diff --git a/apps/cli/src/constants.ts b/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
index 0e8440e..2812d2f 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ export const PKG_ROOT = path.join(distPath, "../");
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG_BASE = {
 	projectName: "my-better-t-app",
 	relativePath: "my-better-t-app",
-	frontend: ["tanstack-router"] as const,
-	database: "sqlite" as const,
-	orm: "drizzle" as const,
+	frontend: ["tanstack-router"],
+	database: "sqlite",
+	orm: "drizzle",
 	auth: true,
-	addons: ["turborepo"] as const,
-	examples: [] as const,
+	addons: ["turborepo"],
+	examples: [],
 	git: true,
 	install: true,
-	dbSetup: "none" as const,
-	backend: "hono" as const,
-	runtime: "bun" as const,
-	api: "trpc" as const,
-	webDeploy: "none" as const,
-	serverDeploy: "none" as const,
+	dbSetup: "none",
+	backend: "hono",
+	runtime: "bun",
+	api: "trpc",
+	webDeploy: "none",
+	serverDeploy: "none",
 } as const;
 
 export function getDefaultConfig(): ProjectConfig {
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export function getDefaultConfig(): ProjectConfig {
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = getDefaultConfig();
 
 export const dependencyVersionMap = {
-	"better-auth": "^1.3.4",
-	"@better-auth/expo": "^1.3.4",
+	"better-auth": "^1.3.7",
+	"@better-auth/expo": "^1.3.7",
 
 	"drizzle-orm": "^0.44.2",
 	"drizzle-kit": "^0.31.2",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
 	"@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.4.0",
 
 	"@biomejs/biome": "^2.2.0",
-	oxlint: "^1.8.0",
+	oxlint: "^1.12.0",
 
 	husky: "^9.1.7",
 	"lint-staged": "^16.1.2",
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
 
 	"@types/bun": "^1.2.6",
 
-	"@elysiajs/node": "^1.2.6",
+	"@elysiajs/node": "^1.3.1",
 
-	"@elysiajs/cors": "^1.2.0",
+	"@elysiajs/cors": "^1.3.3",
 	"@elysiajs/trpc": "^1.1.0",
-	elysia: "^1.2.25",
+	elysia: "^1.3.20",
 
 	"@hono/node-server": "^1.14.4",
 	"@hono/trpc-server": "^0.4.0",
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
 	"@ai-sdk/svelte": "^3.0.9",
 	"@ai-sdk/react": "^2.0.9",
 
-	"@orpc/server": "^1.5.0",
-	"@orpc/client": "^1.5.0",
-	"@orpc/tanstack-query": "^1.5.0",
+	"@orpc/server": "^1.8.4",
+	"@orpc/client": "^1.8.4",
+	"@orpc/tanstack-query": "^1.8.4",
 
-	"@trpc/tanstack-react-query": "^11.4.2",
-	"@trpc/server": "^11.4.2",
-	"@trpc/client": "^11.4.2",
+	"@trpc/tanstack-react-query": "^11.5.0",
+	"@trpc/server": "^11.5.0",
+	"@trpc/client": "^11.5.0",
 
 	convex: "^1.25.4",
 	"@convex-dev/react-query": "^0.0.0-alpha.8",
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
 	"@tanstack/vue-query-devtools": "^5.83.0",
 	"@tanstack/vue-query": "^5.83.0",
 
-	"@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.80.5",
-	"@tanstack/react-query": "^5.80.5",
+	"@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.85.5",
+	"@tanstack/react-query": "^5.85.5",
 
 	"@tanstack/solid-query": "^5.75.0",
 	"@tanstack/solid-query-devtools": "^5.75.0",
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/next.config.ts b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/next.config.ts
index e9ffa30..b99d587 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/next.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  /* config options here */
+	typedRoutes: true,
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/package.json.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/package.json.hbs
index 1dca8c8..885cb31 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/package.json.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/next/package.json.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "start": "next start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "next": "15.3.0",
+    "next": "15.5.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.1"
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/server-base/package.json.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/server-base/package.json.hbs
index 85c7c44..6ce6cc7 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/server-base/package.json.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/backend/server/server-base/package.json.hbs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     ],
     {{/if}}
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"tsdown": "^0.12.9",
+		"tsdown": "^0.14.1",
 		"typescript": "^5.8.2"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/next.config.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/next.config.ts.hbs
index cb651cd..b99d587 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/next.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/next.config.ts.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
-const nextConfig: NextConfig = {};
+const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+	typedRoutes: true,
+};
 
 export default nextConfig;
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/package.json.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/package.json.hbs
index 1282ac6..176702e 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/package.json.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/package.json.hbs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev --turbopack --port=3001",
     "build": "next build",
-    "start": "next start",
-    "lint": "next lint"
+    "start": "next start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "radix-ui": "^1.4.2",
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "lucide-react": "^0.487.0",
-    "next": "15.3.0",
+    "next": "15.5.0",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/web-base/src/components/header.tsx.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/web-base/src/components/header.tsx.hbs
index fc29db0..a1e2bc6 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/web-base/src/components/header.tsx.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/web-base/src/components/header.tsx.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function Header() {
     {{#if (includes examples "ai")}}
     { to: "/ai", label: "AI Chat" },
     {{/if}}
-  ];
+  ] as const;
 
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/apps/cli/test/cli.smoke.test.ts b/apps/cli/test/cli.smoke.test.ts
index e3d60f8..9088db6 100644
--- a/apps/cli/test/cli.smoke.test.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/test/cli.smoke.test.ts
@@ -2731,20 +2731,6 @@ describe("create-better-t-stack smoke", () => {
 				});
 			};
 
-			const runCodegen = async (pm: "bun" | "pnpm" | "npm", cwd: string) => {
-				if (pm === "bun")
-					return execa("bunx", ["convex", "codegen"], {
-						cwd,
-						stdio: "inherit",
-					});
-				if (pm === "pnpm")
-					return execa("pnpm", ["dlx", "convex", "codegen"], {
-						cwd,
-						stdio: "inherit",
-					});
-				return execa("npx", ["convex", "codegen"], { cwd, stdio: "inherit" });
-			};
-
 			for (const dirName of projectNames) {
 				it(`builds ${dirName}`, async () => {
 					const projectDir = join(workdir, dirName);
@@ -2801,10 +2787,6 @@ describe("create-better-t-stack smoke", () => {
 								);
 								return;
 							}
-							consola.start("Running Convex codegen in packages/backend ...");
-							const backendDir = join(projectDir, "packages", "backend");
-							const codegenRes = await runCodegen(pm, backendDir);
-							expect(codegenRes.exitCode).toBe(0);
 						}
 
 						if (scripts.build) {