diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 66d5097..bee842d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,8 +70,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '20'
       
+      - name: Clean Deno cache
+        run: deno cache --reload mod.ts cli.ts
+      
       - name: Build npm package
         run: deno task build:npm
+        env:
+          PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD: 'true'
       
       - name: Verify npm package structure
         run: |
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 5e2c6f1..778f447 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "lint": { "rules": { "exclude": ["no-explicit-any"] } },
   "imports": {
-    "@deno/dnt": "jsr:@deno/dnt@^0.41.3",
+    "@deno/dnt": "jsr:@deno/dnt@^0.42.3",
     "@std/fs": "jsr:@std/fs@^1",
     "@std/path": "jsr:@std/path@^1",
     "handlebars": "npm:handlebars@^4.7.8"
diff --git a/package.json.template b/package.json.template
index e6dc2a6..9282717 100644
--- a/package.json.template
+++ b/package.json.template
@@ -8,5 +8,12 @@
   "bin": { "statedoc": "./esm/cli.js" },
   "exports": { ".": "./mod.js" },
   "engines": { "node": ">=18" },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
+    "handlebars": "^4.7.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.17.13"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": { "@mermaid-js/mermaid-cli": ">=10.9.0" }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/build_npm.ts b/scripts/build_npm.ts
index f55b2c1..ac3e330 100644
--- a/scripts/build_npm.ts
+++ b/scripts/build_npm.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 
 import { build, emptyDir } from "@deno/dnt";
 
-// Note: Using @deno/dnt@^0.41.3 instead of 0.42.3 due to WASM panic issue
-// in dnt's Reflect.get (wasm/src/lib.rs line 56). Version 0.42.3 attempts
-// to use Reflect.get on a non-object value, causing a panic. Revert to 0.41.3
-// until the issue is fixed upstream.
+// Updated to @deno/dnt@^0.42.3 to fix @types/node version resolution issue.
+// Previous version 0.41.3 attempted to use @types/node@24.2.0 which doesn't
+// exist in the npm registry, causing build failures.
 
 await emptyDir("./npm");
 
@@ -20,6 +19,12 @@ try {
     compilerOptions: { lib: ["ES2022", "DOM"] },
     typeCheck: false, // Skip type checking to avoid shim limitations
     test: false, // Skip tests to avoid test runner issues
+    packageManager: "npm",
+    skipNpmInstall: false, // We need npm install to verify dependencies work
+    scriptModule: false,
+    postBuild() {
+      // No additional post-build steps needed
+    },
   });
   console.log("Built to npm/");
 } catch (error) {