diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 4e147fe1a..72dfb1006 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /config/
 dist/
 /*.js
+functions/deployment-template/index.js
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ffeb283d..561342e37 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dist
 .vscode
 .firebase
 requirement-generator-dist/
+functions/deployment-template/index.js
 .eslintcache
 
 # local env files
diff --git a/firebase.json b/firebase.json
index 2c33c295f..b87ffce96 100644
--- a/firebase.json
+++ b/firebase.json
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@
         "destination": "/index.html"
       }
     ]
+  },
+  "functions": {
+    "source": "functions/deployment-template",
+    "runtime": "nodejs14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/functions/deployment-template/package.json b/functions/deployment-template/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dae24f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/deployment-template/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "deployment-template",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "deploy": "firebase deploy --only functions"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/functions/package.json b/functions/package.json
index 70385d360..99b7a6dc3 100644
--- a/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/package.json
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
+    "predeploy": "../node_modules/.bin/esbuild --bundle --platform=node --outdir=deployment-template index.js",
     "serve": "firebase serve --only functions",
     "shell": "firebase functions:shell",
     "start": "npm run shell",
-    "deploy": "firebase deploy --only functions",
+    "deploy": "cd deployment-template && npm run deploy",
     "logs": "firebase functions:log"
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "12"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "firebase-admin": "^9.5.0",
     "firebase-functions": "^3.13.1"