diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 1d12dd5f..a40fdcaa 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default [
         rules: {
             ...typescriptEslint.configs.recommended.rules,
             "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off",
+            "@typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference": "off",
         },
     },
     {
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84ecd4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "target": "es6",
+    /* Strict Type-Checking Options */
+    "strict": true,
+    /* Additional Checks */
+    /* next line commented out because we need unused vars for type tests */
+    // "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "lib": ["es2017"]
+  },
+  "include": [
+        "types/**/*"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/types/base.d.ts b/types/base.d.ts
index c42583ab..8aaec44c 100644
--- a/types/base.d.ts
+++ b/types/base.d.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-/// <reference types="./action_client.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./action_server.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./action_uuid.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./client.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./clock_type.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./clock.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./context.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./distro.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./duration.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./entity.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./guard_condition.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./interfaces.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./lifecycle.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./lifecycle_publisher.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./logging.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./node.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./node_options.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./parameter.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./publisher.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./qos.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./rate.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./service.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./service_introspection.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./subscription.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./time_source.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./time.d.ts" />
-/// <reference types="./timer.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./action_client.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./action_server.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./action_uuid.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./client.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./clock_type.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./clock.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./context.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./distro.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./duration.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./entity.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./guard_condition.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./interfaces.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./lifecycle.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./lifecycle_publisher.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./logging.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./node.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./node_options.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./parameter.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./publisher.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./qos.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./rate.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./service.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./service_introspection.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./subscription.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./time_source.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./time.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./timer.d.ts" />
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 5e761c65..603c0da0 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference types="./base.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./base.d.ts" />
 
 declare module 'rclnodejs' {
   /**