diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/next.config.js b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/next.config.js
index 0d6071006ab35..a843cbee09afa 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/next.config.js
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/next.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-module.exports = {
+/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
+const nextConfig = {
   reactStrictMode: true,
 }
+
+module.exports = nextConfig