diff --git a/check-npm-versions.ts b/check-npm-versions.ts
index 1ade61f..80f31bb 100644
--- a/check-npm-versions.ts
+++ b/check-npm-versions.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ const compatibleVersionIsInstalled = (name: string, range: string | semver.Range
     } else {
       return installedVersion;
     }
-  } catch (e) {
+  } catch (e: any) {
     // XXX add something to the tool to make this more reliable
     const message = e.toString();
-    // One message comes out of the install npm package the other from npm directly
-    if (message.includes('Cannot find module') === true || message.includes("Can't find npm module") === true) {
+    // One message comes out of the installation npm package the other from npm directly
+    if (message.includes('Cannot find module') || message.includes("Can't find npm module")) {
       return false;
     } else {
       throw e;
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74c215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './check-npm-versions';
diff --git a/package.js b/package.js
index d1d0b29..e067166 100644
--- a/package.js
+++ b/package.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 /* global Package:readonly, Npm:readonly  */
 Package.describe({
   name: 'tmeasday:check-npm-versions',
-  version: '1.0.2',
+  version: '1.0.3',
   summary: 'Check that required npm packages are installed at the app level',
   git: 'https://github.com/tmeasday/check-npm-versions.git',
   documentation: 'README.md',
 });
 
-Npm.depends({ semver: '6.3.0' }); // 7.x versions are incompatible with Internet Explorer
+Npm.depends({ semver: '7.5.4' });
 
 Package.onUse(function (api) {
-  api.versionsFrom('2.0');
   api.use('typescript');
-  api.use('zodern:types@1.0.7');
+
   api.mainModule('check-npm-versions.ts');
 });