diff --git a/commodore/component/__init__.py b/commodore/component/__init__.py
index cc91aa8c..10a66559 100644
--- a/commodore/component/__init__.py
+++ b/commodore/component/__init__.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ def render_jsonnetfile_json(self, component_params):
             )
             with open(self._dir / "jsonnetfile.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
                 fp.write(output)
+                fp.write("\n")
 
 
 def component_dir(work_dir: P, name: str) -> P:
diff --git a/commodore/dependency_mgmt.py b/commodore/dependency_mgmt.py
index 58fd5822..7c370496 100644
--- a/commodore/dependency_mgmt.py
+++ b/commodore/dependency_mgmt.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ def write_jsonnetfile(file: P, deps: Iterable):
 
     with open(file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
+        f.write("\n")
 
 
 def fetch_jsonnet_libraries(cwd: P, deps: Iterable = None):
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ def inject_essential_libraries(file: P):
 
     with open(file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as j:
         json.dump(data, j, indent=4)
+        j.write("\n")
 
 
 def register_components(cfg: Config):
diff --git a/tests/test_component_compile.py b/tests/test_component_compile.py
index 390a7aa6..7d75227c 100644
--- a/tests/test_component_compile.py
+++ b/tests/test_component_compile.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ def test_run_component_compile_command(tmp_path: P):
 
     assert list(component_repo.remote().urls) == orig_remote_urls
 
+    jfpath = P(component_repo.working_tree_dir, "jsonnetfile.json")
+    assert jfpath.exists()
+    with open(jfpath) as jf:
+        jfstring = jf.read()
+        assert jfstring[-1] == "\n"
+
 
 def test_run_component_compile_command_postprocess(tmp_path):
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
index 438945d9..7022363d 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ def test_write_jsonnetfile(data: Config, tmp_path: Path):
     dependency_mgmt.write_jsonnetfile(file, dependency_mgmt.jsonnet_dependencies(data))
 
     with open(file) as jf:
-        jf_contents = json.load(jf)
+        jf_string = jf.read()
+        assert jf_string[-1] == "\n"
+        jf_contents = json.loads(jf_string)
         assert jf_contents["version"] == 1
         assert jf_contents["legacyImports"]
         deps = jf_contents["dependencies"]
@@ -325,6 +327,27 @@ def test_write_jsonnetfile(data: Config, tmp_path: Path):
             assert dep["source"]["local"]["directory"] in dirs
 
 
+def test_inject_essential_libraries(tmp_path: Path):
+    file = tmp_path / "jsonnetfile.json"
+    dependency_mgmt.write_jsonnetfile(file, [])
+
+    dependency_mgmt.inject_essential_libraries(file)
+
+    with open(file) as jf:
+        jf_string = jf.read()
+        assert jf_string[-1] == "\n"
+        jf_contents = json.loads(jf_string)
+        assert jf_contents["version"] == 1
+        assert jf_contents["legacyImports"]
+        deps = jf_contents["dependencies"]
+        assert len(deps) == 1
+        assert (
+            deps[0]["source"]["git"]["remote"]
+            == "https://github.com/bitnami-labs/kube-libsonnet"
+        )
+        assert deps[0]["version"] == "v1.14.6"
+
+
 def test_clear_jsonnet_lock_file(tmp_path: Path):
     jsonnetfile = tmp_path / "jsonnetfile.json"
     jsonnet_lock = tmp_path / "jsonnetfile.lock.json"