diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/package.template.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/package.template.json
index 94137f0c0fb86..c71e2b44d65a8 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/package.template.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/package.template.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/assert": "^%cdk-version%",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.18",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.12",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
     "ts-jest": "^24.0.2",
     "aws-cdk": "^%cdk-version%",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/package.template.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/package.template.json
index 89ea8dd73f51e..6a37a884c2da1 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/package.template.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/package.template.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/assert": "^%cdk-version%",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.18",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.12",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
     "ts-jest": "^24.0.2",
     "typescript": "~3.6.2"
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/package.template.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/package.template.json
index 530f72458570a..98a0cad4bc60f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/package.template.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/package.template.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "aws-cdk": "^%cdk-version%",
     "@aws-cdk/assert": "^1.6.1",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.18",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.12",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
     "ts-jest": "^24.0.2",
     "ts-node": "^8.1.0",