diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a34a863..ee29d98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/semver": "^6.0.0",
     "@types/uuid": "^3.4.5",
-    "typescript": "^3.8.3"
+    "typescript": "~4.8.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2cddd40..1fbe66c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "baseUrl": "./",
     "outDir": "./lib",
     "rootDir": "./src",
-    "lib": ["es6", "dom"]
+    "lib": ["es6", "dom"],
+    "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false
   },
   "include": [
     "./src"