diff --git a/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2 b/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2
index be96517..e913cd5 100644
--- a/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2
+++ b/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],
-  "author": "",
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "author": "{{ author }}",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {}
 }