diff --git a/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/hydration-support.js b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/hydration-support.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7508a6c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/hydration-support.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import 'lit/experimental-hydrate-support.js';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/index.js b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/index.js
index ed22952e1..e6092305c 100644
--- a/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/index.js
+++ b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
   name: '@astrojs/renderer-lit',
   server: './server.js',
-  external: ['@lit-labs/ssr/lib/install-global-dom-shim.js', '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/render-lit-html.js', '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/lit-element-renderer.js'],
+  external: ['lit', '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/install-global-dom-shim.js', '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/render-lit-html.js', '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/lit-element-renderer.js'],
   polyfills: ['./client-shim.js'],
-  hydrationPolyfills: ['lit/experimental-hydrate-support.js'],
-  knownEntrypoints: ['@astrojs/renderer-lit/client-shim.js', '@webcomponents/template-shadowroot/template-shadowroot.js'],
+  hydrationPolyfills: ['./hydration-support.js'],
+  knownEntrypoints: ['@astrojs/renderer-lit/client-shim.js', '@astrojs/renderer-lit/hydration-support.js', '@webcomponents/template-shadowroot/template-shadowroot.js'],
 };
diff --git a/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/package.json b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/package.json
index 02fd911f0..92c7cc869 100644
--- a/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/package.json
+++ b/packages/renderers/renderer-lit/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@lit-labs/ssr": "^1.0.0",
     "@webcomponents/template-shadowroot": "^0.1.0",
-    "lit": "^2.0.0"
+    "lit": "^2.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 726e51f95..18685b839 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6575,10 +6575,10 @@ lit-html@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     "@types/trusted-types" "^2.0.2"
 
-lit@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lit/-/lit-2.0.0.tgz#7710095dc518d9858dde579e9c76b9eed71e98ba"
-  integrity sha512-pqi5O/wVzQ9Bn4ERRoYQlt1EAUWyY5Wv888vzpoArbtChc+zfUv1XohRqSdtQZYCogl0eHKd+MQwymg2XJfECg==
+lit@^2.0.0, lit@^2.0.2:
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lit/-/lit-2.0.2.tgz#5e6f422924e0732258629fb379556b6d23f7179c"
+  integrity sha512-hKA/1YaSB+P+DvKWuR2q1Xzy/iayhNrJ3aveD0OQ9CKn6wUjsdnF/7LavDOJsKP/K5jzW/kXsuduPgRvTFrFJw==
   dependencies:
     "@lit/reactive-element" "^1.0.0"
     lit-element "^3.0.0"