From b09419b79016cd62c0a887fa88b22662d0036939 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 19:29:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] fix: align starter templates with coordinated Prisma 8
 release

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 README.md                                           |  2 +-
 src/constants/dependencies.ts                       | 10 +++++-----
 .../create/_shared/prisma-composer.config.ts.hbs    | 13 -------------
 templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs       | 13 ++++++++++---
 templates/create/turborepo/tsconfig.json            |  8 +-------
 tests/dependencies.test.ts                          | 10 +++++-----
 tests/e2e/create-prisma.e2e.test.ts                 |  5 +++--
 tests/install.test.ts                               | 12 ++++++++----
 8 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/_shared/prisma-composer.config.ts.hbs

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d8bca8..7c4504e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Deploy to Prisma now?
 
 Choose no to deploy later with the generated `deploy` script.
 
-New apps explicitly use `us-east-1` in `prisma-composer.config.ts`. Change the
+New apps explicitly use `us-east-1` in the Composer section of `prisma.config.ts`. Change the
 `prismaCloud({ region })` option before deploying if you need another region.
 Composer requires a region when creating a new project; leaving it unspecified
 only works when deploying into an existing project whose region can be inherited.
diff --git a/src/constants/dependencies.ts b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
index c3c6c42..03b13ba 100644
--- a/src/constants/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import type { CreateTemplate, PackageManager } from "../types";
 export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   "@astrojs/node": "^10.0.2",
   "@elysiajs/node": "^1.4.5",
-  "@prisma/composer": "0.25.0",
-  "@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud": "0.25.0",
+  "@prisma/composer": "0.28.0",
+  "@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud": "0.28.0",
   "@prisma/dev": "0.25.2",
-  "@prisma/orm-mongo": "8.0.0-rc.13",
+  "@prisma/orm-mongo": "8.0.0-rc.16",
   // Must match @prisma/composer-prisma-cloud's exact peerDependency, even when
   // prisma bundles a newer @prisma/orm-toolchain, or npm install fails with
   // ERESOLVE.
-  "@prisma/orm-postgres": "8.0.0-rc.13",
+  "@prisma/orm-postgres": "8.0.0-rc.16",
   "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^5.3.2",
   "@types/node": "^25.6.2",
   alchemy: "2.0.0-beta.78",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   nitro: "^3.0.260610-beta",
   // Must match the @prisma/composer-cli version this prisma release depends on.
   // `bun run check:pins` verifies that against the Composer pins above.
-  prisma: "8.0.0-rc.19",
+  prisma: "8.0.0-rc.21",
   // The ORM runtime's timestamp columns need a global Temporal, which no
   // stable Node or Bun ships yet.
   "temporal-polyfill": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/templates/create/_shared/prisma-composer.config.ts.hbs b/templates/create/_shared/prisma-composer.config.ts.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fa0719..0000000
--- a/templates/create/_shared/prisma-composer.config.ts.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{{#unless (eq packageManager "deno")}}
-import { defineConfig } from "@prisma/composer/config";
-import { nodeBuild } from "@prisma/composer/node/control";
-{{#if (eq template "next")}}
-import { nextjsBuild } from "@prisma/composer/nextjs/control";
-{{/if}}
-import { prismaCloud, prismaState } from "@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud/control";
-
-export default defineConfig({
-  extensions: [prismaCloud({ region: "us-east-1" }), nodeBuild(){{#if (eq template "next")}}, nextjsBuild(){{/if}}],
-  state: prismaState(),
-});
-{{/unless}}
diff --git a/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs b/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
index a46fefd..91e6f6e 100644
--- a/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export default definePrismaConfig({
 {{else}}
 import { definePrismaConfig } from "prisma/config";
 import { defineConfig as ormConfig } from "@prisma/orm-{{#if (eq provider "postgres")}}postgres{{else}}mongo{{/if}}/config";
+import { defineConfig as composer } from "@prisma/composer/config";
+import { nodeBuild } from "@prisma/composer/node/control";
+{{#if (eq template "next")}}
+import { nextjsBuild } from "@prisma/composer/nextjs/control";
+{{/if}}
+import { prismaCloud, prismaState } from "@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud/control";
 
 export default definePrismaConfig({
   skills: {
@@ -31,8 +37,9 @@ export default definePrismaConfig({
       connection: process.env.{{#if (eq provider "postgres")}}DATABASE_URL{{else}}MONGODB_URL{{/if}}!,
     },
   }),
-  composer: {
-    configPath: "./prisma-composer.config.ts",
-  },
+  composer: composer({
+    extensions: [prismaCloud({ region: "us-east-1" }), nodeBuild(){{#if (eq template "next")}}, nextjsBuild(){{/if}}],
+    state: prismaState(),
+  }),
 });
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/turborepo/tsconfig.json b/templates/create/turborepo/tsconfig.json
index 5b74628..d6b9386 100644
--- a/templates/create/turborepo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/templates/create/turborepo/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
     "strict": true,
     "types": ["node"]
   },
-  "include": [
-    "module.ts",
-    "service.ts",
-    "prisma.config.ts",
-    "prisma-composer.config.ts",
-    "packages/**/*.ts"
-  ],
+  "include": ["module.ts", "service.ts", "prisma.config.ts", "packages/**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"]
 }
diff --git a/tests/dependencies.test.ts b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
index 661e08a..3dbaf80 100644
--- a/tests/dependencies.test.ts
+++ b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { dependencyVersionMap, getDependencyVersion } from "../src/constants/dep
 
 describe("Prisma 8 dependency versions", () => {
   test("uses the selected Prisma 8 and Composer releases", () => {
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/orm-postgres")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.13");
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/orm-mongo")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.13");
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/composer")).toBe("0.25.0");
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud")).toBe("0.25.0");
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("prisma")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.19");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/orm-postgres")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.16");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/orm-mongo")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.16");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/composer")).toBe("0.28.0");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud")).toBe("0.28.0");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("prisma")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.21");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("alchemy")).toBe("2.0.0-beta.78");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("effect")).toBe("4.0.0-rc.115");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("turbo")).toBe("2.10.12");
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create-prisma.e2e.test.ts b/tests/e2e/create-prisma.e2e.test.ts
index 586fa63..56d330e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/create-prisma.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/create-prisma.e2e.test.ts
@@ -589,11 +589,12 @@ describe("create-prisma e2e", () => {
     async (_label, template) => {
       const rootDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "create-prisma-next-typescript-e2e-"));
       tempRoots.push(rootDir);
+      const appName = `typescript-app-${path.basename(rootDir).slice(-6).toLowerCase()}`;
       const previousCwd = process.cwd();
       process.chdir(rootDir);
       try {
         await runCreateCommand({
-          name: "next-typescript-app",
+          name: appName,
           template,
           provider: "postgres",
           authoring: "typescript",
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ describe("create-prisma e2e", () => {
         process.chdir(previousCwd);
       }
 
-      const projectDir = path.join(rootDir, "next-typescript-app");
+      const projectDir = path.join(rootDir, appName);
       const prismaSourceDir = template === "turborepo" ? "packages/database/src" : "src/prisma";
       const composerSource = await readFile(
         path.join(projectDir, prismaSourceDir, "composer.ts"),
diff --git a/tests/install.test.ts b/tests/install.test.ts
index 84014d9..9b61366 100644
--- a/tests/install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install.test.ts
@@ -406,10 +406,14 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
               expect(prismaConfig).toContain("orm: ormConfig({");
               expect(prismaConfig).toContain('import { definePrismaConfig } from "prisma/config"');
               expect(prismaConfig).toContain('agents: ["claude", "cursor", "agents", "devin"]');
-              expect(prismaConfig).toContain('configPath: "./prisma-composer.config.ts"');
-              expect(
-                await readFile(path.join(projectDir, "prisma-composer.config.ts"), "utf8"),
-              ).toContain('prismaCloud({ region: "us-east-1" })');
+              expect(prismaConfig).toContain("composer: composer({");
+              expect(prismaConfig).toContain('prismaCloud({ region: "us-east-1" })');
+              expect(prismaConfig).toContain("state: prismaState()");
+              expect(prismaConfig).not.toContain("configPath:");
+              expect(await pathExists(path.join(projectDir, "prisma-composer.config.ts"))).toBe(
+                false,
+              );
+              expect(prismaConfig.includes("nextjsBuild()")).toBe(template === "next");
               expect(tsconfig).toContain('"node"');
               expect(serviceSource).toContain("compute({");
               expect(dbSource).toContain("export function connectDatabase()");

From 92014569ff10b7a45e135074764eb98c747172f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 19:37:25 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] fix: allow fresh Prisma releases in shared Yarn
 configuration

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 src/utils/package-manager.ts                               | 4 ++--
 .../create/{astro => _package-manager}/.yarnrc.yml.hbs     | 3 +++
 templates/create/elysia/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                    | 3 ---
 templates/create/hono/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                      | 3 ---
 templates/create/minimal/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                   | 3 ---
 templates/create/nest/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                      | 3 ---
 templates/create/next/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                      | 3 ---
 templates/create/nuxt/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                      | 3 ---
 templates/create/svelte/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                    | 3 ---
 templates/create/tanstack-start/.yarnrc.yml.hbs            | 4 ----
 templates/create/turborepo/.yarnrc.yml.hbs                 | 3 ---
 tests/install.test.ts                                      | 7 ++++++-
 12 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
 rename templates/create/{astro => _package-manager}/.yarnrc.yml.hbs (56%)
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/elysia/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/hono/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/minimal/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/nest/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/next/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/nuxt/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/svelte/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/tanstack-start/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/turborepo/.yarnrc.yml.hbs

diff --git a/src/utils/package-manager.ts b/src/utils/package-manager.ts
index d27dd86..b76ad18 100644
--- a/src/utils/package-manager.ts
+++ b/src/utils/package-manager.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const packageManagerChecks: Record<
     versionArgs: ["--version"],
     install: "Install it with Corepack (https://yarnpkg.com/corepack)",
     minimum: {
-      version: [2, 0, 0],
-      guidance: `Generated projects use ${packageManagerManifestValues.yarn}, which Yarn 1 refuses to install. Enable Corepack (https://yarnpkg.com/corepack) or install Yarn 4, then retry create-prisma, or choose another package manager with --package-manager.`,
+      version: [4, 10, 0],
+      guidance: `Generated projects use ${packageManagerManifestValues.yarn} and its release-age allowlist for Prisma packages. Enable Corepack (https://yarnpkg.com/corepack) or update Yarn, then retry create-prisma, or choose another package manager with --package-manager.`,
     },
   },
   bun: {
diff --git a/templates/create/astro/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/_package-manager/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
similarity index 56%
rename from templates/create/astro/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
rename to templates/create/_package-manager/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
index faa4013..766920c 100644
--- a/templates/create/astro/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/_package-manager/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 {{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
 nodeLinker: node-modules
+npmPreapprovedPackages:
+  - "prisma"
+  - "@prisma/*"
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/elysia/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/elysia/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/elysia/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/hono/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/hono/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/hono/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/minimal/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/minimal/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/minimal/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/nest/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/nest/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/nest/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/next/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/next/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/next/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/nuxt/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/nuxt/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/nuxt/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/svelte/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/svelte/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/create/tanstack-start/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/tanstack-start/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ff11b2..0000000
--- a/templates/create/tanstack-start/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
-
diff --git a/templates/create/turborepo/.yarnrc.yml.hbs b/templates/create/turborepo/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index faa4013..0000000
--- a/templates/create/turborepo/.yarnrc.yml.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{{#if (eq packageManager "yarn")}}
-nodeLinker: node-modules
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/tests/install.test.ts b/tests/install.test.ts
index 9b61366..9c89c65 100644
--- a/tests/install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install.test.ts
@@ -228,11 +228,13 @@ describe("Composer package-manager commands", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("rejects a missing package manager, Yarn 1, and a probe it cannot prepare", async () => {
+  test("rejects a missing package manager, unsupported Yarn, and a probe it cannot prepare", async () => {
     const unwritable = { makeTempDirectoryScoped: () => Effect.succeed("unwritable") };
     for (const [stdout, fileSystem, reason] of [
       [undefined, undefined, "package_manager_not_found"],
       ["1.22.22\n", undefined, "unsupported_package_manager_version"],
+      ["2.4.3\n", undefined, "unsupported_package_manager_version"],
+      ["4.9.4\n", undefined, "unsupported_package_manager_version"],
       ["4.13.0\n", unwritable, "package_manager_check_failed"],
     ] as const) {
       await expect(verifyPackageManager("yarn", stdout, fileSystem).result).rejects.toMatchObject({
@@ -601,6 +603,9 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
                 );
               } else if (packageManager === "yarn") {
                 expect(packageJson.resolutions).toEqual(effectPins);
+                expect(await readFile(path.join(projectDir, ".yarnrc.yml"), "utf8")).toBe(
+                  'nodeLinker: node-modules\nnpmPreapprovedPackages:\n  - "prisma"\n  - "@prisma/*"\n',
+                );
               } else {
                 expect(packageJson.overrides).toEqual({
                   ...effectPins,

From b43e1d542ec8d8350de0b04b3ff066b291209456 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 19:54:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] fix: keep standalone Mongo configuration on DATABASE_URL

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs        | 2 +-
 templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs | 4 ++--
 tests/install.test.ts                         | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs b/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
index 6563790..b7a833a 100644
--- a/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ After changing the contract, run:
 {{runScriptCommand packageManager "contract:emit"}}
 ```
 
-To run the workspace's development tasks directly, use `{{runScriptCommand packageManager "dev"}}`. This direct mode requires `{{#if (eq provider "postgres")}}DATABASE_URL{{else}}MONGODB_URL{{/if}}`.
+To run the workspace's development tasks directly, use `{{runScriptCommand packageManager "dev"}}`. This direct mode requires `DATABASE_URL`.
 {{else}}
 A minimal {{template}} app with Prisma 8 and Prisma Composer.
 
diff --git a/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs b/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
index 91e6f6e..42a5246 100644
--- a/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/_shared/prisma.config.ts.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default definePrismaConfig({
     output: "./{{#if (eq template "turborepo")}}packages/database/src{{else}}src/prisma{{/if}}/generated",
 {{/if}}
     db: {
-      connection: process.env.{{#if (eq provider "postgres")}}DATABASE_URL{{else}}MONGODB_URL{{/if}}!,
+      connection: process.env.DATABASE_URL!,
     },
   }),
 });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default definePrismaConfig({
     output: "./{{#if (eq template "turborepo")}}packages/database/src{{else}}src/prisma{{/if}}/generated",
 {{/if}}
     db: {
-      connection: process.env.{{#if (eq provider "postgres")}}DATABASE_URL{{else}}MONGODB_URL{{/if}}!,
+      connection: process.env.DATABASE_URL!,
     },
   }),
   composer: composer({
diff --git a/tests/install.test.ts b/tests/install.test.ts
index 9c89c65..758f579 100644
--- a/tests/install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install.test.ts
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
                 }
               } else {
                 expect(moduleSource).toContain('envSecret("MONGODB_URL")');
-                expect(prismaConfig).toContain("connection: process.env.MONGODB_URL!");
+                expect(prismaConfig).toContain("connection: process.env.DATABASE_URL!");
                 expect(seedSource).not.toContain(".prisma-composer");
               }
               if (authoring === "typescript") {

From c78ccc67da2cfc4c09adbaca3f4bc2a23486d4cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 20:11:02 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] fix: keep hydrated starter timestamps consistent across
 time zones

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 templates/create/nuxt/app/pages/index.vue.hbs       |  1 +
 templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte.hbs |  3 ++-
 tests/install.test.ts                               | 10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/templates/create/nuxt/app/pages/index.vue.hbs b/templates/create/nuxt/app/pages/index.vue.hbs
index 0d719a9..eee9aa1 100644
--- a/templates/create/nuxt/app/pages/index.vue.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/nuxt/app/pages/index.vue.hbs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type UsersPayload = {
 const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en", {
   dateStyle: "medium",
   timeStyle: "short",
+  timeZone: "UTC",
 });
 
 const { data } = await useFetch<UsersPayload>("/api/users");
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte.hbs b/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte.hbs
index 4406dbb..a15171b 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 <script lang="ts" module>
 	const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {
 		dateStyle: 'medium',
-		timeStyle: 'short'
+		timeStyle: 'short',
+		timeZone: 'UTC'
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/tests/install.test.ts b/tests/install.test.ts
index 758f579..15759d4 100644
--- a/tests/install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install.test.ts
@@ -569,6 +569,16 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
               }
               expect(await pathExists(path.join(projectDir, "prisma-next.config.ts"))).toBe(false);
               expect(await pathExists(path.join(projectDir, "deno.json"))).toBe(false);
+              if (template === "nuxt" || template === "svelte" || template === "tanstack-start") {
+                const pagePath =
+                  template === "nuxt"
+                    ? "app/pages/index.vue"
+                    : template === "svelte"
+                      ? "src/routes/+page.svelte"
+                      : "src/routes/index.tsx";
+                const pageSource = await readFile(path.join(projectDir, pagePath), "utf8");
+                expect(pageSource).toMatch(/timeZone: ["']UTC["']/);
+              }
               if (packageManager === "pnpm") {
                 expect(packageJson.pnpm).toBeUndefined();
                 const frameworkBuildAllowances =

From 3f01df3f08caff6e26212a80efdbde0cf7850012 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 21:00:38 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] feat: refresh starters against current framework docs
 with TypeScript 6

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 src/constants/dependencies.ts                 | 30 +++++++++----------
 src/utils/package-manager.ts                  |  8 ++---
 templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs        |  2 +-
 templates/create/astro/package.json.hbs       | 10 +++----
 templates/create/elysia/package.json.hbs      |  8 ++---
 templates/create/elysia/src/index.ts.hbs      |  2 +-
 templates/create/hono/package.json.hbs        | 10 +++----
 templates/create/minimal/package.json.hbs     |  2 +-
 templates/create/nest/package.json.hbs        | 12 ++++----
 templates/create/next/eslint.config.mjs       |  1 +
 templates/create/next/package.json.hbs        | 20 ++++++-------
 templates/create/nuxt/package.json.hbs        | 19 +++++++-----
 templates/create/svelte/package.json.hbs      | 20 ++++++++-----
 templates/create/svelte/src/lib/index.ts      |  2 +-
 .../create/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte   |  2 +-
 templates/create/svelte/svelte.config.js      | 10 -------
 templates/create/svelte/tsconfig.json         |  9 ++----
 templates/create/svelte/vite.config.ts        |  3 +-
 .../create/tanstack-start/package.json.hbs    | 24 +++++++--------
 templates/create/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json |  1 -
 .../create/tanstack-start/vite.config.ts      |  9 ++----
 .../create/turborepo/apps/server/package.json |  2 +-
 tests/dependencies.test.ts                    |  2 +-
 tests/install.test.ts                         | 12 ++++----
 24 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 116 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 templates/create/svelte/svelte.config.js

diff --git a/src/constants/dependencies.ts b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
index 03b13ba..66bb504 100644
--- a/src/constants/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { CreateTemplate, PackageManager } from "../types";
 
 export const dependencyVersionMap = {
-  "@astrojs/node": "^10.0.2",
-  "@elysiajs/node": "^1.4.5",
+  "@astrojs/node": "^11.1.7",
+  "@elysia/node": "^1.4.6",
   "@prisma/composer": "0.28.0",
   "@prisma/composer-prisma-cloud": "0.28.0",
   "@prisma/dev": "0.25.2",
@@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   // prisma bundles a newer @prisma/orm-toolchain, or npm install fails with
   // ERESOLVE.
   "@prisma/orm-postgres": "8.0.0-rc.16",
-  "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^5.3.2",
-  "@types/node": "^25.6.2",
+  "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^6.0.0",
+  "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
   alchemy: "2.0.0-beta.78",
-  arktype: "^2.2.3",
-  dotenv: "^17.4.2",
+  arktype: "^2.2.7",
+  dotenv: "^18.0.6",
   effect: "4.0.0-rc.115",
-  mongodb: "^7.1.0",
-  "mongodb-memory-server": "^11.1.0",
-  nitro: "^3.0.260610-beta",
+  mongodb: "^7.7.0",
+  "mongodb-memory-server": "^11.3.0",
+  nitro: "^3.0.260903-beta",
   // Must match the @prisma/composer-cli version this prisma release depends on.
   // `bun run check:pins` verifies that against the Composer pins above.
   prisma: "8.0.0-rc.21",
   // The ORM runtime's timestamp columns need a global Temporal, which no
   // stable Node or Bun ships yet.
-  "temporal-polyfill": "^1.0.4",
-  tsdown: "^0.22.14",
-  turbo: "2.10.12",
-  tsx: "^4.21.0",
-  typescript: "^5.9.3",
+  "temporal-polyfill": "^1.0.5",
+  tsdown: "^0.23.0",
+  turbo: "2.11.7",
+  tsx: "^4.23.15",
+  typescript: "^6.0.3",
 } as const;
 
 // Pinned to the effect version as a set: @effect/* siblings depend on each other with
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function getCreateTemplateDependencies(
     devDependencies.push("typescript");
   }
   if (template === "elysia") {
-    dependencies.push("@elysiajs/node");
+    dependencies.push("@elysia/node");
     devDependencies.push("@types/node");
   }
   if (template === "svelte") {
diff --git a/src/utils/package-manager.ts b/src/utils/package-manager.ts
index b76ad18..784b7ce 100644
--- a/src/utils/package-manager.ts
+++ b/src/utils/package-manager.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ type RuntimeScriptOptions = {
 const DENO_ALLOW_FRESH_DEPENDENCIES = "--minimum-dependency-age=0";
 
 const packageManagerManifestValues = {
-  npm: "npm@11.6.0",
-  pnpm: "pnpm@11.21.0",
-  yarn: "yarn@4.13.0",
-  bun: "bun@1.4.1",
+  npm: "npm@12.2.0",
+  pnpm: "pnpm@11.28.5",
+  yarn: "yarn@4.18.1",
+  bun: "bun@1.4.2",
 } as const;
 
 type PackageManagerVersion = readonly [major: number, minor: number, patch: number];
diff --git a/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs b/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
index b7a833a..4fe5d76 100644
--- a/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/_shared/README.md.hbs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ A minimal {{template}} app with Prisma 8 and Prisma Composer.
 {{runScriptCommand packageManager "dev:composer"}}
 ```
 
-This builds the app and starts it with Composer. PostgreSQL projects get a local Prisma Postgres database and apply the contract automatically.
+This builds the app and starts it with Composer. PostgreSQL projects get a local Prisma Postgres database and apply the committed migrations automatically.
 
 ## Deploy
 
diff --git a/templates/create/astro/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/astro/package.json.hbs
index 355ac7c..9e4a1b2 100644
--- a/templates/create/astro/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/astro/package.json.hbs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
     "astro": "astro"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "astro": "^6.3.3"
+    "astro": "^7.3.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
-    "tsx": "^4.7.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
-    "vite": "^8.1.2"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.15",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3",
+    "vite": "^8.3.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/elysia/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/elysia/package.json.hbs
index 05d3994..ba63043 100644
--- a/templates/create/elysia/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/elysia/package.json.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {{/if}}
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0"
+    "node": "^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     "start": "node dist/server.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.34.48",
-    "elysia": "^1.4.28",
+    "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.34.52",
+    "elysia": "^1.4.30",
     "openapi-types": "^12.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/elysia/src/index.ts.hbs b/templates/create/elysia/src/index.ts.hbs
index 2e22f31..aec919c 100644
--- a/templates/create/elysia/src/index.ts.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/elysia/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { node } from "@elysiajs/node";
+import { node } from "@elysia/node";
 import { Elysia } from "elysia";
 
 import { listUsers } from "./prisma/users";
diff --git a/templates/create/hono/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/hono/package.json.hbs
index 27e349a..35ee500 100644
--- a/templates/create/hono/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/hono/package.json.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {{/if}}
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0"
+    "node": "^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "{{runtimeScript packageManager "dev" "src/index.ts" "dist/src/index.js"}}",
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     "start": "node dist/server.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.9",
-    "hono": "^4.12.2"
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.1.3",
+    "hono": "^4.13.13"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^20.11.17",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/minimal/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/minimal/package.json.hbs
index f99a789..a98f0f4 100644
--- a/templates/create/minimal/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/minimal/package.json.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   {{#unless (eq packageManager "deno")}}
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0"
+    "node": "^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0"
   },
   {{/unless}}
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/templates/create/nest/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/nest/package.json.hbs
index 14b90c3..6d23f34 100644
--- a/templates/create/nest/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/nest/package.json.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {{/if}}
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0"
+    "node": "^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "{{runtimeScript packageManager "dev" "src/main.ts" "dist/main.js"}}",
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
     "start": "node dist/server.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@nestjs/common": "^11.1.17",
-    "@nestjs/core": "^11.1.17",
-    "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.1.17",
+    "@nestjs/common": "^12.1.2",
+    "@nestjs/core": "^12.1.2",
+    "@nestjs/platform-express": "^12.1.2",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^25.5.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/next/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/create/next/eslint.config.mjs
index d838aa6..f149fb4 100644
--- a/templates/create/next/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/create/next/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const eslintConfig = defineConfig([
   ...nextTs,
   globalIgnores([
     ".next/**",
+    ".prisma-composer/**",
     "out/**",
     "build/**",
     "migrations/**",
diff --git a/templates/create/next/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/next/package.json.hbs
index 2a5336e..93955e9 100644
--- a/templates/create/next/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/next/package.json.hbs
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
     "lint": "eslint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "next": "16.1.6",
-    "react": "19.2.3",
-    "react-dom": "19.2.3"
+    "next": "16.4.0",
+    "react": "19.3.0",
+    "react-dom": "19.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^20",
-    "@types/react": "^19",
-    "@types/react-dom": "^19",
-    "eslint": "^9",
-    "eslint-config-next": "16.1.6",
-    "tsx": "^4.7.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "@types/react": "^19.3.0",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^19.3.0",
+    "eslint": "^10.12.0",
+    "eslint-config-next": "16.4.0",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.15",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/nuxt/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/nuxt/package.json.hbs
index 9e6080d..e5722b3 100644
--- a/templates/create/nuxt/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/nuxt/package.json.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "{{projectName}}",
   "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^22.22.3 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0"
+  },
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.1",
   {{#if (packageManagerManifestValue packageManager)}}
@@ -15,15 +18,15 @@
     "typecheck": "nuxt typecheck"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "nuxt": "^4.3.1",
-    "vue": "^3.5.29",
-    "vue-router": "^4.6.4"
+    "nuxt": "^4.6.0",
+    "vue": "^3.5.43",
+    "vue-router": "^5.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
-    "tsx": "^4.7.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
-    "vite": "^8.1.2",
-    "vue-tsc": "^3.3.9"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.15",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3",
+    "vite": "^8.3.3",
+    "vue-tsc": "^3.3.12"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/svelte/package.json.hbs
index a153eb2..d7b6568 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/package.json.hbs
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 	"packageManager": "{{packageManagerManifestValue packageManager}}",
 	{{/if}}
 	"type": "module",
+	"imports": {
+		"#lib": "./src/lib/index.ts",
+		"#lib/*": "./src/lib/*"
+	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
 		"build": "vite build",
@@ -15,13 +19,13 @@
 		"check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "^2.50.2",
-		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^7.3.0",
-		"@types/node": "^24.3.0",
-		"svelte": "^5.51.0",
-		"svelte-check": "^4.4.2",
-		"tsx": "^4.7.1",
-		"typescript": "^5.9.3",
-		"vite": "^8.1.2"
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "^3.0.1",
+		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^7.3.1",
+		"@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+		"svelte": "^5.57.2",
+		"svelte-check": "^4.7.6",
+		"tsx": "^4.23.15",
+		"typescript": "^6.0.3",
+		"vite": "^8.3.3"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/src/lib/index.ts b/templates/create/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
index 856f2b6..fb54be2 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-// place files you want to import through the `$lib` alias in this folder.
+// Place files you want to import through the `#lib` alias in this folder.
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 9cebde5..d7b4b46 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import favicon from '$lib/assets/favicon.svg';
+	import favicon from '#lib/assets/favicon.svg';
 
 	let { children } = $props();
 </script>
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/svelte.config.js b/templates/create/svelte/svelte.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d341d7e..0000000
--- a/templates/create/svelte/svelte.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import adapter from "@sveltejs/adapter-node";
-
-/** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Config} */
-const config = {
-  kit: {
-    adapter: adapter(),
-  },
-};
-
-export default config;
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/tsconfig.json b/templates/create/svelte/tsconfig.json
index eca22f6..27e329c 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/tsconfig.json
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "extends": "./.svelte-kit/tsconfig.json",
+  "extends": "$app/tsconfig",
+  "include": ["src", "*"],
+  "exclude": ["src/service-worker"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rewriteRelativeImportExtensions": true,
     "allowJs": true,
@@ -13,9 +15,4 @@
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "types": ["node"]
   }
-  // Path aliases are handled by https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/configuration#alias
-  // except $lib which is handled by https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/configuration#files
-  //
-  // To make changes to top-level options such as include and exclude, we recommend extending
-  // the generated config; see https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/configuration#typescript
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/svelte/vite.config.ts b/templates/create/svelte/vite.config.ts
index cd00276..0ccdfa1 100644
--- a/templates/create/svelte/vite.config.ts
+++ b/templates/create/svelte/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import adapter from "@sveltejs/adapter-node";
 import { sveltekit } from "@sveltejs/kit/vite";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [sveltekit()],
+  plugins: [sveltekit({ adapter: adapter() })],
   ssr: {
     noExternal: true,
   },
diff --git a/templates/create/tanstack-start/package.json.hbs b/templates/create/tanstack-start/package.json.hbs
index ac89f40..928ced8 100644
--- a/templates/create/tanstack-start/package.json.hbs
+++ b/templates/create/tanstack-start/package.json.hbs
@@ -13,20 +13,18 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.132.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-start": "^1.132.0",
-    "react": "^19.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.0"
+    "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.170.41",
+    "@tanstack/react-start": "^1.168.60",
+    "react": "^19.3.0",
+    "react-dom": "^19.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/router-plugin": "^1.132.0",
-    "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
-    "@types/react": "^19.2.2",
-    "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.2",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.2.0",
-    "tsx": "^4.7.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
-    "vite": "^8.1.2",
-    "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^6.1.1"
+    "@types/node": "^26.6.4",
+    "@types/react": "^19.3.0",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^19.3.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.1.2",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.15",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3",
+    "vite": "^8.3.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/create/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json b/templates/create/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
index 0448467..8208f92 100644
--- a/templates/create/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
+++ b/templates/create/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
-    "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     },
diff --git a/templates/create/tanstack-start/vite.config.ts b/templates/create/tanstack-start/vite.config.ts
index 64f91d4..fe56475 100644
--- a/templates/create/tanstack-start/vite.config.ts
+++ b/templates/create/tanstack-start/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import viteReact from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { tanstackStart } from "@tanstack/react-start/plugin/vite";
 import { nitro } from "nitro/vite";
-import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [
-    tsconfigPaths({ projects: ["./tsconfig.json"] }),
-    tanstackStart(),
-    nitro(),
-    viteReact(),
-  ],
+  resolve: { tsconfigPaths: true },
+  plugins: [tanstackStart(), nitro(), viteReact()],
 });
diff --git a/templates/create/turborepo/apps/server/package.json b/templates/create/turborepo/apps/server/package.json
index f603390..4bcfd32 100644
--- a/templates/create/turborepo/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/templates/create/turborepo/apps/server/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0"
+    "node": "^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/dependencies.test.ts b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
index 3dbaf80..5a6a494 100644
--- a/tests/dependencies.test.ts
+++ b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("Prisma 8 dependency versions", () => {
     expect(getDependencyVersion("prisma")).toBe("8.0.0-rc.21");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("alchemy")).toBe("2.0.0-beta.78");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("effect")).toBe("4.0.0-rc.115");
-    expect(getDependencyVersion("turbo")).toBe("2.10.12");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("turbo")).toBe("2.11.7");
   });
 
   test("pins the Prisma CLI to an exact version, not a tag or a range", () => {
diff --git a/tests/install.test.ts b/tests/install.test.ts
index 15759d4..fcac10a 100644
--- a/tests/install.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install.test.ts
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ describe("Composer package-manager commands", () => {
 
   test("probes the selected package manager once in a generated project manifest", async () => {
     for (const [manager, args, stdout, packageManager] of [
-      ["npm", ["--version"], "11.6.0\n", "npm@11.6.0"],
-      ["pnpm", ["--version"], "11.0.0-rc.1\n", "pnpm@11.21.0"],
-      ["yarn", ["--version"], "4.13.0\n", "yarn@4.13.0"],
-      ["bun", ["--version"], "1.4.1\n", "bun@1.4.1"],
+      ["npm", ["--version"], "12.2.0\n", "npm@12.2.0"],
+      ["pnpm", ["--version"], "11.28.5\n", "pnpm@11.28.5"],
+      ["yarn", ["--version"], "4.18.1\n", "yarn@4.18.1"],
+      ["bun", ["--version"], "1.4.2\n", "bun@1.4.2"],
       ["deno", ["-V"], "deno 2.9.4\n", undefined],
     ] as const) {
       const { result, probes } = verifyPackageManager(manager, stdout);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
               );
               expect(packageJson.dependencies?.["@prisma/dev"]).toBeUndefined();
               if (packageManager === "bun") {
-                expect(packageJson.packageManager).toBe("bun@1.4.1");
+                expect(packageJson.packageManager).toBe("bun@1.4.2");
               }
               const prismaSourceRelative =
                 template === "turborepo" ? "packages/database/src" : "src/prisma";
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe("generated templates", () => {
                 expect(await pathExists(path.join(projectDir, "src/prisma"))).toBe(false);
               }
               if (tsdownTemplates.has(template)) {
-                expect(packageJson.engines?.node).toBe("^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0");
+                expect(packageJson.engines?.node).toBe("^22.18.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0");
                 expect(packageJson.scripts?.build).toBe("tsdown");
                 expect(packageJson.devDependencies).toHaveProperty("tsdown");
                 expect(packageJson.devDependencies).not.toHaveProperty("esbuild");

From a6a49f7aa6de4a4cbd15d56da3883d1c558c035f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 21:17:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] test: keep starter TypeScript on version 6

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 src/constants/dependencies.ts | 3 +--
 tests/dependencies.test.ts    | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/constants/dependencies.ts b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
index 66bb504..351e09f 100644
--- a/src/constants/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/constants/dependencies.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ export const dependencyVersionMap = {
   // Must match the @prisma/composer-cli version this prisma release depends on.
   // `bun run check:pins` verifies that against the Composer pins above.
   prisma: "8.0.0-rc.21",
-  // The ORM runtime's timestamp columns need a global Temporal, which no
-  // stable Node or Bun ships yet.
+  // Node 22 needs a global Temporal for the ORM runtime's timestamp columns.
   "temporal-polyfill": "^1.0.5",
   tsdown: "^0.23.0",
   turbo: "2.11.7",
diff --git a/tests/dependencies.test.ts b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
index 5a6a494..4ed5bd0 100644
--- a/tests/dependencies.test.ts
+++ b/tests/dependencies.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe("Prisma 8 dependency versions", () => {
     expect(getDependencyVersion("alchemy")).toBe("2.0.0-beta.78");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("effect")).toBe("4.0.0-rc.115");
     expect(getDependencyVersion("turbo")).toBe("2.11.7");
+    expect(getDependencyVersion("typescript")).toBe("^6.0.3");
   });
 
   test("pins the Prisma CLI to an exact version, not a tag or a range", () => {

From 547b058abee432cbe8e0b1f141e77686d3a022ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 22:43:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] ci: verify packed CLI on Node 22.22 with strict
 dependency engines

Signed-off-by: Aman Varshney <amanvarshney.work@gmail.com>
---
 .github/workflows/publish.yml | 17 ++++++---
 scripts/smoke-node.mjs        | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 scripts/smoke-node.mjs

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f0c92d0..93ae736 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22.18.0"
+          node-version: "22.22.0"
 
       - name: Setup Bun
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@0c5077e51419868618aeaa5fe8019c62421857d6 # v2
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22.18.0"
+          node-version: "22.22.0"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Compute preview metadata
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Ensure npm version for trusted publishing
         run: |
-          npm install -g npm@11.5.1
+          npm install -g npm@11.6.0
           echo "Node: $(node --version)"
           echo "npm: $(npm --version)"
 
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ jobs:
           CREATE_PRISMA_TELEMETRY_API_KEY: ${{ steps.preview.outputs.publish_next == 'true' && secrets.CREATE_PRISMA_TELEMETRY_API_KEY || '' }}
           CREATE_PRISMA_TELEMETRY_HOST: ${{ steps.preview.outputs.publish_next == 'true' && vars.CREATE_PRISMA_TELEMETRY_HOST || '' }}
 
+      - name: Test packed CLI on the minimum Node version
+        run: node scripts/smoke-node.mjs
+
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: npm publish --access public --tag "${{ steps.preview.outputs.dist_tag }}"
 
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22.18.0"
+          node-version: "22.22.0"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Extract version from commit message
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure npm version for trusted publishing
         if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
-          npm install -g npm@11.5.1
+          npm install -g npm@11.6.0
           echo "Node: $(node --version)"
           echo "npm: $(npm --version)"
 
@@ -322,6 +325,10 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: bun run build
 
+      - name: Test packed CLI on the minimum Node version
+        if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: node scripts/smoke-node.mjs
+
       - name: Publish to npm
         if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: npm publish --access public
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-node.mjs b/scripts/smoke-node.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccecbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/smoke-node.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { execa } from "execa";
+import { mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const directory = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "create-prisma-node-smoke-"));
+const env = {
+  DO_NOT_TRACK: "1",
+  CREATE_PRISMA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY: "1",
+  PRISMA_NEXT_DISABLE_TELEMETRY: "1",
+  NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER: "1",
+  npm_config_engine_strict: "true",
+};
+
+try {
+  const packed = await execa("npm", [
+    "pack",
+    "--ignore-scripts",
+    "--pack-destination",
+    directory,
+    "--json",
+  ]);
+  const [{ filename }] = JSON.parse(packed.stdout);
+  await execa(
+    "npm",
+    [
+      "install",
+      "--prefix",
+      directory,
+      path.join(directory, filename),
+      "--ignore-scripts",
+      "--no-audit",
+      "--no-fund",
+    ],
+    { env, stdout: "inherit", stderr: "inherit" },
+  );
+  const created = await execa(
+    process.execPath,
+    [
+      path.join(directory, "node_modules/create-prisma/dist/cli.mjs"),
+      "app",
+      "--template",
+      "minimal",
+      "--provider",
+      "postgres",
+      "--authoring",
+      "psl",
+      "--package-manager",
+      "npm",
+      "--skills",
+      "none",
+      "--no-deploy",
+      "--json",
+    ],
+    { cwd: directory, env },
+  );
+  if (!JSON.parse(created.stdout).ok) throw new Error("Packed CLI did not scaffold successfully");
+  const options = { cwd: path.join(directory, "app"), env, stdout: "inherit", stderr: "inherit" };
+  await execa("npm", ["run", "build"], options);
+  await execa("npm", ["exec", "--", "tsc", "--noEmit"], options);
+  console.log(
+    `Packed CLI, dependency engines, scaffold, build and typecheck passed on Node ${process.versions.node}.`,
+  );
+} finally {
+  await rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}