diff --git a/src/init/c/package.json b/src/init/c/package.json
index e54ae4a..6051ab7 100644
--- a/src/init/c/package.json
+++ b/src/init/c/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "hooks-cli compile-c contracts build/ --headers contracts/include",
-    "deploy": "npm run build && ts-node src/index.ts"
+    "deploy": "npm run build && tsx src/index.ts"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tsconfig/node24": "^24.0.4",
     "@xahau/hooks-cli": "^2.1.0",
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
+    "tsx": "^4.19.2",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/init/js/package.json b/src/init/js/package.json
index 42821e5..87c2f35 100644
--- a/src/init/js/package.json
+++ b/src/init/js/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "hooks-cli compile-js contracts/base.ts build/",
-    "deploy": "npm run build && ts-node src/index.ts"
+    "deploy": "npm run build && tsx src/index.ts"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tsconfig/node24": "^24.0.4",
     "@xahau/hooks-cli": "^2.1.0",
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
+    "tsx": "^4.19.2",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/init.test.ts b/test/integration/init.test.ts
index e5eacdf..709cbf8 100644
--- a/test/integration/init.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/init.test.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe("Init Tests", () => {
       );
       // Defaults to npm when no package manager is specified.
       expect(generatedPackage.scripts.deploy).toBe(
-        "npm run build && ts-node src/index.ts"
+        "npm run build && tsx src/index.ts"
       );
     });
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe("Init Tests", () => {
             )
           );
           expect(generatedPackage.scripts.deploy).toBe(
-            `${packageManager} run build && ts-node src/index.ts`
+            `${packageManager} run build && tsx src/index.ts`
           );
         });
       }