diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index c189fea29..f8c1c3ef1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "igniteui-cli",
-  "version": "14.3.17",
+  "version": "14.3.18-beta.4",
   "description": "CLI tool for creating Ignite UI projects",
   "keywords": [
     "CLI",
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
     "all": true
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@igniteui/angular-templates": "~19.1.14317",
-    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.17",
+    "@igniteui/angular-templates": "~19.1.14318-beta.4",
+    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.18-beta.4",
     "@inquirer/prompts": "^5.4.0",
     "@types/yargs": "^17.0.33",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__github/workflows/github-pages.yml b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__github/workflows/github-pages.yml
index e122e4e2f..00006446a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__github/workflows/github-pages.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__github/workflows/github-pages.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         sed -i 's|<base href="[^"]*">|<base href="/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/">|' ./dist/index.html
     - name: Update Resource Paths
       run: find ./dist -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name 'sw*.js' ! -name 'workbox*.js' -name '*.js' -exec sed -i -e "s|/src/assets|/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/src/assets|g" -e "s|url('/src/assets|url('/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/src/assets|g" {} +
-    - name: Copy ig-theme.css to dist
-      run: cp ./ig-theme.css ./dist/
-    - name: Update href Paths for ig-theme.css
-      run: |
-        find ./dist -type f -exec sed -i "s|href='../../ig-theme.css'|href='../../${{ github.event.repository.name }}/ig-theme.css'|g" {} +;
-        find ./dist -type f -exec sed -i "s|href=\"../../ig-theme.css\"|href=\"../../${{ github.event.repository.name }}/ig-theme.css\"|g" {} +;
     - name: SPA routing handling
       run: cp ./dist/index.html ./dist/404.html
     - name: Upload build artifact to GitHub Pages
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
index 34783daba..2a3554bea 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "./$(dashName).js": "./dist/src/$(dashName).js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsc && concurrently -k -r \"tsc --watch\" \"wds\"",
+    "start": "concurrently -k -r \"tsc --watch\" \"vite\"",
     "build": "rimraf dist && tsc && node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/vite/bin/vite.js build",
     "start:build": "web-dev-server --root-dir dist --app-index index.html --open",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts}\" --ignore-pattern .gitignore",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/src/app/models/css.d.ts b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/src/app/models/css.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8287c44fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/src/app/models/css.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare module '*.css?inline' {
+  import { CSSResult } from 'lit';
+  const content: CSSResult;
+  export default content;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/vite.config.ts b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/vite.config.ts
index bea69f6d8..690642999 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/vite.config.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     /** Copy static assets */
     viteStaticCopy({
       targets: [
-        { src: 'src/assets', dest: 'src' },
+        { src: 'src/assets', dest: 'src' }
       ],
       silent: true,
     }),
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index da9517b4c..6cefb4369 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@igniteui/cli-core",
-  "version": "14.3.17",
+  "version": "14.3.18-beta.4",
   "description": "Base types and functionality for Ignite UI CLI",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/package.json b/packages/igx-templates/package.json
index efe20213a..d47252071 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@igniteui/angular-templates",
-  "version": "19.1.14317",
+  "version": "19.1.14318-beta.4",
   "description": "Templates for Ignite UI for Angular projects and components",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "author": "Infragistics",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.17",
+    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.18-beta.4",
     "typescript": "~5.5.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/package.json b/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
index f4c69bb95..e3151cc2c 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@igniteui/angular-schematics",
-  "version": "19.1.14317",
+  "version": "19.1.14318-beta.4",
   "description": "Ignite UI for Angular Schematics for ng new and ng generate",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "^19.0.0",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "^19.0.0",
-    "@igniteui/angular-templates": "~19.1.14317",
-    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.17",
+    "@igniteui/angular-templates": "~19.1.14318-beta.4",
+    "@igniteui/cli-core": "~14.3.18-beta.4",
     "@schematics/angular": "~19.0.0",
     "minimatch": "^10.0.1",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"