diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/app.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/app.ts
index 604f4295df332..bdf013f5091ac 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/app.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/app.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ export class App extends Root {
       }
     }
 
+    // include only libraries that are in the @aws-cdk npm scope
+    for (const name of Object.keys(libraries)) {
+      if (!name.startsWith('@aws-cdk/')) {
+        delete libraries[name];
+      }
+    }
+
     // add jsii runtime version
     libraries['jsii-runtime'] = getJsiiAgentVersion();
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.app.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.app.ts
index dabdd852b2997..1f3712dfefc87 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.app.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.app.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,25 @@ export = {
 
     delete process.env.JSII_AGENT;
     test.done();
-  }
+  },
+
+  'version reporting includes only @aws-cdk, aws-cdk and jsii libraries'(test: Test) {
+    const response = withApp({}, app => {
+      const stack = new Stack(app, 'stack1');
+      new Resource(stack, 'MyResource', { type: 'Resource::Type' });
+    });
+
+    const libs = response.runtime.libraries;
+
+    const version = require('../package.json').version;
+    test.deepEqual(libs, {
+      '@aws-cdk/cdk': version,
+      '@aws-cdk/cx-api': version,
+      'jsii-runtime': `node.js/${process.version}`
+    });
+
+    test.done();
+  },
 };
 
 class MyConstruct extends Construct {