diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index abeb2dc..ed8f033 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "case": "1.6.3",
         "chalk": "4.1.2",
         "commander": "9.4.1",
+        "comment-json": "^4.2.4",
         "eslint": "8.24.0",
         "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^8.0.0",
         "execa": "5.1.1",
@@ -2786,6 +2787,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q=="
     },
+    "node_modules/array-timsort": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-timsort/-/array-timsort-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/+3GRL7dDAGEfM6TseQk/U+mi18TU2Ms9I3UlLdUMhz2hbvGNTKdj9xniwXfUqgYhHxRx0+8UnKkvlNwVU+cWQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/array-union": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-union/-/array-union-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3164,6 +3170,21 @@
         "node": "^12.20.0 || >=14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/comment-json": {
+      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E5AjpSW+O+N5T2GsOQMHLLsJvrYw6G/AFt9GvU6NguEAfzKShh7hRiLtVo6S9KbRpFMGqE5ojo0/hE+sdteWvQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "array-timsort": "^1.0.3",
+        "core-util-is": "^1.0.3",
+        "esprima": "^4.0.1",
+        "has-own-prop": "^2.0.0",
+        "repeat-string": "^1.6.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/commondir": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commondir/-/commondir-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -3194,6 +3215,11 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/core-js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/core-util-is": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
@@ -3921,6 +3947,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/has-own-prop": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-own-prop/-/has-own-prop-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Pq0h+hvsVm6dDEa8x82GnLSYHOzNDt7f0ddFa3FqcQlgzEiptPqL+XrOJNavjOzSYiYWIrgeVYYgGlLmnxwilQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-property-descriptors": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-property-descriptors/-/has-property-descriptors-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -5552,6 +5586,14 @@
         "jsesc": "bin/jsesc"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/repeat-string": {
+      "version": "1.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/repeat-string/-/repeat-string-1.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PV0dzCYDNfRi1jCDbJzpW7jNNDRuCOG/jI5ctQcGKt/clZD+YcPS3yIlWuTJMmESC8aevCFmWJy5wjAFgNqN6w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54b9e9b..501f8b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "case": "1.6.3",
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
     "commander": "9.4.1",
+    "comment-json": "^4.2.4",
     "eslint": "8.24.0",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^8.0.0",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
diff --git a/src/build/gen-types.ts b/src/build/gen-types.ts
index 54273af..3bb599e 100644
--- a/src/build/gen-types.ts
+++ b/src/build/gen-types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import execa from 'execa'
 import { join, relative } from 'path'
 
 import { SOURCE_FOLDER } from '../consts'
+import { readTSConfig } from './utils'
 
 export const typesDirectoryName = '_types'
 
@@ -15,13 +16,16 @@ export function getDTSPath(srcScript: string, distPath: string, packageDirectory
 }
 
 export async function generateTypes(outputDirectories: string[]) {
+  const config = await readTSConfig(process.cwd())
+  const target = config?.compilerOptions?.target || 'es5'
+
   for (let i = 0; i < outputDirectories.length; i++) {
     const outputDirectory = outputDirectories[i]
 
     await execa('tsc', [
       '-d',
       '--pretty',
-      '--target', 'es5',
+      '--target', target,
       '--outDir', join(outputDirectory, typesDirectoryName),
       '--skipLibCheck',
       '--declarationMap',
diff --git a/src/build/utils.ts b/src/build/utils.ts
index ce79bb4..599c351 100644
--- a/src/build/utils.ts
+++ b/src/build/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import { parse } from 'comment-json'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { CompilerOptions, ScriptTarget } from 'typescript'
+
 let verbose = false
 
 export function setVerbose(enabled: boolean) {
@@ -14,3 +19,21 @@ export async function safeExec<T>(func: () => Promise<T>, failMessage: string, e
     return error
   }
 }
+
+interface TSConfig {
+  compilerOptions?: Omit<CompilerOptions, 'target'> & {
+    target?: keyof typeof ScriptTarget
+  }
+}
+
+export async function readTSConfig(cwd: string): Promise<null | TSConfig> {
+  const configPath = join(cwd, 'tsconfig.json')
+  const exists = await fs.promises.access(configPath).then(() => true).catch(() => false)
+
+  if (!exists) return null
+
+  const file = await fs.promises.readFile(configPath, 'utf-8')
+  const config = parse(file) as TSConfig
+
+  return config
+}