diff --git a/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2 b/scaffoldforge/templates/javascript/package.json.j2
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+{
+  "name": "{{ project_name_kebab }}",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "{{ issue_title }}",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}