diff --git a/packages/make/.gitignore b/packages/make/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6c7c2852d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/make/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.js
diff --git a/packages/make/.npmignore b/packages/make/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a527d071cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/make/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tsconfig.json
+*.ts
diff --git a/packages/make/index.js b/packages/make/index.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from packages/make/index.js
rename to packages/make/index.ts
index 639130d3322..9f86e798d4d 100644
--- a/packages/make/index.js
+++ b/packages/make/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"use strict";
-
 /**
  * Is called and returns a scaffolding instance, adding properties
  *
@@ -7,6 +5,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-module.exports = function make() {
+export default function make() {
 	return console.log("make me");
-};
+}
diff --git a/packages/make/package-lock.json b/packages/make/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d4b222f44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/make/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"requires": true,
+	"lockfileVersion": 1,
+	"dependencies": {
+		"typescript": {
+			"version": "2.9.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.9.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Gr4p6nFNaoufRIY4NMdpQRNmgxVIGMs4Fcu/ujdYk3nAZqk7supzBE9idmvfZIlH/Cuj//dvi+019qEue9lV0w=="
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/make/package.json b/packages/make/package.json
index 7ca06468a58..93e08de74aa 100644
--- a/packages/make/package.json
+++ b/packages/make/package.json
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "typescript": "^2.9.2"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/make/tsconfig.json b/packages/make/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4082f16a5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/make/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json"
+}