diff --git a/apps/cli/src/constants.ts b/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
index e679d3e..0dc1392 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/constants.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
 	"@sveltejs/adapter-cloudflare": "^7.2.1",
 	"@cloudflare/workers-types": "^4.20250822.0",
 
-	alchemy: "^0.65.0",
+	alchemy: "^0.65.1",
 	// temporary workaround for alchemy + tanstack start
 	nitropack: "^2.12.4",
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/base/package.json.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/base/package.json.hbs
index 135fedf..36575a3 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/base/package.json.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/base/package.json.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "better-t-stack",
   "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
   "workspaces": [
     "apps/*",
     "packages/*"