diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-suits-live.md b/.changeset/gentle-suits-live.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ff334dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-suits-live.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+'skuba': patch
+---
+
+template/\*-rest-api: Fix lint failure
+
+This resolves the following failure on a newly-initialised project due to a regression in the `@types/express` dependency chain:
+
+```console
+error TS2688: Cannot find type definition file for 'mime'.
+  The file is in the program because:
+    Entry point for implicit type library 'mime'
+```
+
+A temporary workaround is to install `mime` as a dev dependency.
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/package.json b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
index 0c1c5e2c4..aea6578f4 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "@types/node": "^20.9.0",
     "@types/supertest": "^6.0.0",
+    "mime": "^4.0.1",
     "pino-pretty": "^11.0.0",
     "skuba": "*",
     "supertest": "^6.1.6"
diff --git a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
index ae9b700de..452135e9f 100644
--- a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^20.9.0",
     "@types/supertest": "^6.0.0",
     "chance": "^1.1.8",
+    "mime": "^4.0.1",
     "pino-pretty": "^11.0.0",
     "skuba": "*",
     "supertest": "^6.1.6"