diff --git a/apps/automated/package.json b/apps/automated/package.json
index e02cd5ac0..511558f4e 100644
--- a/apps/automated/package.json
+++ b/apps/automated/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "~8.9.0",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "~8.9.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "esm",
     "@nativescript/visionos": "~8.9.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/webpack5",
     "circular-dependency-plugin": "^5.2.2",
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/package.json b/apps/toolbox/package.json
index 96630949a..9c373194c 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/package.json
+++ b/apps/toolbox/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "~8.9.0",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "~8.9.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "esm",
     "@nativescript/visionos": "~8.9.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/webpack5",
     "typescript": "~5.8.0"
diff --git a/apps/ui/package.json b/apps/ui/package.json
index 65529734c..8923df150 100644
--- a/apps/ui/package.json
+++ b/apps/ui/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "~8.9.0",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "~8.9.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "esm",
     "@nativescript/visionos": "~8.9.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/webpack5",
     "typescript": "~5.8.0"