diff --git a/cli/src/new/package.ts b/cli/src/new/package.ts
index ef5c009f..84678e12 100644
--- a/cli/src/new/package.ts
+++ b/cli/src/new/package.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ export const createPackageJson = (
     license: 'MIT',
     devDependencies: {
       '@napi-rs/cli': `^${version}`,
-      ava: '^4.3.0',
+      ava: '^4.3.3',
+    },
+    ava: {
+      timeout: '3m',
     },
     engines: {
       node: '>= 10',