diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index adfcd7c..6797971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node_version: [16, 18, 20]
+        node_version: [20]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-linux.yml
index 9c8a0b3..ddab055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-linux.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node_version:
-          - 18
+          - 20
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         target_features:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-macOS.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-macOS.yml
index 24be806..e5677c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-macOS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-macOS.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node_version:
-          - 18
+          - 20
         os:
           - macOS-latest
         target_features:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
index 2ed9973..c1fb2ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node_version:
-          - 18
+          - 20
         os:
           - windows-latest
         target_features:
diff --git a/cli-bundler/package.json b/cli-bundler/package.json
index 5731a41..8d1832d 100644
--- a/cli-bundler/package.json
+++ b/cli-bundler/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "del": "^6.1.0",
 
     // @if requirejs
-    "requirejs": "^2.3.6",
+    "requirejs": "^2.3.7",
     // @endif
     // @if alameda
     "alameda": "^1.4.0",
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     // @endif
 
     // @if postcss
-    "gulp-postcss": "^9.0.1",
-    "postcss": "^8.4.24",
-    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
-    "cssnano": "^6.0.1",
+    "gulp-postcss": "^10.0.0",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.47",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
+    "cssnano": "^7.0.6",
     "postcss-url": "^10.1.3",
     // @endif
 
     // @if sass
     "gulp-dart-sass": "^1.1.0",
-    "node-sass-package-importer": "^5.3.2",
+    "node-sass-package-importer": "^5.3.3",
     // @endif
 
     // @if stylus
-    "gulp-stylus": "^3.0.0",
+    "gulp-stylus": "^3.0.1",
     // @endif
 
     // @if htmlmin
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "connect": "^3.7.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "^2.0.0",
     "connect-injector": "^0.4.4",
-    "serve-static": "^1.15.0",
-    "socket.io": "^4.7.1",
+    "serve-static": "^1.16.2",
+    "socket.io": "^4.8.0",
     "open": "^8.4.0",
     "server-destroy": "^1.0.1",
 
diff --git a/common/.eslintrc.json b/common/.eslintrc.json
index 1108443..aaead5a 100644
--- a/common/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/common/.eslintrc.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "no-unused-vars": 0,
     // @if typescript
     "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": 0,
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": 0,
     // @endif
     "no-prototype-builtins": 0,
     "no-console": 0,
diff --git a/common/babel.config.json__if_babel b/common/babel.config.json__if_babel
index 36f111a..246a545 100644
--- a/common/babel.config.json__if_babel
+++ b/common/babel.config.json__if_babel
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ],
   "plugins": [
     ["@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators", { "version": "legacy" }],
-    ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties", { "loose": true }],
+    ["@babel/plugin-transform-class-properties", { "loose": true }],
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/common/package.json b/common/package.json
index 3a60df5..87b08d5 100644
--- a/common/package.json
+++ b/common/package.json
@@ -9,41 +9,40 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   // @if ! plugin
   "dependencies": {
-    "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.4.0",
+    "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.4.1",
     "aurelia-animator-css": "^1.0.4"
   },
   // @endif
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^8.43.0",
-    "aurelia-cli": "^3.0.1",
+    "aurelia-cli": "^3.0.3",
     "aurelia-testing": "^1.1.0",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
-    "gulp-eslint-new": "^1.8.1",
+    "gulp-eslint-new": "^2.3.0",
     "minimatch": "^5.1.2",
     "promise-polyfill": "^8.3.0",
 
     // @if plugin
-    "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.4.0",
+    "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.4.1",
     "aurelia-animator-css": "^1.0.4",
     // @endif
 
     // @if babel
-    "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.22.5",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.22.5",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.18.6",
+    "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.25.8",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.25.7",
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import": "^7.8.3",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.22.5",
-    "@babel/core": "^7.22.5",
-    "@babel/register": "^7.18.9",
-    "regenerator-runtime": "^0.13.11",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.8",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.25.8",
+    "@babel/register": "^7.25.7",
+    "regenerator-runtime": "^0.14.1",
     // @endif
 
     // @if typescript
-    "typescript": "^5.1.6",
-    "tslib": "^2.6.0",
-    "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.60.1",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.60.1",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.3",
+    "tslib": "^2.8.0",
+    "@types/node": "^22.7.8",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.11.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.11.0",
     // @endif
   },
   // @if postcss || babel
diff --git a/e2e-test.js b/e2e-test.js
index 5e750c8..02ddcba 100644
--- a/e2e-test.js
+++ b/e2e-test.js
@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@
 const spawn = require('cross-spawn');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const del = require('del');
 const test = require('ava');
-const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
 const kill = require('tree-kill');
 
+async function delay(secs) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, secs);
+  });
+}
+
 const isWin32 = process.platform === 'win32';
-const dir = __dirname;
 
-const folder = path.join(dir, 'test-skeletons');
+const folder = path.join(__dirname, 'test-skeletons');
 console.log('-- cleanup ' + folder);
-del.sync(folder);
+fs.rmSync(folder, {recursive: true, force: true});
 fs.mkdirSync(folder);
 
 // Somehow taskkill on windows would not send SIGTERM signal to proc,
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ function killProc(proc) {
 }
 
 
-function run(command, dataCB, errorCB) {
+function run(command, cwd, dataCB, errorCB) {
   const [cmd, ...args] = command.split(' ');
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const env = Object.create(process.env);
@@ -41,8 +44,9 @@ function run(command, dataCB, errorCB) {
     // need to reset NODE_ENV back to development because this whole
     // test is running in NODE_ENV=test which will affect gulp build
     env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
-    const proc = spawn(cmd, args, {env});
-    proc.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
+    const proc = spawn(cmd, args, {env, cwd});
+    proc.on('exit', async (code, signal) => {
+      await delay(1);
       if (code && signal !== 'SIGTERM' && !win32Killed.has(proc.pid)) {
         reject(new Error(cmd + ' ' + args.join(' ') + ' process exit code: ' + code + ' signal: ' + signal));
       } else {
@@ -55,33 +59,26 @@ function run(command, dataCB, errorCB) {
       if (dataCB) {
         dataCB(data, () => {
           console.log(`-- kill "${command}"`);
-          killProc(proc);
+          setTimeout(() => killProc(proc), 500);
         });
       }
     });
     proc.stderr.on('data', data => {
       process.stderr.write(data);
-      // Ingore webpack warning
-      if (data.toString().includes('DeprecationWarning')) return;
+      // Skip webpack5 deprecation warning.
+      if (data.toString().toLowerCase().includes('deprecation')) return;
+      // Skip BABEL warning (used by dumber bundler) when reading @aurelia/runtime-html
+      if (data.toString().includes('The code generator has deoptimised the styling')) return;
       if (errorCB) {
         errorCB(data, () => {
           console.log(`-- kill "${command}"`);
-          killProc(proc);
+          setTimeout(() => killProc(proc), 500);
         });
       }
     })
   });
 }
 
-async function takeScreenshot(url, filePath) {
-  const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
-  const page = await browser.newPage();
-  await page.goto(url);
-  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 6000));
-  await page.screenshot({path: filePath});
-  await browser.close();
-}
-
 const targetCLI = (process.env.TARGET_CLI || null);
 
 const targetFeatures = (process.env.TARGET_FEATURES || '').toLowerCase().split(',').filter(p => p);
@@ -154,26 +151,24 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
 
   test.serial(title, async t => {
     console.log(title);
-    process.chdir(folder);
 
-    const makeCmd = `npx makes ${dir} ${appName} -s ${features.join(',')}`;
+    const makeCmd = `npx makes ${__dirname} ${appName} -s ${features.join(',')}`;
     console.log('-- ' + makeCmd);
-    await run(makeCmd);
+    await run(makeCmd, folder);
     t.pass('made skeleton');
-    process.chdir(appFolder);
 
     patchPackageJson(appFolder, targetCLI);
 
     console.log('-- npm i');
-    await run('npm i');
+    await run('npm i', appFolder);
     t.pass('installed deps');
 
     console.log('-- npm test');
-    await run('npm test');
+    await run('npm test', appFolder);
     t.pass('finished unit tests');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate attribute NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate attribute NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate attribute NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate attribute failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -181,7 +176,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated attribute');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate component NewThing .');
-    await run('npx au generate component NewThing .', null,
+    await run('npx au generate component NewThing .', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate component failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -189,7 +184,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated component');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate element NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate element NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate element NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate element failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -197,7 +192,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated element');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate value-converter NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate value-converter NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate value-converter NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate value-converter failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -205,7 +200,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated value-converter');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate binding-behavior NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate binding-behavior NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate binding-behavior NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate binding-behavior failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -213,7 +208,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated binding-behavior');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate task NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate task NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate task NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate task failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -221,7 +216,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated task');
 
     console.log('-- npx au generate generator NewThing');
-    await run('npx au generate generator NewThing', null,
+    await run('npx au generate generator NewThing', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('au generate generator failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -229,7 +224,7 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
     t.pass('generated generator');
 
     console.log('-- npm run build');
-    await run('npm run build', null,
+    await run('npm run build', appFolder, null,
       (data, kill) => {
         t.fail('build failed: ' + data.toString());
       }
@@ -242,36 +237,25 @@ skeletons.forEach((features, i) => {
       if (!m) return;
       const url = m[1];
       t.pass(m[0]);
-
-      try {
-        if (!process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS) {
-          console.log('-- take screenshot');
-          await takeScreenshot(url, path.join(folder, appName + '.png'));
-        }
-        kill();
-      } catch (e) {
-        t.fail(e.message);
-        kill();
-      }
+      kill();
     };
 
     // Webpack5 now prints Loopback: http://localhost:5000 in stderr!
-    await run('npm start', runE2e, runE2e);
+    await run('npm start', appFolder, runE2e, runE2e);
 
     if (features.includes('playwright')) {
       console.log('-- npx playwright test --project chromium');
-      await run('npx playwright install --with-deps');
-      await run('npx playwright test --project chromium');
+      await run('npx playwright install --with-deps', appFolder);
+      await run('npx playwright test --project chromium', appFolder);
     }
 
     if (process.platform === 'linux' && features.includes('docker')) {
       console.log('-- npm run docker:build');
-      await run(`npm run docker:build`);
+      await run(`npm run docker:build`, appFolder);
       t.pass('passed docker:build');
     }
 
     console.log('-- remove folder ' + appName);
-    process.chdir(folder);
-    await del(appFolder);
+    await fs.promises.rm(appFolder, {recursive: true});
   });
 });
diff --git a/jest/package.json b/jest/package.json
index ecefb22..0b9bf5e 100644
--- a/jest/package.json
+++ b/jest/package.json
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jest": "^29.5.0",
-    "jest-cli": "^29.5.0",
+    "jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "jest-cli": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-transform-stub": "^2.0.0",
     "aurelia-loader-nodejs": "^1.1.0",
     "aurelia-pal-nodejs": "^2.0.0",
 
     // @if babel
-    "babel-jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
     // @endif
 
     // @if typescript
-    "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
-    "@types/jest": "^29.5.2",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.2.5",
+    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
     // @endif
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/karma/package.json b/karma/package.json
index cdd6b7a..3c4f9e7 100644
--- a/karma/package.json
+++ b/karma/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jasmine-core": "^4.5.0",
-    "karma": "^6.4.2",
+    "jasmine-core": "^5.4.0",
+    "karma": "^6.4.4",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^3.2.0",
     "karma-jasmine": "^5.1.0",
-    "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.8",
+    "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.4.0",
 
     // @if babel
     "karma-babel-preprocessor": "^8.0.2",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     // @if typescript
     "karma-typescript-preprocessor": "^0.4.0",
-    "@types/jasmine": "^4.3.5",
+    "@types/jasmine": "^5.1.4",
     // @endif
   },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb6ce55..205c1f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
     "ava": "^3.15.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
-    "del": "^6.0.0",
     "glob": "^10.3.1",
     "makes": "^3.2.0",
     "mock-fs": "^5.2.0",
     "npm-check-updates": "^16.10.13",
-    "puppeteer": "^20.7.3",
     "semver": "^7.5.3",
     "standard-changelog": "^3.0.0",
     "tree-kill": "^1.2.2",
diff --git a/playwright/package.json b/playwright/package.json
index 0aaf2ac..7ad00c0 100644
--- a/playwright/package.json
+++ b/playwright/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.35.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.48.1",
   },
   "scripts": {
     "e2e": "playwright test"
diff --git a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/attributes__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/color.spec.ext b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/attributes__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/color.spec.ext
index 913f6ca..640a2a5 100644
--- a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/attributes__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/color.spec.ext
+++ b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/attributes__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/color.spec.ext
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('color attribute', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('sets font color', done => {
+  it('sets font color', async () => {
     let model = {color: 'green'};
 
     component = StageComponent
@@ -24,13 +24,8 @@ describe('color attribute', () => {
       .inView('<p color.bind="color"></p>')
       .boundTo(model);
 
-    component.create(bootstrap).then(() => {
-      const view = component.element;
-      expect(view.style.color).toBe('green');
-      done();
-    }).catch(e => {
-      fail(e);
-      done();
-    });
+    await component.create(bootstrap);
+    const view = component.element;
+    expect(view.style.color).toBe('green');
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/binding-behaviors__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/primary-click.spec.ext b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/binding-behaviors__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/primary-click.spec.ext
index aa2979c..0e8dcf4 100644
--- a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/binding-behaviors__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/primary-click.spec.ext
+++ b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/binding-behaviors__if_plugin-scaffold-basic/primary-click.spec.ext
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('primaryClick binding behavior', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('sets font color', done => {
+  it('sets font color', async () => {
     let hitted = false;
     function hit() { hitted = true; }
 
@@ -45,19 +45,16 @@ describe('primaryClick binding behavior', () => {
       .boundTo(model);
 
     let view;
-    component.create(bootstrap).then(() => {
-      view = component.element;
-      fireEvent(view, 'click', {button: 0});
-    }).then(delay).then(() => {
-      expect(hitted).toBe(true);
-      hitted = false;
-      fireEvent(view, 'click', {button: 1});
-    }).then(delay).then(() => {
-      expect(hitted).toBe(false);
-      done();
-    }).catch(e => {
-      fail(e);
-      done();
-    });
+    await component.create(bootstrap);
+    view = component.element;
+    fireEvent(view, 'click', {button: 0});
+    await delay();
+
+    expect(hitted).toBe(true);
+    hitted = false;
+    fireEvent(view, 'click', {button: 1});
+    await delay();
+
+    expect(hitted).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/elements/hello-world.spec.ext b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/elements/hello-world.spec.ext
index d1a7b70..b376fb0 100644
--- a/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/elements/hello-world.spec.ext
+++ b/plugin/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/elements/hello-world.spec.ext
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('hello-world element', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('says hello world with message', done => {
+  it('says hello world with message', async () => {
     let model = {message: 'from me'};
 
     component = StageComponent
@@ -24,13 +24,8 @@ describe('hello-world element', () => {
       .inView('<hello-world message.bind="message"></hello-world>')
       .boundTo(model);
 
-    component.create(bootstrap).then(() => {
-      const view = component.element;
-      expect(view.textContent.trim()).toBe('Hello world from me');
-      done();
-    }).catch(e => {
-      fail(e);
-      done();
-    });
+    await component.create(bootstrap);
+    const view = component.element;
+    expect(view.textContent.trim()).toBe('Hello world from me');
   });
 });
diff --git a/scaffold-minimum/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/app.spec.ext b/scaffold-minimum/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/app.spec.ext
index 467fdc8..c18821d 100644
--- a/scaffold-minimum/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/app.spec.ext
+++ b/scaffold-minimum/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit/app.spec.ext
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@ describe('Stage App Component', () => {
 
   afterEach(() => component.dispose());
 
-  it('should render message', done => {
-    component.create(bootstrap).then(() => {
-      const view = component.element;
-      expect(view.textContent.trim()).toBe('Hello World!');
-      done();
-    }).catch(e => {
-      fail(e);
-      done();
-    });
+  it('should render message', async () => {
+    await component.create(bootstrap);
+    const view = component.element;
+    expect(view.textContent.trim()).toBe('Hello World!');
   });
 });
diff --git a/scaffold-navigation/package.json b/scaffold-navigation/package.json
index 13ca812..ea91529 100644
--- a/scaffold-navigation/package.json
+++ b/scaffold-navigation/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "whatwg-fetch": "^3.6.2",
+    "whatwg-fetch": "^3.6.20",
     "aurelia-fetch-client": "^1.8.2",
     "bootstrap": "^4.6.1",
     "popper.js": "^1.16.1",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^5.15.4",
-    "jquery": "^3.7.0"
+    "jquery": "^3.7.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_babel/users.spec.js b/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_babel/users.spec.js
index 5b55704..312ae61 100644
--- a/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_babel/users.spec.js
+++ b/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_babel/users.spec.js
@@ -9,22 +9,19 @@ class HttpStub {
     });
   }
 
-  configure(func) {
-  }
+  configure(func) { /**/ }
 }
 
 describe('the Users module', () => {
-  it('sets fetch response to users', (done) => {
+  it('sets fetch response to users', async () => {
     var http = new HttpStub();
     var sut = new Users(http);
     var itemStubs = [1];
     var itemFake = [2];
 
     http.itemStub = itemStubs;
-    sut.activate().then(() => {
-      expect(sut.users).toBe(itemStubs);
-      expect(sut.users).not.toBe(itemFake);
-      done();
-    });
+    await sut.activate();
+    expect(sut.users).toBe(itemStubs);
+    expect(sut.users).not.toBe(itemFake);
   });
 });
diff --git a/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_typescript/users.spec.ts b/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_typescript/users.spec.ts
index 41d8b20..3ab8a53 100644
--- a/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_typescript/users.spec.ts
+++ b/scaffold-navigation/test__if_karma_or_jest/unit__if_typescript/users.spec.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import {HttpClient} from 'aurelia-fetch-client';
 
 class HttpStub {
   items: any[];
-  
+
   fetch(url) {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
       resolve({ json: () => this.items });
     });
   }
-  
+
   configure(func) { /**/ }
 }
 
@@ -18,19 +18,16 @@ function createHttpStub(): any {
 }
 
 describe('the Users module', () => {
+  it('sets fetch response to users', async () => {
+    const http = createHttpStub();
+    const sut = new Users(<HttpClient>http);
+    const itemStubs = [1];
+    const itemFake = [2];
 
-  it('sets fetch response to users', (done) => {
-    const http = createHttpStub(),
-      sut = new Users(<HttpClient>http),
-      itemStubs = [1],
-      itemFake = [2];
-        
     http.items = itemStubs;
-    
-    sut.activate().then(() => {
-      expect(sut.users).toBe(itemStubs);
-      expect(sut.users).not.toBe(itemFake);
-      done();
-    });
+
+    await sut.activate();
+    expect(sut.users).toBe(itemStubs);
+    expect(sut.users).not.toBe(itemFake);
   });
 });
diff --git a/webpack/package.json b/webpack/package.json
index 9ca6685..de31387 100644
--- a/webpack/package.json
+++ b/webpack/package.json
@@ -1,57 +1,57 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
     // @if dotnet-core
-    "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.25.4",
+    "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.26.1",
     // @endif
 
     // @if babel
-    "babel-loader": "^9.1.2",
-    "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^6.1.1",
+    "babel-loader": "^9.2.1",
+    "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^7.0.0",
     // @endif
 
     // @if typescript
-    "ts-loader": "^9.4.4",
-    "@types/webpack": "^5.28.1",
+    "ts-loader": "^9.5.1",
+    "@types/webpack": "^5.28.5",
     // @endif
 
     // @if less
-    "less-loader": "^11.1.3",
-    "less": "^4.1.3",
+    "less-loader": "^12.2.0",
+    "less": "^4.2.0",
     // @endif
 
     // @if postcss
-    "postcss-loader": "^7.3.3",
-    "postcss": "^8.4.24",
-    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
-    "cssnano": "^6.0.1",
+    "postcss-loader": "^8.1.1",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.47",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
+    "cssnano": "^7.0.6",
     // @endif
 
     // @if sass
-    "sass-loader": "^13.3.2",
-    "sass": "^1.63.6",
+    "sass-loader": "^16.0.2",
+    "sass": "^1.80.3",
     // @endif
 
     // @if stylus
-    "stylus-loader": "^7.1.3",
-    "stylus": "^0.59.0",
+    "stylus-loader": "^8.1.1",
+    "stylus": "^0.64.0",
     // @endif
 
-    "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.5.3",
-    "copy-webpack-plugin": "^11.0.0",
-    "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.7.6",
-    "aurelia-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.5",
+    "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.6.2",
+    "copy-webpack-plugin": "^12.0.2",
+    "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.9.1",
+    "aurelia-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.6",
     "duplicate-package-checker-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.0",
     "clean-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
-    "webpack": "^5.88.1",
+    "webpack": "^5.95.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.15.1",
-    "expose-loader": "^4.1.0",
-    "style-loader": "^3.3.3",
-    "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
-    "app-settings-loader": "^2.0.9",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.1.0",
+    "expose-loader": "^5.0.0",
+    "style-loader": "^4.0.0",
+    "css-loader": "^7.1.2",
+    "app-settings-loader": "^2.0.10",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.7",
-    "html-loader": "^4.2.0",
-    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.9.0",
+    "html-loader": "^5.1.0",
+    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.10.2",
     "tree-kill": "^1.2.2"
   },
   "scripts": {