diff --git a/.changeset/nine-buttons-decide.md b/.changeset/nine-buttons-decide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1dc3959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-buttons-decide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Temporarily disable `@astrojs/renderer-vue` while we investigate an issue with installation
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index 8a0432f65..2d669fb7a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "types": "./dist/types",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./astro.mjs",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json",
     "./snowpack-plugin": "./snowpack-plugin.cjs",
     "./components/*": "./components/*",
     "./runtime/svelte": "./dist/frontend/runtime/svelte.js"
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/external.ts b/packages/astro/src/external.ts
index 3269b2c76..f8ae0e23c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/external.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/external.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const pkg = require('../package.json');
  */
 
 // These packages SHOULD be built by `esinstall`
-const allowList = new Set(['astro-prism', 'prismjs', 'shorthash']);
+const allowList = new Set(['astring', 'astro-prism', 'estree-util-value-to-estree', 'prismjs', 'shorthash']);
 
 const isAstroRenderer = (name: string) => {
   return name.startsWith(`@astrojs/renderer-`);
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
index 55f38505b..5395b6032 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ interface CreateSnowpackOptions {
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_HMR_PORT = 12321;
-const DEFAULT_RENDERERS = ['@astrojs/renderer-vue', '@astrojs/renderer-svelte', '@astrojs/renderer-react', '@astrojs/renderer-preact'];
+// '@astrojs/renderer-vue' disabled due to a bug
+const DEFAULT_RENDERERS = ['@astrojs/renderer-svelte', '@astrojs/renderer-react', '@astrojs/renderer-preact'];
 
 /** Create a new Snowpack instance to power Astro */
 async function createSnowpack(astroConfig: AstroConfig, options: CreateSnowpackOptions) {