diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61e8c78..8a68112 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
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+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
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         "create-starter": "dist/index.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/mcpb": "^2.1.2",
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         "typescript": "^5.7.0"
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
+      }
+    },
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       "license": "MIT",
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-        "undici-types": "~7.19.0"
+        "undici-types": "~6.21.0"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
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       "license": "MIT",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91f10ac..0fdcc9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@starter-series/create",
   "version": "0.3.0",
-  "description": "Scaffold projects from the Starter Series templates \u2014 MCP server, Claude Code skill, and CLI",
+  "description": "Scaffold projects from the Starter Series templates — MCP server, Claude Code skill, and CLI",
   "mcpName": "io.github.starter-series/create-starter",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
     "tar": "^7.5.0",
-    "zod": "^3.24.0"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@anthropic-ai/mcpb": "^2.1.2",
-    "@types/node": "^25.6.0",
+    "@types/node": "^22.19.17",
     "@types/tar": "^6.1.13",
     "tsx": "^4.21.0",
     "typescript": "^5.7.0"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 417d5cf..9dcabe7 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,8 +8,17 @@
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "declaration": true
+    "declaration": true,
+    "types": [
+      "node"
+    ]
   },
-  "include": ["src"],
-  "exclude": ["tests", "dist", "node_modules"]
+  "include": [
+    "src"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "tests",
+    "dist",
+    "node_modules"
+  ]
 }