diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
index 5ae1e4432..2f6e102a9 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^17.0.2",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.6.0",
     "@evilmartians/lefthook": "^1.5.0",
 <% if (example === 'vanilla') { -%>
     "@react-native-community/cli": "15.0.0-alpha.2",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^9.0.2",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.5",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.44",
-    "commitlint": "^17.0.2",
+    "commitlint": "^19.6.1",
     "del-cli": "^5.1.0",
     "eslint": "^8.51.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@
     },
     "plugins": {
       "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
-        "preset": "angular"
+        "preset": {
+          "name": "angular"
+        }
       }
     }
   },