diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 02b670654..c99955e9a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec
 
-gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support"
-
 # This is an optional dev-dependency, required whenever sprockets is required
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 3d1c4aff3..e109d23ef 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/package_json.git
-  revision: 72e742afb7ea8c19369fa9a4ce0d74ce098e2678
-  branch: add-bun-support
-  specs:
-    package_json (0.1.0)
-
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
@@ -118,6 +111,7 @@ GEM
     notiffany (0.1.3)
       nenv (~> 0.1)
       shellany (~> 0.0)
+    package_json (0.1.0)
     pry (0.14.2)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
@@ -184,7 +178,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   guard-minitest
   jbuilder
   listen (~> 3.0.0)
-  package_json!
+  package_json
   pry-byebug
   react-rails!
   selenium-webdriver
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 12b65ac18..de4274c86 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ end
 
 Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
 
-def require_package_json_gem
-  require "bundler/inline"
-
-  gemfile { gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support" }
-
-  puts "using package_json v#{PackageJson::VERSION}"
-end
+require "package_json"
 
 def copy_react_asset(webpack_file, destination_file)
   full_webpack_path = File.expand_path("../react-builds/build/#{webpack_file}", __FILE__)
@@ -28,15 +22,11 @@ namespace :react do
 
   desc "Install the JavaScript dependencies"
   task :install do
-    require_package_json_gem
-
     PackageJson.read("react-builds").manager.install
   end
 
   desc "Build the JS bundles with Webpack"
   task :build do
-    require_package_json_gem
-
     PackageJson.read("react-builds").manager.run("build")
   end
 
@@ -56,15 +46,11 @@ namespace :ujs do
 
   desc "Install the JavaScript dependencies"
   task :install do
-    require_package_json_gem
-
     PackageJson.read.manager.install
   end
 
   desc "Build the JS bundles with Webpack"
   task :build do
-    require_package_json_gem
-
     PackageJson.read.manager.run("build")
   end
 
@@ -96,8 +82,6 @@ task default: :test
 
 task :test_setup do
   Dir.chdir("./test/dummy") do
-    require_package_json_gem
-
     PackageJson.read.manager.install
   end
 end
diff --git a/gemfiles/base.gemfile b/gemfiles/base.gemfile
index e7513b5d3..dbd7ec2d2 100644
--- a/gemfiles/base.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/base.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support"
 gem "rails", "~> 7.0.x"
 
 gemspec path: "../"
diff --git a/gemfiles/base.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/base.gemfile.lock
index 0582ca901..4576466d3 100644
--- a/gemfiles/base.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/base.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/package_json.git
-  revision: 72e742afb7ea8c19369fa9a4ce0d74ce098e2678
-  branch: add-bun-support
-  specs:
-    package_json (0.1.0)
-
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
@@ -269,7 +262,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   guard-minitest
   jbuilder
   listen (~> 3.0.0)
-  package_json!
   pry-byebug
   rails (~> 7.0.x)
   react-rails!
diff --git a/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile b/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile
index 382d4b684..c699a83c4 100644
--- a/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support"
 gem "rails", "~> 7.0.x"
 gem "shakapacker", github: "G-Rath/shakapacker", branch: "use-package_json"
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile.lock
index 901b06217..0ac7a06bb 100644
--- a/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/package_json.git
-  revision: 72e742afb7ea8c19369fa9a4ce0d74ce098e2678
-  branch: add-bun-support
-  specs:
-    package_json (0.1.0)
-
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/shakapacker.git
-  revision: 8e9db60edd13429bdae9783d7f37bac70470870c
+  revision: 992f156694499f62f35ddd32bb6d53597a78c453
   branch: use-package_json
   specs:
     shakapacker (7.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 5.2)
+      package_json
       rack-proxy (>= 0.6.1)
       railties (>= 5.2)
       semantic_range (>= 2.3.0)
@@ -194,6 +188,7 @@ GEM
     notiffany (0.1.3)
       nenv (~> 0.1)
       shellany (~> 0.0)
+    package_json (0.1.0)
     pry (0.14.2)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
@@ -283,7 +278,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   guard-minitest
   jbuilder
   listen (~> 3.0.0)
-  package_json!
   pry-byebug
   rails (~> 7.0.x)
   react-rails!
diff --git a/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile
index 52aaf1e71..ca312487d 100644
--- a/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support"
 gem "rails", "~> 7.0.x"
 gem "sprockets", "~> 3.5"
 gem "sprockets-rails"
diff --git a/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile.lock
index a27762ff5..43b205972 100644
--- a/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/package_json.git
-  revision: 72e742afb7ea8c19369fa9a4ce0d74ce098e2678
-  branch: add-bun-support
-  specs:
-    package_json (0.1.0)
-
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
@@ -284,7 +277,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jbuilder
   listen (~> 3.0.0)
   mini_racer
-  package_json!
   pry-byebug
   rails (~> 7.0.x)
   react-rails!
diff --git a/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile b/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile
index e6650a0cc..245032a24 100644
--- a/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support"
 gem "rails", "~> 7.0.x"
 gem "sprockets", "~> 4.0.x"
 gem "sprockets-rails"
diff --git a/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile.lock
index 48ffbf448..e11eedf66 100644
--- a/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/G-Rath/package_json.git
-  revision: 72e742afb7ea8c19369fa9a4ce0d74ce098e2678
-  branch: add-bun-support
-  specs:
-    package_json (0.1.0)
-
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
@@ -284,7 +277,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jbuilder
   listen (~> 3.0.0)
   mini_racer
-  package_json!
   pry-byebug
   rails (~> 7.0.x)
   react-rails!
diff --git a/lib/generators/react/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/react/install_generator.rb
index f5b202b4f..5c48e5e7d 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/react/install_generator.rb
@@ -103,11 +103,10 @@ def setup_react_sprockets
         ReactRailsUJS.useContext(componentRequireContext);
       JS
 
-      # TODO: replace with standard "require" call once gem is published
       def require_package_json_gem
         require "bundler/inline"
 
-        gemfile { gem "package_json", github: "G-Rath/package_json", branch: "add-bun-support" }
+        gemfile(true) { gem "package_json" }
 
         puts "using package_json v#{PackageJson::VERSION}"
       end
diff --git a/react-rails.gemspec b/react-rails.gemspec
index fc5755456..39f06120e 100644
--- a/react-rails.gemspec
+++ b/react-rails.gemspec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'selenium-webdriver'
   s.add_development_dependency 'test-unit', '~> 2.5'
   s.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'package_json'
 
 
   s.add_dependency 'connection_pool'