diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
index 678d4e19ca2..52e6f538a56 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/package.json
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
     "@serverless/typescript": "^2.23.0",
     "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.71",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.25",
+    "esbuild": "^0.14.11",
     "json-schema-to-ts": "^1.5.0",
     "serverless": "^2.23.0",
-    "serverless-esbuild": "^1.17.1",
+    "serverless-esbuild": "^1.23.3",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^3.9.0",
     "typescript": "^4.1.3"