diff --git a/packages/cli/src/templates/project/package-json.ts b/packages/cli/src/templates/project/package-json.ts
index 5b2e1a377b..da74dc04a9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/templates/project/package-json.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/templates/project/package-json.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export const template = `{
     "mocha": "^7.0.1",
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
     "prettier": "^1.19.1",
-    "typescript": "^3.9.3",
-    "ts-node": "^8.6.2",
+    "typescript": "4.1.5",
+    "ts-node": "9.1.1",
     "@types/node": "^13.5.1",
     "ttypescript": "1.5.12",
     "metadata-booster": "0.3.1"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const template = `{
   "scripts": {
     "lint:check": "eslint --ext '.js,.ts' **/*.ts",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --quiet --fix --ext '.js,.ts' **/*.ts",
-    "compile": "npx tsc -b tsconfig.json",
+    "compile": "npx ttypescript -b tsconfig.json",
     "deploy": "boost deploy",
     "clean": "npx rimraf ./dist tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
     "test": "npx nyc --extension .ts mocha --forbid-only \\"test/**/*.test.ts\\""
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/fixtures/mock_project/package.json b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/mock_project/package.json
index 07c019ea88..54f66f2d37 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/fixtures/mock_project/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/mock_project/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     "mocha": "^7.0.1",
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
     "prettier": "^1.19.1",
-    "typescript": "^3.9.3",
-    "ts-node": "^8.6.2",
+    "typescript": "4.1.5",
+    "ts-node": "9.1.1",
     "@types/node": "^13.5.1"
   },
   "engines": {