!-- Changes in existing functionality -->
+- `common:install:frontend:deps` go-task now uses node_modules/.bin/* for change control detection
 
 ## Fixed
 <!-- Bug fixes -->
+- Fixes an issue with the front-end directory if a local npm package is installed `npm i ~/my-lib`
 
 ## Deprecated
 <!-- Soon-to-be removed features -->
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/Taskfile.tmpl.yml b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
index c7260165991..a5f1adc7ad3 100644
--- a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/Taskfile.tmpl.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tasks:
       - package.json
       - package-lock.json
     generates:
-      - node_modules
+      - node_modules/.bin/*
     preconditions:
       - sh: npm version
         msg: "Looks like npm isn't installed. Npm is part of the Node installer: https://nodejs.org/en/download/"