diff --git a/config/exceptions.yaml b/config/exceptions.yaml
index 58fb98e9bfd..3dbdb3fac17 100644
--- a/config/exceptions.yaml
+++ b/config/exceptions.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ customChangelog:
   - freesewing.dev
   - freesewing.shared
   - freesewing.org
-customPacakgeJson:
+customPackageJson:
   - freesewing.dev
   - freesewing.shared
   - freesewing.org
diff --git a/packages/freesewing.dev/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/freesewing.dev/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa71b848284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/freesewing.dev/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Change log for: freesewing.dev
+
+
+
+This is the **initial release**, and the start of this change log.
+
+> Prior to version 2, FreeSewing was not a JavaScript project.
+> As such, that history is out of scope for this change log.
+
diff --git a/packages/freesewing.org/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/freesewing.org/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad0c3844f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/freesewing.org/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Change log for: freesewing.org
+
+
+
+This is the **initial release**, and the start of this change log.
+
+> Prior to version 2, FreeSewing was not a JavaScript project.
+> As such, that history is out of scope for this change log.
+
diff --git a/packages/freesewing.shared/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/freesewing.shared/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..350c97964ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/freesewing.shared/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Change log for: freesewing.shared
+
+
+
+This is the **initial release**, and the start of this change log.
+
+> Prior to version 2, FreeSewing was not a JavaScript project.
+> As such, that history is out of scope for this change log.
+
diff --git a/scripts/reconfigure.js b/scripts/reconfigure.js
index 630afdfa1f2..43f6bd8dc38 100644
--- a/scripts/reconfigure.js
+++ b/scripts/reconfigure.js
@@ -504,24 +504,30 @@ function configurePkgUnitTests(type, pkg, config) {
  * New: Adds unit tests for patterns
  */
 function reconfigure(pkgs, config) {
-  for (let pkg of pkgs) {
+  for (const pkg of pkgs) {
     console.log(chalk.blueBright(`Reconfiguring ${pkg}`))
-    let pkgConfig = packageConfig(pkg, config)
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'package.json'),
-      JSON.stringify(pkgConfig, null, 2) + '\n'
-    )
+    if (config.exceptions.customPackageJson.indexOf(pkg) === -1) {
+      const pkgConfig = packageConfig(pkg, config)
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'package.json'),
+        JSON.stringify(pkgConfig, null, 2) + '\n'
+      )
+    }
     if (config.exceptions.customRollup.indexOf(pkg) === -1) {
       fs.writeFileSync(
         path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'rollup.config.js'),
         config.templates.rollup
       )
     }
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'README.md'), readme(pkg, config))
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'CHANGELOG.md'),
-      changelog(pkg, config)
-    )
+    if (config.exceptions.customReadme.indexOf(pkg) === -1) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'README.md'), readme(pkg, config))
+    }
+    if (config.exceptions.customChangelog.indexOf(pkg) === -1) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(config.repoPath, 'packages', pkg, 'CHANGELOG.md'),
+        changelog(pkg, config)
+      )
+    }
     const type = packageType(pkg, config)
     if (type === 'pattern') configurePatternExample(pkg, config)
     if (['pattern', 'plugin'].indexOf(type) !== -1) configurePkgUnitTests(type, pkg, config)