diff --git a/packages/create/bin/create-gene-workspace.js b/packages/create/bin/create-gene-workspace.js
index a5c8aa4..7015ef4 100755
--- a/packages/create/bin/create-gene-workspace.js
+++ b/packages/create/bin/create-gene-workspace.js
@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ async function runCommands() {
       '@storybook/react@6.5.16',
       '@storybook/theming@6.5.16',
       '@testing-library/dom@8.20.1',
-      '@testing-library/jest-dom@5.14.1',
+      '@testing-library/jest-dom@6.2.1',
       '@testing-library/react@16.0.0',
       '@nrwl/cypress@15.8.9',
       '@nrwl/react@15.8.9',
       '@nrwl/web@15.8.9',
+      "@types/jest@29.4.4"
     ]);
 
     console.log('Generating gene-workspace with pnpm nx');
diff --git a/packages/gene-tools/src/generators/gene-workspace-generator/index.ts b/packages/gene-tools/src/generators/gene-workspace-generator/index.ts
index f4474ad..f2a92a8 100644
--- a/packages/gene-tools/src/generators/gene-workspace-generator/index.ts
+++ b/packages/gene-tools/src/generators/gene-workspace-generator/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree) {
   tree.write('.gitignore', updatedGitignore);
 
   // Create empty jest.setup.js file in the root
-  tree.write('jest.setup.js', 'export {};');
+  tree.write('jest.setup.js', 'module.exports = {};');
 
   return () => {
     installPackagesTask(tree);