diff --git a/cli/src/generate/templates/package.json b/cli/src/generate/templates/package.json
index fe67099b50..d0eccc348f 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/templates/package.json
+++ b/cli/src/generate/templates/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "src/**"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "node-addon-api": "^7.1.0",
+    "node-addon-api": "^8.1.0",
     "node-gyp-build": "^4.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {