diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/package.json b/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/package.json
index ef198413e6..c30ac4d1cc 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/package.json
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/package.json
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
   "author": "",
   "schematics": "./collection.json",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular-devkit/core": "~18.1.0",
-    "@angular-devkit/schematics": "~18.1.0",
-    "@angular/cli": "~18.1.0",
+    "@angular-devkit/core": "~19.0.0",
+    "@angular-devkit/schematics": "~19.0.0",
+    "@angular/cli": "~19.0.0",
     "got": "^11.5.2",
     "jsonc-parser": "^2.3.0",
     "should-quote": "^1.0.0",
-    "typescript": "5.0.4"
+    "typescript": "~5.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@schematics/angular": "~18.1.0",
+    "@schematics/angular": "~19.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "29.4.4",
     "@types/node": "20.2.5",
     "jest": "29.4.3",
diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/src/commands/create-lib/index.ts b/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/src/commands/create-lib/index.ts
index 4b5408311b..f353845880 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/src/commands/create-lib/index.ts
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/packages/schematics/src/commands/create-lib/index.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ async function resolvePackagesDirFromAngularJson(host: Tree) {
 
 function readFirstLibInAngularJson(workspace: WorkspaceDefinition): ProjectDefinition | undefined {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  return Array.from(workspace.projects.values()).find(value => isLibrary(value));
+  const library = <ProjectDefinition | undefined>(
+    Array.from(workspace.projects.values()).find((value: ProjectDefinition) => isLibrary(value))
+  );
+
+  return library;
 }
 
 async function createLibFromModuleTemplate(tree: Tree, options: GenerateLibSchema) {