diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/tsconfig.json b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/tsconfig.json
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index 0000000000..d77f0fe3b4
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+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "@backstage/cli/config/tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [
+    "src",
+    "dev",
+    "migrations"
+  ],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"],
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist-types",
+    "rootDir": "."
+  }
+}