diff --git a/packages/linter/migrations.json b/packages/linter/migrations.json
index 118b9589b41dd..a8f39d348116d 100644
--- a/packages/linter/migrations.json
+++ b/packages/linter/migrations.json
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
       "version": "16.0.0-beta.1",
       "description": "Replace @nrwl/linter with @nx/linter",
       "implementation": "./src/migrations/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages/update-16-0-0-add-nx-packages"
+    },
+    "update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files": {
+      "version": "16.8.0",
+      "description": "update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files",
+      "implementation": "./src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files"
     }
   },
   "packageJsonUpdates": {
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.spec.ts b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0bc8b28b375cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
+import { addProjectConfiguration, readJson, Tree, writeJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+import update from './update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files';
+
+describe('update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files migration', () => {
+  let tree: Tree;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+  });
+
+  it('should run successfully when eslint config is not present', async () => {
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-pkg', {
+      root: 'packages/my-pkg',
+      sourceRoot: 'packages/my-pkg/src',
+      projectType: 'library',
+      targets: {
+        build: {
+          executor: '@nx/vite:build',
+          options: {},
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(() => update(tree)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it.each`
+    executor                 | expectedPattern
+    ${'@nx/vite:build'}      | ${'{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'}
+    ${'@nx/vite:test'}       | ${'{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'}
+    ${'@nx/esbuild:esbuild'} | ${'{projectRoot}/esbuild.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'}
+    ${'@nx/rollup:rollup'}   | ${'{projectRoot}/rollup.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'}
+  `(
+    'should add ignoredFiles to projects using vite, esbuild, and rollup',
+    async ({ executor, expectedPattern }) => {
+      addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-pkg', {
+        root: 'packages/my-pkg',
+        sourceRoot: 'packages/my-pkg/src',
+        projectType: 'library',
+        targets: {
+          build: {
+            executor,
+            options: {},
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      writeJson(tree, `packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json`, {
+        root: true,
+        ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+        plugins: ['@nx'],
+        overrides: [
+          {
+            files: ['*.json'],
+            parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+            rules: {
+              '@nx/dependency-checks': 'error',
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      update(tree);
+
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json')).toEqual({
+        root: true,
+        ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+        plugins: ['@nx'],
+        overrides: [
+          {
+            files: ['*.json'],
+            parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+            rules: {
+              '@nx/dependency-checks': [
+                'error',
+                {
+                  ignoredFiles: [expectedPattern],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    }
+  );
+
+  it('should retain existing severity', () => {
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-pkg', {
+      root: 'packages/my-pkg',
+      sourceRoot: 'packages/my-pkg/src',
+      projectType: 'library',
+      targets: {
+        build: {
+          executor: '@nx/vite:build',
+          options: {},
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    writeJson(tree, `packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json`, {
+      root: true,
+      ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+      plugins: ['@nx'],
+      overrides: [
+        {
+          files: ['*.json'],
+          parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+          rules: {
+            '@nx/dependency-checks': 'warn',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    update(tree);
+
+    expect(readJson(tree, 'packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json')).toEqual({
+      root: true,
+      ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+      plugins: ['@nx'],
+      overrides: [
+        {
+          files: ['*.json'],
+          parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+          rules: {
+            '@nx/dependency-checks': [
+              'warn',
+              {
+                ignoredFiles: ['{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should retain existing options', () => {
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-pkg', {
+      root: 'packages/my-pkg',
+      sourceRoot: 'packages/my-pkg/src',
+      projectType: 'library',
+      targets: {
+        build: {
+          executor: '@nx/vite:build',
+          options: {},
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    writeJson(tree, `packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json`, {
+      root: true,
+      ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+      plugins: ['@nx'],
+      overrides: [
+        {
+          files: ['*.json'],
+          parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+          rules: {
+            '@nx/dependency-checks': [
+              'error',
+              {
+                checkVersionMismatches: false,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    update(tree);
+
+    expect(readJson(tree, 'packages/my-pkg/.eslintrc.json')).toEqual({
+      root: true,
+      ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+      plugins: ['@nx'],
+      overrides: [
+        {
+          files: ['*.json'],
+          parser: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+          rules: {
+            '@nx/dependency-checks': [
+              'error',
+              {
+                checkVersionMismatches: false,
+                ignoredFiles: ['{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.ts b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..90fe479ebedec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files/update-16-8-0-add-ignored-files.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { getProjects, Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { forEachExecutorOptions } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/executor-options-utils';
+import {
+  findEslintFile,
+  lintConfigHasOverride,
+  updateOverrideInLintConfig,
+} from '../../generators/utils/eslint-file';
+
+// Add `ignoredFiles` pattern to projects using vite, esbuild, and rollup.
+// This is needed because the @nx/dependency-checks lint rule will complain
+// about dependencies used in build config files, even though they are not
+// production dependencies.
+export default function update(tree: Tree) {
+  const projects = getProjects(tree);
+
+  const addIgnorePattern =
+    (ignorePattern: string) => (_options: unknown, projectName: string) => {
+      const project = projects.get(projectName);
+      if (!findEslintFile(tree, project.root)) return;
+      if (
+        lintConfigHasOverride(
+          tree,
+          project.root,
+          (o) =>
+            Array.isArray(o.files)
+              ? o.files.some((f) => f.match(/\.json$/))
+              : !!o.files?.match(/\.json$/),
+          true
+        )
+      ) {
+        updateOverrideInLintConfig(
+          tree,
+          project.root,
+          (o) => !!o.rules?.['@nx/dependency-checks'],
+          (o) => {
+            const value = o.rules['@nx/dependency-checks'];
+            let ruleSeverity: 0 | 1 | 2 | 'error' | 'warn' | 'off';
+            let ruleOptions: any;
+            if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+              ruleSeverity = value[0];
+              ruleOptions = value[1];
+            } else {
+              ruleSeverity = value;
+              ruleOptions = {};
+            }
+            ruleOptions.ignoredFiles = [ignorePattern];
+            o.rules['@nx/dependency-checks'] = [ruleSeverity, ruleOptions];
+            return o;
+          }
+        );
+      }
+    };
+
+  forEachExecutorOptions(
+    tree,
+    '@nx/vite:build',
+    addIgnorePattern('{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}')
+  );
+  forEachExecutorOptions(
+    tree,
+    '@nx/vite:test',
+    addIgnorePattern('{projectRoot}/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}')
+  );
+  forEachExecutorOptions(
+    tree,
+    '@nx/esbuild:esbuild',
+    addIgnorePattern('{projectRoot}/esbuild.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}')
+  );
+  forEachExecutorOptions(
+    tree,
+    '@nx/rollup:rollup',
+    addIgnorePattern('{projectRoot}/rollup.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts}')
+  );
+}