diff --git a/examples/module-federation/mf-react-component/stories/index.stories.tsx b/examples/module-federation/mf-react-component/stories/index.stories.tsx
index 0f48ef128..f072df122 100644
--- a/examples/module-federation/mf-react-component/stories/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/examples/module-federation/mf-react-component/stories/index.stories.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 // @ts-ignore ignore remote module type check for passing ci run build because we set @mf-types folder in .gitignore
 import { Counter } from 'rslib-module';
 
diff --git a/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx b/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
index 1b3260a4e..be37643e0 100644
--- a/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import type React from 'react';
 import styles from './index.module.scss';
 
 interface CounterButtonProps {
diff --git a/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/index.tsx b/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/index.tsx
index eb6493c95..66d57bec3 100644
--- a/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react-component-bundle-false/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import type React from 'react';
 import { CounterButton } from './components/CounterButton';
 import { useCounter } from './useCounter';
 import './index.scss';
diff --git a/examples/react-component-bundle/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx b/examples/react-component-bundle/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
index 1b3260a4e..be37643e0 100644
--- a/examples/react-component-bundle/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react-component-bundle/src/components/CounterButton/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import type React from 'react';
 import styles from './index.module.scss';
 
 interface CounterButtonProps {
diff --git a/examples/react-component-bundle/src/index.tsx b/examples/react-component-bundle/src/index.tsx
index eb6493c95..66d57bec3 100644
--- a/examples/react-component-bundle/src/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react-component-bundle/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import type React from 'react';
 import { CounterButton } from './components/CounterButton';
 import { useCounter } from './useCounter';
 import './index.scss';
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-js/src/Button.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-js/src/Button.jsx
index 38d46813e..1e0570fb3 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-js/src/Button.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-js/src/Button.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 export const Button = ({
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-ts/src/Button.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-ts/src/Button.tsx
index b3e99514f..18018d316 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-ts/src/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/base/react-ts/src/Button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 interface ButtonProps {
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-node-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-node-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-node-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-js/tests/index.test.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-js/tests/index.test.jsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-js/tests/index.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-js/tests/index.test.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/index.test.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/fragments/tools/vitest-react-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-dual]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-dual]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-dual]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-esm]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-esm]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[node-esm]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-js/src/Button.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-js/src/Button.jsx
index 38d46813e..1e0570fb3 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-js/src/Button.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-js/src/Button.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 export const Button = ({
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-ts/src/Button.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-ts/src/Button.tsx
index b3e99514f..18018d316 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-ts/src/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[]-ts/src/Button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 interface ButtonProps {
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
index 38d46813e..1e0570fb3 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 export const Button = ({
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
index b3e99514f..18018d316 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 interface ButtonProps {
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook,vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-js/src/Button.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-js/src/Button.jsx
index 38d46813e..1e0570fb3 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-js/src/Button.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-js/src/Button.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 export const Button = ({
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-ts/src/Button.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-ts/src/Button.tsx
index b3e99514f..18018d316 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-ts/src/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[storybook]-ts/src/Button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 interface ButtonProps {
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
index 38d46813e..1e0570fb3 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/src/Button.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 export const Button = ({
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-js/tests/index.test.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
index b3e99514f..18018d316 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/src/Button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import './button.css';
 
 interface ButtonProps {
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
index 873abfe08..ec2349fc6 100644
--- a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { Button } from '../src/Button';
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64654a135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rslib/template-[react]-[vitest]-ts/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [".", "../vitest.setup.ts"]
+}