diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 2c439f9..6a6bd21 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-11-05 - 1.7.7 - fix(core)
+Fix dependency resolution in package initialization
+
+- Corrected the resolution of dependencies from tspublish.json against monorepo's package.json.
+- Ensures unlisted dependencies in monorepo's package.json default to its version.
+
 ## 2024-11-05 - 1.7.6 - fix(tspublish)
 Fix the logging of the number of found publish modules
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 08ec584..d892a74 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tspublish',
-  version: '1.7.6',
+  version: '1.7.7',
   description: 'A tool to publish multiple, concise, and small packages from monorepos, specifically for TypeScript projects within a git environment.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts b/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
index 5187d07..cd7bf29 100644
--- a/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.publishmodule.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ export class PublishModule {
       ...(() => {
         const resultDependencies = {};
         for (const dependency of this.options.tsPublishJson.dependencies) {
-          resultDependencies[dependency] = monoRepoPackageJson.dependencies[dependency];
+          if (monoRepoPackageJson.dependencies[dependency]) {
+            resultDependencies[dependency] = monoRepoPackageJson.dependencies[dependency];
+          } else {
+            resultDependencies[dependency] = monoRepoPackageJson.version;
+          }
         }
         return resultDependencies;
       })(),