diff --git a/config/tsconfig.types.json b/config/tsconfig.types.json
index 7a6200f3..7f95a7ff 100644
--- a/config/tsconfig.types.json
+++ b/config/tsconfig.types.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "module": "es2022",
     "outDir": "../dist/types",
+    "rootDir": "../src",
     "declaration": true,
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
     "declarationMap": false,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50b4447d..2c30fca8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "build:bundle": "rimraf -rf rxdb-server.tgz && npx yarn@1.22.10 pack ./ --filename ./rxdb-server.tgz",
     "version": "node ./scripts/version.js",
     "check-types": "npm run build && tsc",
-    "test:unit": "npm run build && mocha --require ts-node/register ./test/unit.test.ts --bail --exit",
+    "test:unit": "npm run build && mocha --import=tsx ./test/unit.test.ts --bail --exit",
     "test:integration:init": "(cd ./scripts && bash test-integration-init.sh)",
     "test:integration:memory": "(cd test-integration && npm run transpile && npm run test:node:memory)",
     "test:integration:foundationdb": "(cd test-integration && npm run transpile && npm run test:node:foundationdb)",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "rimraf": "6.1.3",
     "rxdb": "https://github.com/pubkey/rxdb/archive/5e03fdd02c1324efa52fe9965accd302abaa8b62.tar.gz",
     "rxjs": "7.8.2",
-    "ts-node": "10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "5.9.3"
+    "tsx": "4.23.15",
+    "typescript": "7.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts b/test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts
index 716bd20b..79837be6 100644
--- a/test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts
+++ b/test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * that was changed by the overwrite-protection fix.
  *
  * Run with:
- *   npx ts-node --esm ./test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts
+ *   npx tsx ./test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts
  * or
- *   npx mocha --require ts-node/register ./test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts --exit
+ *   npx mocha --import=tsx ./test/unit/perf-rest-set.ts --exit
  */
 import {
     addRxPlugin,
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index eb6c2d8d..dfb3ae9a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "target": "es2022",
         // Search under node_modules for non-relative imports.
         // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91aqUHn8sE
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
+        "moduleResolution": "bundler",
         // "module": "NodeNext",
         // Process & infer types from .js files.
         "allowJs": false,