diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/package.json b/packages/@o3r/workspace/package.json
index 75c316cea5..fbbb25b441 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/package.json
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
     "@angular/material": "~18.0.0",
     "@ngrx/router-store": "~18.0.0",
     "@ngrx/effects": "~18.0.0",
-    "@ngrx/store-devtools": "~18.0.0"
+    "@ngrx/store-devtools": "~18.0.0",
+    "lerna": "^8.1.7"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18.19.1 || ^20.11.1 || >=22.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/index.it.spec.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/index.it.spec.ts
index 8a3676aa9f..efb66c506f 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/index.it.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/index.it.spec.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import {
   getDefaultExecSyncOptions, getGitDiff,
   packageManagerExec,
   packageManagerInstall,
+  packageManagerRun,
   packageManagerRunOnProject
 } from '@o3r/test-helpers';
-import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
+import type { PackageJson } from 'type-fest';
 
 describe('new otter workspace', () => {
   test('should add sdk to an existing workspace', () => {
@@ -78,4 +80,21 @@ describe('new otter workspace', () => {
     generatedLibFiles.forEach(file => expect(existsSync(path.join(inLibraryPath, file))).toBe(true));
     expect(() => packageManagerRunOnProject(libName, true, { script: 'build' }, execAppOptions)).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  test('should generate a monorepo setup', async () => {
+    const { workspacePath } = o3rEnvironment.testEnvironment;
+    const defaultOptions = getDefaultExecSyncOptions();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+    const execAppOptions = {...defaultOptions, cwd: workspacePath, env: {...defaultOptions.env, NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN: ''}};
+    expect(() => packageManagerInstall(execAppOptions)).not.toThrow();
+    const rootPackageJson = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(workspacePath, 'package.json'), 'utf-8')) as PackageJson;
+    expect(rootPackageJson.scripts).toHaveProperty('build', 'lerna run build');
+    expect(rootPackageJson.scripts).toHaveProperty('test', 'lerna run test');
+    expect(rootPackageJson.scripts).toHaveProperty('lint', 'lerna run lint');
+    expect(() => packageManagerRun({script: 'build'}, execAppOptions)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => packageManagerRun({script: 'test'}, execAppOptions)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => packageManagerRun({script: 'lint'}, execAppOptions)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(rootPackageJson.workspaces).toContain('libs/*');
+    expect(rootPackageJson.workspaces).toContain('apps/*');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/helpers/npm-workspace.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/helpers/npm-workspace.ts
index 55a93fdf15..0d71abad06 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/helpers/npm-workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/helpers/npm-workspace.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { chain } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import type { Rule, SchematicContext, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { SchematicsException } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import type { PackageJson } from 'type-fest';
-import { DEFAULT_ROOT_FOLDERS, isNxContext, setupSchematicsParamsForProject, WorkspaceLayout, WorkspaceSchematics } from '@o3r/schematics';
+import { DEFAULT_ROOT_FOLDERS, getPackageManager, isNxContext, setupSchematicsParamsForProject, WorkspaceLayout, WorkspaceSchematics } from '@o3r/schematics';
+import type { MonorepoManager } from '../schema';
 
 /**
  * Update root package.json to include workspaces
@@ -75,3 +76,43 @@ export function filterPackageJsonScripts(tree: Tree, _context: SchematicContext)
   tree.overwrite(rootPackageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(rootPackageJsonObject, null, 2));
   return tree;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add a monorepo manager at the root of the project
+ * @param o3rWorkspacePackageJson the @o3r/workspace package.json
+ * @param manager the monorepo manager
+ */
+export function addMonorepoManager(o3rWorkspacePackageJson: PackageJson & { generatorDependencies: Record<string, string> }, manager: MonorepoManager): Rule {
+  return (tree: Tree, _context: SchematicContext) => {
+    if (manager === 'lerna') {
+      const rootPackageJsonPath = '/package.json';
+      if (!tree.exists(rootPackageJsonPath)) {
+        throw new SchematicsException('Root package.json does not exist');
+      }
+
+      const rootPackageJsonObject = tree.readJson(rootPackageJsonPath) as PackageJson;
+      rootPackageJsonObject.devDependencies = {
+        ...rootPackageJsonObject.devDependencies,
+        'lerna': o3rWorkspacePackageJson.generatorDependencies.lerna
+      };
+      rootPackageJsonObject.scripts = {
+        ...rootPackageJsonObject.scripts,
+        'build': 'lerna run build',
+        'test': 'lerna run test',
+        'lint': 'lerna run lint'
+      };
+
+      const lernaJson: { $schema: string; version: string; npmClient?: string } = {
+        '$schema': 'https://github.com/lerna/lerna/blob/main/packages/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json',
+        'version': rootPackageJsonObject.version || '0.0.0-placeholder'
+      };
+      if (getPackageManager() === 'yarn') {
+        lernaJson.npmClient = 'yarn';
+      }
+      tree.create('/lerna.json', JSON.stringify(lernaJson, null, 2));
+
+      tree.overwrite(rootPackageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(rootPackageJsonObject, null, 2));
+    }
+    return tree;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/project-setup.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/project-setup.ts
index 3a1e20a296..53dca2f2d1 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/project-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/project-setup.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import type { DependencyToAdd } from '@o3r/schematics';
 import { NodeDependencyType } from '@schematics/angular/utility/dependencies';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
-import { addWorkspacesToProject, filterPackageJsonScripts } from './helpers/npm-workspace';
+import { addMonorepoManager, addWorkspacesToProject, filterPackageJsonScripts } from './helpers/npm-workspace';
 import { generateRenovateConfig } from './helpers/renovate';
 import type { NgAddSchematicsSchema } from './schema';
 import { shouldOtterLinterBeInstalled } from './helpers/linter';
 import { updateGitIgnore } from './helpers/gitignore-update';
+import type { PackageJson } from 'type-fest';
 
 /**
  * Enable all the otter features requested by the user
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export const prepareProject = (options: NgAddSchematicsSchema): Rule => {
   const ownSchematicsFolder = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
   const ownPackageJsonPath = path.resolve(ownSchematicsFolder, '..', 'package.json');
   const depsInfo = getO3rPeerDeps(ownPackageJsonPath);
-  const ownPackageJsonContent = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(ownPackageJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' }));
+  const ownPackageJsonContent = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(ownPackageJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' })) as PackageJson & { generatorDependencies: Record<string, string> };
 
   return async (tree, context) => {
     if (!ownPackageJsonContent) {
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ export const prepareProject = (options: NgAddSchematicsSchema): Rule => {
         ngAddToRun: internalPackagesToInstallWithNgAdd
       }),
       !options.skipLinter && installOtterLinter ? applyEsLintFix() : noop(),
-      addWorkspacesToProject()
+      addWorkspacesToProject(),
+      addMonorepoManager(ownPackageJsonContent, options.monorepoManager)
     ])(tree, context);
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.json b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
index f1f8be29f0..45e518b40c 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.json
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Use a pinned version for otter packages",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "monorepoManager": {
+      "description": "Which monorepo manager to use",
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "lerna",
+      "enum": [
+        "lerna",
+        "none"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": true,
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
index 4dfdb7c0f8..488bdd009b 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/schematics/ng-add/schema.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SchematicOptionObject } from '@o3r/schematics';
 
-export type PresetNames = 'basic' | 'cms';
+/** Monorepo manager to use */
+export type MonorepoManager = 'lerna' | 'none';
 
 export interface NgAddSchematicsSchema extends SchematicOptionObject {
   /** Skip the linter process */
@@ -17,4 +18,7 @@ export interface NgAddSchematicsSchema extends SchematicOptionObject {
 
   /** Use a pinned version for otter packages */
   exactO3rVersion?: boolean;
+
+  /** Monorepo manager to use */
+  monorepoManager: MonorepoManager;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@o3r/workspace/src/cli/set-version.cts b/packages/@o3r/workspace/src/cli/set-version.cts
index 6d55a552a5..afb029b930 100644
--- a/packages/@o3r/workspace/src/cli/set-version.cts
+++ b/packages/@o3r/workspace/src/cli/set-version.cts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as path from 'node:path';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { clean } from 'semver';
 
-const defaultIncludedFiles = ['**/package.json', '!/**/templates/**/package.json', '!**/node_modules/**/package.json'];
+const defaultIncludedFiles = ['**/package.json', '!/**/templates/**/package.json', '!**/node_modules/**/package.json', '**/lerna.json'];
 
 const collect = (pattern: string, patterns: string[]) => {
   if (patterns === defaultIncludedFiles && pattern) {