diff --git a/.changeset/dull-stingrays-film.md b/.changeset/dull-stingrays-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2e53738ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-stingrays-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@patternfly/create-element": patch
+---
+
+Fixed type errors in create-element template
diff --git a/tools/create-element/package.json b/tools/create-element/package.json
index 7499387bdd..94216e0f1f 100644
--- a/tools/create-element/package.json
+++ b/tools/create-element/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   "bin": {
     "create-app": "bin/main.js"
   },
+  "contributors": [
+    "Martin Pitt <mpitt@redhat.com>"
+  ],
   "keywords": [
     "custom elements",
     "custom-elements",
diff --git a/tools/create-element/templates/element/element.ts b/tools/create-element/templates/element/element.ts
index 8f35f9fcab..5c9ff8db26 100644
--- a/tools/create-element/templates/element/element.ts
+++ b/tools/create-element/templates/element/element.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LitElement, html } from 'lit';
+import { LitElement, html, type TemplateResult } from 'lit';
 import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators/custom-element.js';
 
 import styles from '<%= cssRelativePath %>';
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import styles from '<%= cssRelativePath %>';
  */
 @customElement('<%= tagName %>')
 export class <%= className %> extends LitElement {
-  static readonly styles = [styles];
+  static readonly styles: CSSStyleSheet[] = [styles];
 
-  render() {
+  render(): TemplateResult<1> {
     return html`
       <slot></slot>
     `;