diff --git a/apps/cli/package.json b/apps/cli/package.json
index 0ae4bf9ce30..71590fba2f8 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "multer": "2.0.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.12",
     "node-forge": "1.3.2",
-    "open": "11.0.0",
+    "open": "8.4.2",
     "papaparse": "5.5.3",
     "proper-lockfile": "4.1.2",
     "rxjs": "7.8.1",
diff --git a/apps/cli/webpack.base.js b/apps/cli/webpack.base.js
index a6db09fa897..532b0a747a0 100644
--- a/apps/cli/webpack.base.js
+++ b/apps/cli/webpack.base.js
@@ -108,22 +108,7 @@ module.exports.buildConfig = function buildConfig(params) {
     externals: [
       nodeExternals({
         modulesDir: params.externalsModulesDir,
-        allowlist: [
-          /@bitwarden/,
-          // Bundle 'open' and its dependencies to avoid pnpm symlink issues with pkg
-          /^open$/,
-          /^wsl-utils$/,
-          /^powershell-utils$/,
-          /^define-lazy-prop$/,
-          /^default-browser$/,
-          /^default-browser-id$/,
-          /^bundle-name$/,
-          /^run-applescript$/,
-          /^is-inside-container$/,
-          /^is-in-ssh$/,
-          /^is-docker$/,
-          /^is-wsl$/,
-        ],
+        allowlist: [/@bitwarden/],
       }),
     ],
     experiments: {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index caaa9cd3234..bdb3d3f7bc7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.3.2
         version: 1.3.2
       open:
-        specifier: 11.0.0
-        version: 11.0.0
+        specifier: 8.4.2
+        version: 8.4.2
       papaparse:
         specifier: 5.5.3
         version: 5.5.3