diff --git a/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
index 43e68d52f51e5..6feacd83b0b63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           lerna exec --parallel ncu -- --upgrade --reject='@types/node,@types/prettier,@types/fs-extra,constructs,typescript,aws-sdk,aws-sdk-mock,${{ steps.list-packages.outputs.list }}'  --target=minor
           # Upgrade package.jsons in init templates
           for pj in $(find packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates -name package.json); do
-            (cd $(dirname $pj) && ncu --upgrade --reject='@types/node,@types/prettier,@types/fs-extra,constructs,typescript,aws-sdk,aws-sdk-mock,ts-jest,jest,${{ steps.list-packages.outputs.list }}')
+            (cd $(dirname $pj) && ncu --upgrade --reject='@types/jest,@types/node,@types/prettier,@types/fs-extra,constructs,typescript,aws-sdk,aws-sdk-mock,ts-jest,jest,${{ steps.list-packages.outputs.list }}')
           done
 
       # This will ensure the current lockfile is up-to-date with the dependency specifications (necessary for "yarn update" to run)