diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/package.json
index 95b40136c359a..19862aa845b6e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/typescript/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/assertions": "%cdk-version%",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
     "ts-jest": "^27.1.4",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/package.json
index 7c91edc6b4ee1..77bcfe180e8d0 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/lib/typescript/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/assertions": "%cdk-version%",
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/package.json
index 33fccc280d4a9..4b59361dd3346 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/sample-app/typescript/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aws-cdk": "%cdk-version%",
     "@aws-cdk/assertions": "%cdk-version%",
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/package.json
index e7e2690c60598..9994de63ea890 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/typescript/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "cdk": "cdk"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/package.json
index 2f0b6bb9a8ef5..ff17adb798745 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/lib/typescript/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "aws-cdk-lib": "%cdk-version%",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/package.json
index 5ba3737920efd..aff8b059810d2 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/sample-app/typescript/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aws-cdk": "%cdk-version%",
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.1",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/node": "10.17.27",
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",