diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index f62f439119..c19583b653 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: yarn install
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: verify plugin template
+        run: yarn lerna -- run diff -- --check
+
       - name: lint
         run: yarn lerna -- run lint --since origin/master
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f7eb2c5f5..f98ac41ad2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "bundle": "yarn build && yarn workspace example-app bundle",
     "build": "lerna run build",
     "clean": "lerna run clean",
+    "diff": "lerna run diff --",
     "test": "yarn build && lerna run test --since origin/master -- --coverage",
     "test:all": "yarn build && lerna run test -- --coverage",
     "lint": "lerna run lint --since origin/master --",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index 24ab67f830..5596eb9151 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^9.3.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.1.2",
-    "@types/jest": "^24.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^25.2.1",
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "@types/react-router-dom": "^5.1.3",
     "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
index bbb6592d62..896266b5a5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^9.3.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.1.2",
-    "@types/jest": "^24.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^25.2.1",
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.0.4",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "^3.0.3"