diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.spec.ts b/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.spec.ts
index 370241aad389f3..1f7f5f7e69f074 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = withNx(
     tsConfig: './tsconfig.lib.json',
     compiler: 'babel',
     format: ['esm'],
-    assets: [{ input: '.', output: '.', glob: '*.md' }],
+    assets: [{ input: '{projectRoot}', output: '.', glob: '*.md' }],
   },
   {
     // Provide additional rollup configuration here. See: https://rollupjs.org/configuration-options
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = withNx(
     tsConfig: './tsconfig.custom.json',
     compiler: 'babel',
     format: ['esm'],
-    assets: [{ input: '.', output: '.', glob: '*.md' }],
+    assets: [{ input: '{projectRoot}', output: '.', glob: '*.md' }],
   },
   {
     // Provide additional rollup configuration here. See: https://rollupjs.org/configuration-options
diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts b/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
index 53a6a79dcad49d..7d0dd1fe4f7a76 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports = withNx(
     format: ${JSON.stringify(options.format ?? ['esm'])},${
       !isTsSolutionSetup
         ? `
-    assets: [{ input: '.', output: '.', glob:'*.md' }],`
+    assets: [{ input: '{projectRoot}', output: '.', glob:'*.md' }],`
         : ''
     }
   },