diff --git a/template/_eslintrc.js b/template/_eslintrc.js
index 7b39f297..137a7d0b 100644
--- a/template/_eslintrc.js
+++ b/template/_eslintrc.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = {
   root: true,
   extends: '@react-native-community',
+  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
+  plugins: ['@typescript-eslint'],
   rules: {
-    "no-shadow": "off",
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-shadow": ["error"],
+    'no-shadow': 'off',
+    '@typescript-eslint/no-shadow': ['error'],
   },
 };
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 0c2624dc..548ad4c7 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.23",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.66.4",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^17.0.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.7.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.7.0",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
     "eslint": "^7.14.0",
     "jest": "^26.6.3",