diff --git a/configure.ts b/configure.ts
index 15343a4..9a2df1a 100644
--- a/configure.ts
+++ b/configure.ts
@@ -75,15 +75,8 @@ export const configureTsConfig = () => {
     // Ignored
   }
 
-  // Base package in our setup is ESM, type: module.
   if (typeof configuration.compilerOptions.module === 'undefined') {
-    configuration.compilerOptions.module = 'NodeNext'
-  }
-
-  // Avoid the need to add (.js) file endings (already handled by Metro bundler).
-  // Currently set to NodeNext in official React Native TypeScript Configuration.
-  if (typeof configuration.compilerOptions.moduleResolution === 'undefined') {
-    configuration.compilerOptions.moduleResolution = 'node'
+    configuration.compilerOptions.module = 'ESNext' // RN default is ES2015??
   }
 
   writeFileSync(tsconfigPath, JSON.stringify(configuration, null, 2))
diff --git a/template/app/package.json b/template/app/package.json
index 8afb6fb..efed569 100644
--- a/template/app/package.json
+++ b/template/app/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@testing-library/jest-native": "^5.4.3",
-    "@testing-library/react-native": "^12.5.3",
+    "@testing-library/react-native": "^12.6.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.3",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.73.0",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
     "icon-numic-plugin": "^1.4.4",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
-    "numic": "^2.3.0",
+    "numic": "^2.4.1",
     "react-test-renderer": "^18.3.1",
     "typescript": "^5.5.4"
   },
diff --git a/template/app/tsconfig.json b/template/app/tsconfig.json
index 500c354..f225cde 100644
--- a/template/app/tsconfig.json
+++ b/template/app/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "@react-native/typescript-config/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "strict": false,
     "module": "ESNext"
   }
 }
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/default/package.json b/template/default/package.json
index 699ecbe..064ae53 100644
--- a/template/default/package.json
+++ b/template/default/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
     "icon-numic-plugin": "^1.4.4",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
-    "numic": "^2.3.0",
+    "numic": "^2.4.1",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
     "typescript": "^5.5.4"
   },
diff --git a/test/configuration.test.ts b/test/configuration.test.ts
index a68f71b..96a4f8d 100644
--- a/test/configuration.test.ts
+++ b/test/configuration.test.ts
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ test('Extended tsconfig properties are removed.', async () => {
   // Always extend RN template config.
   expect(tsconfigContents.extends).toBe('@react-native/typescript-config/tsconfig.json')
   // Always added.
-  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.module).toBe('NodeNext')
-  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.moduleResolution).toBe('node')
+  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.module).toBe('ESNext')
+  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.moduleResolution).toBe(undefined)
   expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.skipLibCheck).toBe(true)
   // Extended excludes removed.
   expect(tsconfigContents.exclude).toEqual(['node_modules', 'my-stuff'])
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ test('tsconfig from package.json is merged in.', async () => {
   expect(tsconfigContents.extends).toBe('@react-native/typescript-config/tsconfig.json')
   // Always added.
   expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.skipLibCheck).toBe(false)
-  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.moduleResolution).toBe('node')
+  expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.moduleResolution).toBe(undefined)
   expect(tsconfigContents.include).toEqual(['global.d.ts'])
   expect(tsconfigContents.compilerOptions.module).toBe('esm')
 })