diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
index 9d83314b8..d09e638ad 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.19"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@serverless/typescript": "^2.12.0",
     "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.64",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.6",
-    "@types/serverless": "^1.78.8",
     "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "^6.0.0",
     "serverless-webpack": "^5.2.0",
     "ts-loader": "^8.0.10",
diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.ts b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.ts
index 8410dfce1..a95f688aa 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.ts
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import type { Serverless } from 'serverless/aws';
+import type { AWS } from '@serverless/typescript';
 
-const serverlessConfiguration: Serverless = {
-  service: {
-    name: 'aws-nodejs-typescript',
-    // app and org for use with dashboard.serverless.com
-    // app: your-app-name,
-    // org: your-org-name,
-  },
+const serverlessConfiguration: AWS = {
+  service: 'aws-nodejs-typescript',
   frameworkVersion: '2',
   custom: {
     webpack: {