diff --git a/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/config.py b/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/config.py
index 29807dae0..9cd135ff2 100644
--- a/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/config.py
+++ b/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/config.py
@@ -406,7 +406,12 @@ class Config(TypedDict, total=False):
     """
 
 
-PIP_CLEANUP_LINES = """# -- Removing pip from the final image ~<:===~~~ --
+PIP_CLEANUP_LINES = """# -- Ensure user deps didn't inadvertently overwrite langgraph-api
+RUN mkdir -p /api/langgraph_api /api/langgraph_runtime /api/langgraph_license && \
+    touch /api/langgraph_api/__init__.py /api/langgraph_runtime/__init__.py /api/langgraph_license/__init__.py
+RUN PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 pip install --no-cache-dir --no-deps -e /api
+# -- End of ensuring user deps didn't inadvertently overwrite langgraph-api --
+# -- Removing pip from the final image ~<:===~~~ --
 RUN pip uninstall -y pip setuptools wheel && \
     rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python*/site-packages/pip* /usr/local/lib/python*/site-packages/setuptools* /usr/local/lib/python*/site-packages/wheel* && \
     find /usr/local/bin -name "pip*" -delete
diff --git a/libs/cli/pyproject.toml b/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
index b14b12541..6da8e0c1e 100644
--- a/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "langgraph-cli"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "CLI for interacting with LangGraph API"
 authors = []
 license = "MIT"