diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/migrations/update-14-7-0/update-cypress-version-if-10.ts b/packages/cypress/src/migrations/update-14-7-0/update-cypress-version-if-10.ts
index 11af914bb3..a59fd2a38c 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/migrations/update-14-7-0/update-cypress-version-if-10.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/migrations/update-14-7-0/update-cypress-version-if-10.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   Tree,
   updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { checkAndCleanWithSemver } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+// don't import from root level to prevent issue where angular isn't installed.
+import { checkAndCleanWithSemver } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/version-utils';
 import { gte, lt } from 'semver';
 
 export function updateCypressVersionIf10(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {