diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
index 632ba8018d..a2948efd08 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
       "nyc": "^15.0.1",
       "ts-node": "^8.10.1",
       "tslint": "^6.1.2",
-      "typescript": "^3.9.2"
+      "typescript": "^4.0.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
index 1b5ab9214a..14b3f42bba 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
         "nyc": "^15.0.1",
         "ts-node": "^8.10.1",
         "tslint": "^6.1.2",
-        "typescript": "^3.9.2"
+        "typescript": "^4.0.7"
     }
 }
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
index 0d87f9400d..9c0c2ab5f2 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
         "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
         "nodemon": "^2.0.4",
         "tslint": "^6.1.2",
-        "typescript": "^3.9.2"
+        "typescript": "^4.0.7"
     }
 }
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
index 3314d32ec9..40aff67a1a 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
         "@types/restify": "8.4.2",
         "nodemon": "^2.0.4",
         "tslint": "^6.1.2",
-        "typescript": "^3.9.2"
+        "typescript": "^4.0.7"
     }
 }