diff --git a/assets/templates/npm/.package.json b/assets/templates/npm/.package.json
index ebc943f..52cbb23 100644
--- a/assets/templates/npm/.package.json
+++ b/assets/templates/npm/.package.json
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ fileName: package.json
   "author": "{{module.author}}",
   "license": "{{module.license}}",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "(tstest test/ --web)",
+    "test": "(tstest test/ --verbose --logfile --timeout 60)",
     "build": "(tsbuild --web --allowimplicitany)",
     "buildDocs": "(tsdoc)"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^3.1.2",
-    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.0",
-    "@git.zone/tstest": "^3.1.3",
-    "@types/node": "^24.10.1"
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^4.1.2",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.1",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^3.1.8",
+    "@types/node": "^25.2.0"
   },
-  "dependencies": {}
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^6.0.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/assets/templates/npm/ts/index.ts b/assets/templates/npm/ts/index.ts
index fb852ff..8f1f224 100644
--- a/assets/templates/npm/ts/index.ts
+++ b/assets/templates/npm/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import * as plugins from './{{module.name}}.plugins.js';
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 
 export let demoExport = 'Hi there! :) This is an exported string';
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ae336f6..3a2f8e2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-01 - 2.13.5 - fix(templates/npm)
+update npm template: tweak test script, bump devDependencies, add smartpath dependency, and fix ts import path
+
+- test script updated: '(tstest test/ --web)' -> '(tstest test/ --verbose --logfile --timeout 60)'
+- devDependencies bumped: @git.zone/tsbuild ^3.1.2 -> ^4.1.2, @git.zone/tsrun ^2.0.0 -> ^2.0.1, @git.zone/tstest ^3.1.3 -> ^3.1.8, @types/node ^24.10.1 -> ^25.2.0
+- dependencies: added @push.rocks/smartpath ^6.0.0
+- TypeScript template import fixed: './{{module.name}}.plugins.js' -> './plugins.js'
+
 ## 2025-12-18 - 2.13.3 - fix(tsconfig)
 remove experimentalDecorators and useDefineForClassFields from TypeScript configuration files
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index a80a452..9532fd4 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '2.13.3',
+  version: '2.13.5',
   description: 'A comprehensive CLI tool for enhancing and managing local development workflows with gitzone utilities, focusing on project setup, version control, code formatting, and template management.'
 }