diff --git a/templates/phaser/packages/client/package.json b/templates/phaser/packages/client/package.json
index 174b710cf2..e8cbdbdd76 100644
--- a/templates/phaser/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/templates/phaser/packages/client/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "simplex-noise": "^4.0.1",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.10",
     "use-resize-observer": "^9.1.0",
+    "viem": "1.3.0",
     "zustand": "^4.3.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/react/packages/client/package.json b/templates/react/packages/client/package.json
index ed62000f8f..7c8cd6d815 100644
--- a/templates/react/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/templates/react/packages/client/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     "contracts": "workspace:*",
     "ethers": "^5.7.2",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
+    "viem": "1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
diff --git a/templates/threejs/packages/client/package.json b/templates/threejs/packages/client/package.json
index 7ca6f2c6d6..9714f0ee97 100644
--- a/templates/threejs/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/templates/threejs/packages/client/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "contracts": "workspace:*",
     "ethers": "^5.7.2",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
+    "viem": "1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
diff --git a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/package.json b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/package.json
index 9594383d94..9cc566272f 100644
--- a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "@latticexyz/utils": "link:../../../../packages/utils",
     "@latticexyz/world": "link:../../../../packages/world",
     "contracts": "workspace:*",
-    "ethers": "^5.7.2"
+    "ethers": "^5.7.2",
+    "viem": "1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "vite": "^4.2.1",