diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index 888547cb2e..65a4f755d1 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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+    "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
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     "typescript": "^5.4.5"
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@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
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+    "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7238f5c760..40ca707e0c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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         "typedoc": "^0.25.13",
         "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^2.2.0",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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+        "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
         "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
         "typescript": "^5.4.5"
       },
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
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-        "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+        "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
         "tsx": "^4.10.5",
         "typescript": "^5.4.5"
       }
@@ -17229,9 +17229,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-br6GJoH/WUX4pu7FbZXuWGKGNDuU7b8Uj77g/Sp7puZV6EXzuByl6JrECvm0MzVzSTkSHWTihsXt+5XYER5b+g==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6L9qz3ginTd1NKhOxmkP0qU3FyKjj5CPoY+anszfVn6Pmv/RIKzhiMCsH7Yb7UvJR9I2A64rm4zQl531s2F1iw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "bs-logger": "0.x",
@@ -17247,10 +17247,11 @@
         "ts-jest": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
+        "node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": ">=7.0.0-beta.0 <8",
+        "@jest/transform": "^29.0.0",
         "@jest/types": "^29.0.0",
         "babel-jest": "^29.0.0",
         "jest": "^29.0.0",
@@ -17260,6 +17261,9 @@
         "@babel/core": {
           "optional": true
         },
+        "@jest/transform": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
         "@jest/types": {
           "optional": true
         },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ce5e592a7..36bec16b21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
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     "markdownlint-cli2": "^0.13.0",
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
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+    "ts-jest": "^29.1.3",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typedoc": "^0.25.13",
     "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^2.2.0",