diff --git a/.changeset/smart-kangaroos-deny.md b/.changeset/smart-kangaroos-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0488e36d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-kangaroos-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/npm-resolver": patch
+---
+
+Include `hasInstallScript` in the abbreviated metadata.
diff --git a/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts b/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
index 67061bb02e..a44947122a 100644
--- a/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
+++ b/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ export default async (
 function clearMeta (pkg: PackageMeta): PackageMeta {
   const versions = {}
   for (const [version, info] of Object.entries(pkg.versions)) {
+    // The list taken from https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/master/docs/responses/package-metadata.md#abbreviated-version-object
     versions[version] = pick([
       'name',
       'version',
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ function clearMeta (pkg: PackageMeta): PackageMeta {
       'deprecated',
       'bundleDependencies',
       'bundledDependencies',
+      'hasInstallScript',
     ], info)
   }