diff --git a/conan/internal/api/new/autotools_lib.py b/conan/internal/api/new/autotools_lib.py
index b511f0bf885..8c0103d38a8 100644
--- a/conan/internal/api/new/autotools_lib.py
+++ b/conan/internal/api/new/autotools_lib.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 class {{package_name}}Conan(ConanFile):
     name = "{{name}}"
     version = "{{version}}"
+    package_type = "library"
 
     # Optional metadata
     license = "<Put the package license here>"
diff --git a/conan/internal/api/new/basic.py b/conan/internal/api/new/basic.py
index 66188ee408e..e726e83f606 100644
--- a/conan/internal/api/new/basic.py
+++ b/conan/internal/api/new/basic.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def inject_get_or_else(variable, default):
 class BasicConanfile(ConanFile):
 ''' + _conanfile_header + '''\
 
+    # Check the documentation for the rest of the available attributes
+
+
     # The requirements method allows you to define the dependencies of your recipe
     def requirements(self):
         # Each call to self.requires() will add the corresponding requirement
diff --git a/conan/internal/api/new/bazel_lib.py b/conan/internal/api/new/bazel_lib.py
index 9775a913795..f8ce5cea8ca 100644
--- a/conan/internal/api/new/bazel_lib.py
+++ b/conan/internal/api/new/bazel_lib.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 class {{package_name}}Recipe(ConanFile):
     name = "{{name}}"
     version = "{{version}}"
+    package_type = "library"
 
     # Binary configuration
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
diff --git a/conan/internal/api/new/cmake_lib.py b/conan/internal/api/new/cmake_lib.py
index 668b6eac16f..56ea6693571 100644
--- a/conan/internal/api/new/cmake_lib.py
+++ b/conan/internal/api/new/cmake_lib.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class {{package_name}}Recipe(ConanFile):
     name = "{{name}}"
     version = "{{version}}"
+    package_type = "library"
 
     # Optional metadata
     license = "<Put the package license here>"
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ def test(self):
 
 int main() {
     {{package_name}}();
-    
+
     std::vector<std::string> vec;
     vec.push_back("test_package");
 
diff --git a/conan/internal/api/new/meson_lib.py b/conan/internal/api/new/meson_lib.py
index b23a3f19f9d..bb38a6f746e 100644
--- a/conan/internal/api/new/meson_lib.py
+++ b/conan/internal/api/new/meson_lib.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 class {{package_name}}Conan(ConanFile):
     name = "{{name}}"
     version = "{{version}}"
+    package_type = "library"
 
     # Binary configuration
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"