diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1d152f8..1978722 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentailor/create-mcp-server",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@agentailor/create-mcp-server",
-      "version": "0.5.3",
+      "version": "0.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^14.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aee6828..4addc7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentailor/create-mcp-server",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "Create a new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server project",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint src/ --fix",
     "format": "prettier --write src/",
     "format:check": "prettier --check src/",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "update-template-deps": "node scripts/update-template-deps.mjs",
+    "update-template-deps:dry": "node scripts/update-template-deps.mjs --dry-run"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "mcp",
diff --git a/scripts/update-template-deps.mjs b/scripts/update-template-deps.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7093cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-template-deps.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Fetches the latest versions of all template dependencies from npm and
+ * updates the hardcoded version strings in src/templates/common/package.json.ts.
+ *
+ * Usage via npm scripts:
+ *   npm run update-template-deps      # update in place
+ *   npm run update-template-deps:dry  # print changes only, no 
+ * Usage via direct node command:
+ *   node scripts/update-template-deps.mjs           # update in place
+ *   node scripts/update-template-deps.mjs --dry-run # print changes only 
+ */
+
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { resolve, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const TEMPLATE_FILE = resolve(__dirname, '../src/templates/common/package.json.ts');
+const DRY_RUN = process.argv.includes('--dry-run');
+
+const TEMPLATE_PACKAGES = [
+  '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk',
+  '@modelcontextprotocol/inspector',
+  'express',
+  'fastmcp',
+  'zod',
+  'dotenv',
+  'jose',
+  'typescript',
+  '@types/node',
+  '@types/express',
+];
+
+function getLatestVersion(pkg) {
+  try {
+    return execSync(`npm view ${pkg} version`, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`  Failed to fetch version for ${pkg}: ${err.message}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// Escapes special regex characters in a package name (e.g. @, /)
+function escapeRegex(str) {
+  return str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\@/]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
+function updateVersionInContent(content, pkg, newVersion) {
+  // Pattern 1: quoted key — '@scope/pkg': '^1.0.0' or "@scope/pkg": "^1.0.0"
+  const quotedKey = new RegExp(
+    `(['"]${escapeRegex(pkg)}['"]\\s*:\\s*['"])\\^[\\d.]+(['"])`,
+    'g'
+  );
+  // Pattern 2: unquoted key — pkg: '^1.0.0'
+  const unquotedKey = new RegExp(
+    `(\\b${escapeRegex(pkg)}\\s*:\\s*['"])\\^[\\d.]+(['"])`,
+    'g'
+  );
+  // Pattern 3: bracket assignment — dependencies['pkg'] = '^1.0.0'
+  const bracketAssign = new RegExp(
+    `(\\[['"]${escapeRegex(pkg)}['"]\\]\\s*=\\s*['"])\\^[\\d.]+(['"])`,
+    'g'
+  );
+  return content
+    .replace(quotedKey, `$1^${newVersion}$2`)
+    .replace(unquotedKey, `$1^${newVersion}$2`)
+    .replace(bracketAssign, `$1^${newVersion}$2`);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log(`Fetching latest versions for ${TEMPLATE_PACKAGES.length} packages...\n`);
+
+  let content = readFileSync(TEMPLATE_FILE, 'utf8');
+  let hasChanges = false;
+
+  for (const pkg of TEMPLATE_PACKAGES) {
+    const newVersion = getLatestVersion(pkg);
+    if (!newVersion) continue;
+
+    // Extract current file version BEFORE comparison or mutation.
+    // Tries quoted key, unquoted key, and bracket assignment forms.
+    const oldMatch =
+      content.match(new RegExp(`['"]${escapeRegex(pkg)}['"]\\s*:\\s*['"]\\^([\\d.]+)['"]`)) ||
+      content.match(new RegExp(`\\b${escapeRegex(pkg)}\\s*:\\s*['"]\\^([\\d.]+)['"]`)) ||
+      content.match(new RegExp(`\\[['"]${escapeRegex(pkg)}['"]\\]\\s*=\\s*['"]\\^([\\d.]+)['"]`));
+    const oldVersion = oldMatch ? oldMatch[1] : '?';
+
+    const updated = updateVersionInContent(content, pkg, newVersion);
+
+    if (updated === content) {
+      console.log(`  ${pkg}: ^${oldVersion} (up to date)`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  ${pkg}: ^${oldVersion} → ^${newVersion}`);
+      content = updated;
+      hasChanges = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log();
+
+  if (!hasChanges) {
+    console.log('All packages are already at their latest versions. Nothing to update.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (DRY_RUN) {
+    console.log('Dry run — no files were written.');
+  } else {
+    writeFileSync(TEMPLATE_FILE, content, 'utf8');
+    console.log(`Updated: src/templates/common/package.json.ts`);
+  }
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/src/templates/common/package.json.ts b/src/templates/common/package.json.ts
index 873df40..acbfc1c 100644
--- a/src/templates/common/package.json.ts
+++ b/src/templates/common/package.json.ts
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ export function getPackageJsonTemplate(
   let devDependencies: Record<string, string>;
 
   const commonDevDependencies = {
-    typescript: '^5.9.3',
-    '@modelcontextprotocol/inspector': '^0.20.0',
-    '@types/node': '^25.3.0',
+    typescript: '^6.0.2',
+    '@modelcontextprotocol/inspector': '^0.21.1',
+    '@types/node': '^25.5.2',
   };
   const zodDependency = { zod: '^4.3.6' };
-  const dotEnvDependency = { dotenv: '^17.3.1' };
+  const dotEnvDependency = { dotenv: '^17.4.1' };
 
   if (framework === 'fastmcp') {
     // FastMCP dependencies - simpler setup
     dependencies = {
-      fastmcp: '^3.33.0',
+      fastmcp: '^3.35.0',
       ...zodDependency,
       ...dotEnvDependency,
     };
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function getPackageJsonTemplate(
   } else if (transport === 'stdio') {
     // Official SDK stdio - no express needed
     dependencies = {
-      '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk': '^1.26.0',
+      '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk': '^1.29.0',
       ...zodDependency,
       ...dotEnvDependency,
     };
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export function getPackageJsonTemplate(
   } else {
     // Official SDK HTTP dependencies
     dependencies = {
-      '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk': '^1.26.0',
+      '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk': '^1.29.0',
       express: '^5.2.1',
       ...zodDependency,
       ...dotEnvDependency,
     };
 
     if (withOAuth) {
-      dependencies['jose'] = '^6.1.3';
+      dependencies['jose'] = '^6.2.2';
     }
 
     devDependencies = {
diff --git a/src/templates/common/tsconfig.json.ts b/src/templates/common/tsconfig.json.ts
index ff71fc3..a948d2d 100644
--- a/src/templates/common/tsconfig.json.ts
+++ b/src/templates/common/tsconfig.json.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export function getTsconfigTemplate(): string {
       skipLibCheck: true,
       forceConsistentCasingInFileNames: true,
       declaration: true,
+      types: ['node'],
     },
     include: ['src/**/*'],
     exclude: ['node_modules', 'dist'],