diff --git a/e2e/angular-core/src/config.test.ts b/e2e/angular-core/src/config.test.ts
index fd0524d25ae6c..e329353095cf6 100644
--- a/e2e/angular-core/src/config.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/angular-core/src/config.test.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const angularV1Json = (appName: string) => `{
             "builder": "@nrwl/jest:jest",
             "outputs": ["coverage/apps/${appName}"],
             "options": {
-              "jestConfig": "apps/${appName}/jest.config.js",
+              "jestConfig": "apps/${appName}/jest.config.ts",
               "passWithNoTests": true
             }
           }
diff --git a/e2e/jest/src/jest.test.ts b/e2e/jest/src/jest.test.ts
index 34ac3520830ba..3ed5352601554 100644
--- a/e2e/jest/src/jest.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/jest/src/jest.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('Jest', () => {
     );
 
     updateFile(
-      `libs/${mylib}/jest.config.js`,
+      `libs/${mylib}/jest.config.ts`,
       stripIndents`
           module.exports = {
             testMatch: ['**/+(*.)+(spec|test).+(ts|js)?(x)'],
diff --git a/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts b/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
index 3a7b36c86b545..8d511e1230874 100644
--- a/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
@@ -356,12 +356,12 @@ describe('nest libraries', function () {
     const nestlib = uniq('nestlib');
     runCLI(`generate @nrwl/nest:lib ${nestlib}`);
 
-    const jestConfigContent = readFile(`libs/${nestlib}/jest.config.js`);
+    const jestConfigContent = readFile(`libs/${nestlib}/jest.config.ts`);
 
     expect(stripIndents`${jestConfigContent}`).toEqual(
       stripIndents`module.exports = {
                 displayName: '${nestlib}',
-                preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+                preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
                 globals: {
                   'ts-jest': {
                   tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
diff --git a/e2e/utils/index.ts b/e2e/utils/index.ts
index 02f2c2158ea41..99fd2f3d1bb33 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/index.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/index.ts
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ export function expectNoAngularDevkit() {
 
 export function expectNoTsJestInJestConfig(appName: string) {
   const jestConfig = readFile(
-    joinPathFragments('apps', appName, 'jest.config.js')
+    joinPathFragments('apps', appName, 'jest.config.ts')
   );
   expect(jestConfig).not.toContain('ts-jest');
 }
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-core/src/aux-commands.test.ts b/e2e/workspace-core/src/aux-commands.test.ts
index 3cfcb39eb8c27..e0aa375097e48 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-core/src/aux-commands.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/workspace-core/src/aux-commands.test.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('workspace-lint', () => {
     expect(stdout).toContain(
       'The following file(s) do not belong to any projects:'
     );
-    expect(stdout).toContain(`- apps/${appAfter}/jest.config.js`);
+    expect(stdout).toContain(`- apps/${appAfter}/jest.config.ts`);
     expect(stdout).toContain(`- apps/${appAfter}/src/app/app.component.css`);
     expect(stdout).toContain(`- apps/${appAfter}/src/app/app.component.html`);
     expect(stdout).toContain(
@@ -257,12 +257,12 @@ describe('move project', () => {
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${readmePath}`);
     checkFilesExist(readmePath);
 
-    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.js`;
+    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.ts`;
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${jestConfigPath}`);
     checkFilesExist(jestConfigPath);
     const jestConfig = readFile(jestConfigPath);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`displayName: 'shared-${lib1}-data-access'`);
-    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.js'`);
+    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.ts'`);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`'../../../../coverage/${newPath}'`);
 
     const tsConfigPath = `${newPath}/tsconfig.json`;
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ describe('move project', () => {
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${readmePath}`);
     checkFilesExist(readmePath);
 
-    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.js`;
+    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.ts`;
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${jestConfigPath}`);
     checkFilesExist(jestConfigPath);
     const jestConfig = readFile(jestConfigPath);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`displayName: 'shared-${lib1}-data-access'`);
-    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.js'`);
+    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.ts'`);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`'../../../../coverage/${newPath}'`);
 
     const tsConfigPath = `${newPath}/tsconfig.json`;
@@ -528,12 +528,12 @@ describe('move project', () => {
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${readmePath}`);
     checkFilesExist(readmePath);
 
-    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.js`;
+    const jestConfigPath = `${newPath}/jest.config.ts`;
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE ${jestConfigPath}`);
     checkFilesExist(jestConfigPath);
     const jestConfig = readFile(jestConfigPath);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`displayName: 'shared-${lib1}-data-access'`);
-    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.js'`);
+    expect(jestConfig).toContain(`preset: '../../../../jest.preset.ts'`);
     expect(jestConfig).toContain(`'../../../../coverage/${newPath}'`);
 
     const tsConfigPath = `${newPath}/tsconfig.json`;
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-integrations/src/workspace-aux-commands.test.ts b/e2e/workspace-integrations/src/workspace-aux-commands.test.ts
index 98e1173de26c0..d887106aa97b9 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-integrations/src/workspace-aux-commands.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/workspace-integrations/src/workspace-aux-commands.test.ts
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ describe('Move Angular Project', () => {
     // just check the output
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`DELETE apps/${app1}`);
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/.browserslistrc`);
-    expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/jest.config.js`);
+    expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/jest.config.ts`);
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/tsconfig.app.json`);
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/tsconfig.json`);
     expect(moveOutput).toContain(`CREATE apps/${newPath}/tsconfig.spec.json`);
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
index 7444ec5af6240..52b48853c7825 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Object {
     "test": Object {
       "builder": "@nrwl/jest:jest",
       "options": Object {
-        "jestConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app/jest.config.js",
+        "jestConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app/jest.config.ts",
         "passWithNoTests": true,
       },
       "outputs": Array [
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Object {
     "test": Object {
       "builder": "@nrwl/jest:jest",
       "options": Object {
-        "jestConfig": "apps/my-app/jest.config.js",
+        "jestConfig": "apps/my-app/jest.config.ts",
         "passWithNoTests": true,
       },
       "outputs": Array [
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 94cb4ebcbaf67..d533f462f4562 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await generateApp(appTree);
 
-      expect(appTree.exists(`apps/my-app/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(appTree.exists(`apps/my-app/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/main.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.module.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ describe('app', () => {
     it('should setup jest with serializers', async () => {
       await generateApp(appTree);
 
-      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
         `'jest-preset-angular/build/serializers/no-ng-attributes'`
       );
-      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
         `'jest-preset-angular/build/serializers/ng-snapshot'`
       );
-      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+      expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
         `'jest-preset-angular/build/serializers/html-comment'`
       );
     });
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
 
       // Make sure these exist
       [
-        `apps/my-dir/my-app/jest.config.js`,
+        `apps/my-dir/my-app/jest.config.ts`,
         'apps/my-dir/my-app/src/main.ts',
         'apps/my-dir/my-app/src/app/app.module.ts',
         'apps/my-dir/my-app/src/app/app.component.ts',
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
 
       // Make sure these exist
       [
-        'my-dir/my-app/jest.config.js',
+        'my-dir/my-app/jest.config.ts',
         'my-dir/my-app/src/main.ts',
         'my-dir/my-app/src/app/app.module.ts',
         'my-dir/my-app/src/app/app.component.ts',
@@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ describe('app', () => {
 
   describe('--unit-test-runner', () => {
     describe('default (jest)', () => {
-      it('should generate jest.config.js with serializers', async () => {
+      it('should generate jest.config.ts with serializers', async () => {
         await generateApp(appTree);
 
-        const jestConfig = appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+        const jestConfig = appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
 
         expect(jestConfig).toContain(
           `'jest-preset-angular/build/serializers/no-ng-attributes'`
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/test-setup.ts')).toBeFalsy();
         expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/test.ts')).toBeFalsy();
         expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-        expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
         expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/karma.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
         expect(
           appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.component.spec.ts')
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index 2c48ba965851e..cdaefe34ee29d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('init', () => {
           skipFormat: false,
         });
 
-        const hasJestConfigFile = host.exists('jest.config.js');
+        const hasJestConfigFile = host.exists('jest.config.ts');
 
         // ASSERT
         expect(hasJestConfigFile).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 02fadb3c12029..881a588b734a4 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await runLibraryGeneratorWithOpts({ name: 'my-lib2' });
 
       // ASSERT
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.module.ts')).toBeTruthy();
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.service.spec.ts')
       ).toBeFalsy();
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib2/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib2/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib2/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('libs/my-lib2/src/lib/my-lib2.module.ts')
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       });
 
       // ASSERT
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.module.ts')
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.service.spec.ts')
       ).toBeFalsy();
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib2/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib2/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib2/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib2/src/lib/my-lib2.module.ts')
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       // Make sure these exist
       [
         'my-dir/my-lib/.browserslistrc',
-        'my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js',
+        'my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts',
         'my-dir/my-lib/ng-package.json',
         'my-dir/my-lib/project.json',
         'my-dir/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.prod.json',
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/test.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/test.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/karma.conf.js')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.test).toBeUndefined();
     });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/storybook-configuration/__snapshots__/storybook-configuration.spec.ts.snap b/packages/angular/src/generators/storybook-configuration/__snapshots__/storybook-configuration.spec.ts.snap
index 882b4394d9a35..e17bfa9471c28 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/storybook-configuration/__snapshots__/storybook-configuration.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/storybook-configuration/__snapshots__/storybook-configuration.spec.ts.snap
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ Array [
   "apps/one/two/test-ui-lib-e2e/src/support/commands.ts",
   "apps/one/two/test-ui-lib-e2e/src/support/index.ts",
   "apps/one/two/test-ui-lib-e2e/tsconfig.json",
-  "jest.config.js",
-  "jest.preset.js",
+  "jest.config.ts",
+  "jest.preset.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.eslintrc.json",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/main.js",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/preview.js",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/tsconfig.json",
-  "libs/test-ui-lib/jest.config.js",
+  "libs/test-ui-lib/jest.config.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/README.md",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/src/index.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/src/lib/barrel/barrel-button/barrel-button.component.css",
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ Array [
   "apps/test-ui-lib-e2e/src/support/commands.ts",
   "apps/test-ui-lib-e2e/src/support/index.ts",
   "apps/test-ui-lib-e2e/tsconfig.json",
-  "jest.config.js",
-  "jest.preset.js",
+  "jest.config.ts",
+  "jest.preset.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.eslintrc.json",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/main.js",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/preview.js",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/.storybook/tsconfig.json",
-  "libs/test-ui-lib/jest.config.js",
+  "libs/test-ui-lib/jest.config.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/README.md",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/src/index.ts",
   "libs/test-ui-lib/src/lib/barrel/barrel-button/barrel-button.component.css",
diff --git a/packages/express/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/express/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 620a4e62051f0..253363078ec0a 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/express/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Object {
     ],
   },
   "exclude": Array [
+    "jest.config.ts",
     "**/*.spec.ts",
     "**/*.test.ts",
   ],
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ Object {
       );
       expect(tsConfigApp.include).toEqual(['**/*.ts', '**/*.js']);
       expect(tsConfigApp.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
         '**/*.spec.ts',
         '**/*.test.ts',
         '**/*.spec.js',
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/jest.impl.spec.ts b/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/jest.impl.spec.ts
index 241903746fed0..7af56a71f2834 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/jest.impl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/jest.impl.spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
   describe('when the jest config file is untouched', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       jest.mock(
-        '/root/jest.config.js',
+        '/root/jest.config.ts',
         () => ({
           transform: {},
         }),
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
       await jestExecutor(
         {
           ...defaultOptions,
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           watch: false,
         },
         mockContext
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           testPathPattern: [],
           watch: false,
         }),
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
       await jestExecutor(
         {
           testFile: 'lib.spec.ts',
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           codeCoverage: false,
           runInBand: true,
           testNamePattern: 'should load',
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           coverageDirectory: '/root/test/coverage',
           watch: false,
         }),
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
         {
           ...defaultOptions,
           findRelatedTests: 'file1.ts,file2.ts',
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           codeCoverage: false,
           runInBand: true,
           testNamePattern: 'should load',
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           testPathPattern: [],
           watch: false,
         }),
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
     it('should send other options to jestCLI', async () => {
       await jestExecutor(
         {
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           codeCoverage: true,
           bail: 1,
           color: false,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           watchAll: false,
           testLocationInResults: true,
         },
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
       await jestExecutor(
         {
           ...defaultOptions,
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           maxWorkers: '50%',
         },
         mockContext
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           maxWorkers: '50%',
           testPathPattern: [],
         },
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
       await jestExecutor(
         {
           ...defaultOptions,
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           setupFile: './test-setup.ts',
           watch: false,
         },
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
           testPathPattern: [],
           watch: false,
         }),
-        ['/root/jest.config.js']
+        ['/root/jest.config.ts']
       );
     });
 
     describe('when the jest config file has been modified', () => {
       beforeAll(() => {
         jest.doMock(
-          '/root/jest.config.js',
+          '/root/jest.config.ts',
           () => ({
             transform: {
               '^.+\\.[tj]sx?$': 'ts-jest',
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
         await jestExecutor(
           {
             ...defaultOptions,
-            jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+            jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
             setupFile: './test-setup.ts',
             watch: false,
           },
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
             testPathPattern: [],
             watch: false,
           }),
-          ['/root/jest.config.js']
+          ['/root/jest.config.ts']
         );
       });
     });
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
     describe('when we use babel-jest', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         jest.doMock(
-          '/root/jest.config.js',
+          '/root/jest.config.ts',
           () => ({
             transform: {
               '^.+\\.[tj]sx?$': 'babel-jest',
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
       it('should send appropriate options to jestCLI', async () => {
         const options: JestExecutorOptions = {
           ...defaultOptions,
-          jestConfig: './jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: './jest.config.ts',
           watch: false,
         };
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ describe('Jest Executor', () => {
             testPathPattern: [],
             watch: false,
           }),
-          ['/root/jest.config.js']
+          ['/root/jest.config.ts']
         );
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/jest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index 93f43b0be174d..1a7c760301c76 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe('jest', () => {
   it('should generate files', async () => {
     jestInitGenerator(tree, {});
 
-    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "const { getJestProjects } = require('@nrwl/jest');
       
       module.exports = {
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ describe('jest', () => {
   });
 
   it('should not override existing files', async () => {
-    tree.write('jest.config.js', `test`);
+    tree.write('jest.config.ts', `test`);
     jestInitGenerator(tree, {});
-    expect(tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toEqual('test');
+    expect(tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toEqual('test');
   });
 
   it('should add dependencies', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/__snapshots__/jest-project.spec.ts.snap b/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/__snapshots__/jest-project.spec.ts.snap
index f0c8ff522bbd4..f14c67e9be05b 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/__snapshots__/jest-project.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/__snapshots__/jest-project.spec.ts.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when --compiler=swc and supportTsx is true 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'lib1',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   transform: {
     '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]sx?$': ['@swc/jest', { jsc: { transform: { react: { runtime: 'automatic' } } } }]
   },
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when --co
 exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when babelJest and supportTsx is true 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'lib1',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   transform: {
     '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]sx?$': 'babel-jest'
   },
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when babe
 exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when babelJest is true 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'lib1',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   transform: {
     '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]s$': 'babel-jest'
   },
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ exports[`jestProject --babelJest should generate proper jest.transform when babe
 exports[`jestProject --setup-file should have setupFilesAfterEnv and globals.ts-jest in the jest.config when generated for angular 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'lib1',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],
   globals: {
     'ts-jest': {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ exports[`jestProject --setup-file should have setupFilesAfterEnv and globals.ts-
 exports[`jestProject should create a jest.config.ts 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'lib1',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   globals: {
     'ts-jest': {
       tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts b/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
index 84a96499dbb2b..bc79b33f98627 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest/src/generators/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
       setupFile: 'angular',
     } as JestProjectSchema);
     expect(tree.exists('libs/lib1/src/test-setup.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(tree.exists('libs/lib1/jest.config.js')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tree.exists('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     expect(tree.exists('libs/lib1/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
       executor: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
       outputs: ['coverage/libs/lib1'],
       options: {
-        jestConfig: 'libs/lib1/jest.config.js',
+        jestConfig: 'libs/lib1/jest.config.ts',
         passWithNoTests: true,
       },
     });
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should create a jest.config.js', async () => {
+  it('should create a jest.config.ts', async () => {
     await jestProjectGenerator(tree, {
       ...defaultOptions,
       project: 'lib1',
     } as JestProjectSchema);
-    expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
   it('should add a reference to solution tsconfig.json', async () => {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
       } as JestProjectSchema);
       expect(tree.exists('src/test-setup.ts')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).not.toContain(
+      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).not.toContain(
         `setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],`
       );
     });
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
         setupFile: 'web-components',
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
         `setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],`
       );
     });
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         setupFile: 'angular',
       } as JestProjectSchema);
 
-      const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+      const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
       expect(jestConfig).toContain(
         `setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],`
       );
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
   });
 
   describe('--skip-serializers', () => {
-    it('should not list the serializers in jest.config.js', async () => {
+    it('should not list the serializers in jest.config.ts', async () => {
       await jestProjectGenerator(tree, {
         ...defaultOptions,
         project: 'lib1',
         skipSerializers: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+      const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
       expect(jestConfig).not.toContain(`
       snapshotSerializers: [
         'jest-preset-angular/build/AngularNoNgAttributesSnapshotSerializer.js,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
         supportTsx: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.js');
+      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.ts');
       expect(jestConfig.transform).toEqual({
         '^.+\\.[tj]sx?$': 'ts-jest',
       });
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
         supportTsx: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.js');
+      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.ts');
       expect(jestConfig.moduleFileExtensions).toEqual([
         'ts',
         'tsx',
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
         babelJest: false,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.js');
+      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.ts');
 
       expect(jestConfig.globals).toEqual({
         'ts-jest': {
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         project: 'lib1',
         babelJest: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.js');
+      const jestConfig = jestConfigObject(tree, 'libs/lib1/jest.config.ts');
 
       expect(jestConfig.globals).not.toEqual({
         'ts-jest': {
           tsConfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
         },
       });
-      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should generate proper jest.transform when babelJest and supportTsx is true', async () => {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         babelJest: true,
         supportTsx: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should generate proper jest.transform when --compiler=swc and supportTsx is true', async () => {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
         compiler: 'swc',
         supportTsx: true,
       } as JestProjectSchema);
-      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(tree.read('libs/lib1/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 1c2d4337b31ea..34f8af52e7086 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
           name: 'myLib',
           directory: 'myDir',
         });
-        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
         expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
         expect(
           tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.ts')
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
           name: 'myLib',
           js: true,
         });
-        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
         expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
         expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.js')).toBeTruthy();
         expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.spec.js')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
           directory: 'myDir',
           js: true,
         });
-        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
         expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
         expect(
           tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.js')
@@ -688,18 +688,18 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       });
 
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.spec.ts')).toBeTruthy();
 
       const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib');
       expect(projectConfig.targets.test).toBeDefined();
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-lib',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           globals: {
             'ts-jest': {
               tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
           compiler: 'swc',
         });
 
-        const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js').toString();
+        const jestConfig = tree.read('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts').toString();
         expect(jestConfig).toContain('@swc/jest');
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/js/src/migrations/update-13-10-1/__snapshots__/update-lib-swcrc-exclude.spec.ts.snap b/packages/js/src/migrations/update-13-10-1/__snapshots__/update-lib-swcrc-exclude.spec.ts.snap
index c32b52734d3fc..dbd56e68bf316 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/migrations/update-13-10-1/__snapshots__/update-lib-swcrc-exclude.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/js/src/migrations/update-13-10-1/__snapshots__/update-lib-swcrc-exclude.spec.ts.snap
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ exports[`Update .lib.swcrc exclude should update the exclude pattern 1`] = `
   },
   \\"sourceMaps\\": true,
   \\"exclude\\": [
+    \\"jest.config.ts\\",
     \\".*.spec.tsx?$\\",
     \\".*.test.tsx?$\\",
     \\"./src/jest-setup.ts$\\",
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/__snapshots__/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts.snap b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/__snapshots__/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts.snap
index 0c29a557489a6..ba1df99284bf7 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/__snapshots__/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/__snapshots__/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts.snap
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ exports[`@nrwl/linter:workspace-rules-project should generate the required files
 exports[`@nrwl/linter:workspace-rules-project should generate the required files 5`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'eslint-rules',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   globals: {
     'ts-jest': {
       tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts
index 164206b967674..37cd84f6d371e 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rules-project/workspace-rules-project.spec.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('@nrwl/linter:workspace-rules-project', () => {
       tree.read('tools/eslint-rules/tsconfig.spec.json', 'utf-8')
     ).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(
-      tree.read('tools/eslint-rules/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')
+      tree.read('tools/eslint-rules/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')
     ).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('@nrwl/linter:workspace-rules-project', () => {
           "test": Object {
             "executor": "@nrwl/jest:jest",
             "options": Object {
-              "jestConfig": "tools/eslint-rules/jest.config.js",
+              "jestConfig": "tools/eslint-rules/jest.config.ts",
               "passWithNoTests": true,
             },
             "outputs": Array [
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index c31ef0181a643..434e27688af53 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ describe('application generator', () => {
     );
     expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.emitDecoratorMetadata).toBe(true);
     expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.target).toBe('es2015');
-    expect(tsConfig.exclude).toEqual(['**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts']);
+    expect(tsConfig.exclude).toEqual([
+      'jest.config.ts',
+      '**/*.spec.ts',
+      '**/*.test.ts',
+    ]);
   });
 
   describe('--skipFormat', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index d14416cf141ef..3e77f80a0f580 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ describe('init generator', () => {
   it('should add jest config when unitTestRunner is jest', async () => {
     await initGenerator(tree, { unitTestRunner: 'jest' });
 
-    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBe(true);
+    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('should not add jest config when unitTestRunner is none', async () => {
     await initGenerator(tree, { unitTestRunner: 'none' });
 
-    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBe(false);
+    expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   describe('--skipFormat', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/__snapshots__/library.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/__snapshots__/library.spec.ts.snap
index 4adc174f94238..130e8779108fb 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/__snapshots__/library.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/__snapshots__/library.spec.ts.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`lib --testEnvironment should set target jest testEnvironment to jsdom 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'my-lib',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   globals: {
     'ts-jest': {
       tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports[`lib --testEnvironment should set target jest testEnvironment to jsdom 1
 exports[`lib --testEnvironment should set target jest testEnvironment to node by default 1`] = `
 "module.exports = {
   displayName: 'my-lib',
-  preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+  preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
   globals: {
     'ts-jest': {
       tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index f18e2ec175833..79cc0abbac7a1 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         builder: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
         outputs: [`coverage/libs/${libFileName}`],
         options: {
-          jestConfig: `libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`,
+          jestConfig: `libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`,
           passWithNoTests: true,
         },
       });
@@ -156,13 +156,17 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         `libs/${libFileName}/tsconfig.lib.json`
       );
       expect(tsconfigJson.extends).toEqual('./tsconfig.json');
-      expect(tsconfigJson.exclude).toEqual(['**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts']);
+      expect(tsconfigJson.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
+        '**/*.spec.ts',
+        '**/*.test.ts',
+      ]);
     });
 
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: libName });
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/src/index.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/src/lib/${libFileName}.spec.ts`)
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: libName, directory: dirName });
 
       expect(
-        tree.exists(`libs/${dirFileName}/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`)
+        tree.exists(`libs/${dirFileName}/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`)
       ).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists(`libs/${dirFileName}/${libFileName}/src/index.ts`)
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: libName, unitTestRunner: 'none' });
 
       expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/tsconfig.spec.json`)).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`)).toBeFalsy();
       expect(
         tree.exists(`libs/${libFileName}/lib/${libFileName}.spec.ts`)
       ).toBeFalsy();
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: libName });
 
       expect(
-        tree.read(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8')
+        tree.read(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8')
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: libName, testEnvironment: 'jsdom' });
 
       expect(
-        tree.read(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8')
+        tree.read(`libs/${libFileName}/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8')
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 4fa74ffbf734d..30e5a94e52a73 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       standaloneConfig: false,
     });
 
-    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
       `moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'js', 'jsx'],`
     );
   });
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       standaloneConfig: false,
     });
 
-    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toContain(
+    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toContain(
       `'^(?!.*\\\\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx|css|json)$)': '@nrwl/react/plugins/jest'`
     );
   });
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
         standaloneConfig: false,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app/specs/index.spec.tsx')).toBeFalsy();
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/next/src/migrations/update-13-1-1/enable-swc.spec.ts b/packages/next/src/migrations/update-13-1-1/enable-swc.spec.ts
index 99b0dae4055e6..a673b33dc08e1 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/migrations/update-13-1-1/enable-swc.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/migrations/update-13-1-1/enable-swc.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import {
+  readProjectConfiguration,
+  Tree,
+  updateProjectConfiguration,
+} from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
 
 import { applicationGenerator } from '../../generators/application/application';
@@ -18,6 +22,20 @@ describe('Migration: enable SWC', () => {
       skipFormat: false,
       swc: false,
     });
+    // rename jest config to js as that was standard at this version of nx
+    tree.delete('apps/demo/jest.config.ts');
+    updateProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo', {
+      ...readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo'),
+      targets: {
+        test: {
+          executor: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
+          options: {
+            jestConfig: 'apps/demo/jest.config.js',
+            passWithNoTests: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
 
     // Config that isn't configured properly
     tree.write(
@@ -53,7 +71,20 @@ module.exports = {
       skipFormat: false,
       swc: true,
     });
-
+    // rename jest config to js as that was standard at this version of nx
+    tree.delete('apps/demo/jest.config.ts');
+    updateProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo', {
+      ...readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo'),
+      targets: {
+        test: {
+          executor: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
+          options: {
+            jestConfig: 'apps/demo/jest.config.js',
+            passWithNoTests: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
     // Config that isn't configured properly
     tree.write(
       'apps/demo/jest.config.js',
@@ -85,7 +116,20 @@ module.exports = {
       skipFormat: false,
       swc: false,
     });
-
+    // rename jest config to js as that was standard at this version of nx
+    tree.rename('apps/demo/jest.config.ts', 'apps/demo/jest.config.js');
+    updateProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo', {
+      ...readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'demo'),
+      targets: {
+        test: {
+          executor: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
+          options: {
+            jestConfig: 'apps/demo/jest.config.js',
+            passWithNoTests: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
     tree.write(
       'apps/demo/.babelrc',
       `{
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index f64cfdb486f70..a0b0fbead3575 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         name: 'myNodeApp',
         standaloneConfig: false,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/src/main.ts')).toBeTruthy();
 
       const tsconfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.json');
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ describe('app', () => {
       const tsconfigApp = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.app.json');
       expect(tsconfigApp.compilerOptions.outDir).toEqual('../../dist/out-tsc');
       expect(tsconfigApp.extends).toEqual('./tsconfig.json');
-      expect(tsconfigApp.exclude).toEqual(['**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts']);
+      expect(tsconfigApp.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
+        '**/*.spec.ts',
+        '**/*.test.ts',
+      ]);
       const eslintrc = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-node-app/.eslintrc.json');
       expect(eslintrc).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         Object {
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
 
       // Make sure these exist
       [
-        `apps/my-dir/my-node-app/jest.config.js`,
+        `apps/my-dir/my-node-app/jest.config.ts`,
         'apps/my-dir/my-node-app/src/main.ts',
       ].forEach((path) => {
         expect(tree.exists(path)).toBeTruthy();
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         {
           path: 'apps/my-dir/my-node-app/tsconfig.app.json',
           lookupFn: (json) => json.exclude,
-          expectedValue: ['**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts'],
+          expectedValue: ['jest.config.ts', '**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts'],
         },
         {
           path: 'apps/my-dir/my-node-app/.eslintrc.json',
@@ -275,11 +279,11 @@ describe('app', () => {
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
         standaloneConfig: false,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/src/test-setup.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/src/test.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = readJson(tree, 'workspace.json');
       expect(
         workspaceJson.projects['my-node-app'].architect.test
@@ -368,11 +372,11 @@ describe('app', () => {
         babelJest: true,
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-node-app',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           testEnvironment: 'node',
           transform: {
             '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]s$': 'babel-jest'
@@ -391,7 +395,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         js: true,
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`apps/my-node-app/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-node-app/src/main.js')).toBeTruthy();
 
       const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.json');
@@ -402,6 +406,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       const tsConfigApp = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.app.json');
       expect(tsConfigApp.include).toEqual(['**/*.ts', '**/*.js']);
       expect(tsConfigApp.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
         '**/*.spec.ts',
         '**/*.test.ts',
         '**/*.spec.js',
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
         js: true,
       } as Schema);
       expect(
-        tree.exists(`apps/my-dir/my-node-app/jest.config.js`)
+        tree.exists(`apps/my-dir/my-node-app/jest.config.ts`)
       ).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-dir/my-node-app/src/main.js')).toBeTruthy();
     });
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 68d921400e830..b7091a8adbb9d 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         builder: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
         outputs: ['coverage/libs/my-lib'],
         options: {
-          jestConfig: 'libs/my-lib/jest.config.js',
+          jestConfig: 'libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts',
           passWithNoTests: true,
         },
       });
@@ -116,12 +116,16 @@ describe('lib', () => {
     it('should exclude test files from tsconfig.lib.json', async () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, baseLibraryConfig);
       const tsconfigJson = readJson(tree, 'libs/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json');
-      expect(tsconfigJson.exclude).toEqual(['**/*.spec.ts', '**/*.test.ts']);
+      expect(tsconfigJson.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
+        '**/*.spec.ts',
+        '**/*.test.ts',
+      ]);
     });
 
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await libraryGenerator(tree, baseLibraryConfig);
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
 
       const eslintrc = readJson(tree, 'libs/my-lib/.eslintrc.json');
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         ...baseLibraryConfig,
         directory: 'myDir',
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
@@ -276,7 +280,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         directory: 'myDir',
         simpleModuleName: true,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
       });
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/lib/my-lib.spec.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = readJson(tree, 'workspace.json');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.test).toBeUndefined();
@@ -456,11 +460,11 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         babelJest: true,
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-lib',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           testEnvironment: 'node',
           transform: {
             '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]sx?$': 'babel-jest'
@@ -494,6 +498,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         '**/*.js',
       ]);
       expect(readJson(tree, 'libs/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json').exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
         '**/*.spec.ts',
         '**/*.test.ts',
         '**/*.spec.js',
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/e2e.spec.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/e2e.spec.ts
index ffd2484d273d6..a765284adc36c 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ describe('NxPlugin e2e-project Generator', () => {
 
     expect(project.targets.e2e).toMatchObject({
       options: expect.objectContaining({
-        jestConfig: 'apps/my-plugin-e2e/jest.config.js',
+        jestConfig: 'apps/my-plugin-e2e/jest.config.ts',
       }),
     });
 
     expect(tree.exists('apps/my-plugin-e2e/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(tree.exists('apps/my-plugin-e2e/jest.config.js')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tree.exists('apps/my-plugin-e2e/jest.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.spec.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.spec.ts
index 1deec71cbcf51..cbb6f21bec38b 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/plugin/plugin.spec.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('NxPlugin Plugin Generator', () => {
       executor: '@nrwl/jest:jest',
       outputs: ['coverage/libs/my-plugin'],
       options: {
-        jestConfig: 'libs/my-plugin/jest.config.js',
+        jestConfig: 'libs/my-plugin/jest.config.ts',
         passWithNoTests: true,
       },
     });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 985673fe9d681..01c5e6612efee 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       });
 
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = readJson(appTree, 'workspace.json');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.test).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.lint)
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index beab116c056a7..217eeec4f6460 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.spec.tsx')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.module.css')).toBeTruthy();
 
-      const jestConfig = appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js').toString();
+      const jestConfig = appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts').toString();
       expect(jestConfig).toContain('@nrwl/react/plugins/jest');
 
       const tsconfig = readJson(appTree, 'apps/my-app/tsconfig.json');
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       expect(tsconfigApp.compilerOptions.outDir).toEqual('../../dist/out-tsc');
       expect(tsconfigApp.extends).toEqual('./tsconfig.json');
       expect(tsconfigApp.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
         '**/*.spec.ts',
         '**/*.test.ts',
         '**/*.spec.tsx',
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ Object {
           path: 'apps/my-dir/my-app/tsconfig.app.json',
           lookupFn: (json) => json.exclude,
           expectedValue: [
+            'jest.config.ts',
             '**/*.spec.ts',
             '**/*.test.ts',
             '**/*.spec.tsx',
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ Object {
   it('should setup jest with tsx support', async () => {
     await applicationGenerator(appTree, { ...schema, name: 'my-app' });
 
-    expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js').toString()).toContain(
+    expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts').toString()).toContain(
       `moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'js', 'jsx'],`
     );
   });
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ Object {
   it('should setup jest without serializers', async () => {
     await applicationGenerator(appTree, { ...schema, name: 'my-app' });
 
-    expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js').toString()).not.toContain(
+    expect(appTree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts').toString()).not.toContain(
       `'jest-preset-angular/build/AngularSnapshotSerializer.js',`
     );
   });
@@ -359,10 +361,10 @@ Object {
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
       });
 
-      expect(appTree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(appTree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.spec.tsx')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(appTree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = getProjects(appTree);
       expect(workspaceJson.get('my-app').targets.test).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.get('my-app').targets.lint).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 096f89c6ff0e3..a5b804887ad47 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       await libraryGenerator(appTree, defaultSchema);
       const tsconfigJson = readJson(appTree, 'libs/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json');
       expect(tsconfigJson.exclude).toEqual([
+        'jest.config.ts',
         '**/*.spec.ts',
         '**/*.test.ts',
         '**/*.spec.tsx',
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await libraryGenerator(appTree, defaultSchema);
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/package.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(appTree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(appTree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.tsx')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
 
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await libraryGenerator(appTree, { ...defaultSchema, directory: 'myDir' });
-      expect(appTree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(appTree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         appTree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.tsx')
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       });
 
       expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(appTree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = readJson(appTree, 'workspace.json');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.test).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.lint)
diff --git a/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 9834b4ee13810..1469652436cb5 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe('app', () => {
       standaloneConfig: false,
     });
 
-    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).not.toContain(
+    expect(tree.read('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).not.toContain(
       `'jest-preset-angular/build/AngularSnapshotSerializer.js',`
     );
   });
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ describe('app', () => {
         unitTestRunner: 'none',
         standaloneConfig: false,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.element.spec.ts')
       ).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       const workspaceJson = readJson(tree, 'workspace.json');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.test).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint)
@@ -419,11 +419,11 @@ describe('app', () => {
         compiler: 'babel',
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-app/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-app/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-app',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],
           transform: {
             '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]s$': 'babel-jest'
@@ -441,11 +441,11 @@ describe('app', () => {
         compiler: 'swc',
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-app/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.read(`apps/my-app/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-app',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/test-setup.ts'],
           transform: {
             '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]s$': '@swc/jest'
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 5a57f09652469..cb802593217bd 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         name: 'myLib',
       });
 
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-lib',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           globals: {
             'ts-jest': {
               tsconfig: '<rootDir>/tsconfig.spec.json',
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         };"
       `;
 
-      expect(tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      expect(tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         expectedRootJestConfig
       );
       await libraryGenerator(tree, {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         name: 'myLib2',
       });
 
-      expect(tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      expect(tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         expectedRootJestConfig
       );
     });
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         name: 'myLib',
         directory: 'myDir',
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.ts')
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       });
 
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/tsconfig.spec.json')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.spec.ts')).toBeFalsy();
 
       const workspaceJson = readJson(tree, 'workspace.json');
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         name: 'myLib',
         js: true,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.js')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-lib/src/lib/my-lib.spec.js')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         directory: 'myDir',
         js: true,
       });
-      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.js`)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists(`libs/my-dir/my-lib/jest.config.ts`)).toBeTruthy();
       expect(tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         tree.exists('libs/my-dir/my-lib/src/lib/my-dir-my-lib.js')
@@ -827,11 +827,11 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         babelJest: true,
       } as Schema);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.js`, 'utf-8'))
+      expect(tree.read(`libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts`, 'utf-8'))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "module.exports = {
           displayName: 'my-lib',
-          preset: '../../jest.preset.js',
+          preset: '../../jest.preset.ts',
           transform: {
             '^.+\\\\\\\\.[tj]sx?$': 'babel-jest'
           },
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
index fe26d3da45bd9..f3964d1f3e4da 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ describe('updateJestConfig', () => {
   it('should update the name and coverage directory', async () => {
     const jestConfig = `module.exports = {
       name: 'my-source',
-      preset: '../../jest.config.js',
+      preset: '../../jest.config.ts',
       coverageDirectory: '../../coverage/libs/my-source',
       snapshotSerializers: [
         'jest-preset-angular/AngularSnapshotSerializer.js',
         'jest-preset-angular/HTMLCommentSerializer.js'
       ]
     };`;
-    const jestConfigPath = '/libs/my-destination/jest.config.js';
-    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+    const jestConfigPath = '/libs/my-destination/jest.config.ts';
+    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'my-source',
       standaloneConfig: false,
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ describe('updateJestConfig', () => {
   it('should update jest configs properly even if project is in many layers of subfolders', async () => {
     const jestConfig = `module.exports = {
       name: 'some-test-dir-my-source',
-      preset: '../../jest.config.js',
+      preset: '../../jest.config.ts',
       coverageDirectory: '../../coverage/libs/some/test/dir/my-source',
       snapshotSerializers: [
         'jest-preset-angular/AngularSnapshotSerializer.js',
         'jest-preset-angular/HTMLCommentSerializer.js'
       ]
     };`;
-    const jestConfigPath = '/libs/other/test/dir/my-destination/jest.config.js';
-    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+    const jestConfigPath = '/libs/other/test/dir/my-destination/jest.config.ts';
+    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'some/test/dir/my-source',
       standaloneConfig: false,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('updateJestConfig', () => {
   });
 
   it('updates the root config if not using `getJestProjects()`', async () => {
-    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'some/test/dir/my-source',
       standaloneConfig: false,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('updateJestConfig', () => {
   });
 
   it('updates the root config if `getJestProjects()` is used but old path exists', async () => {
-    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'some/test/dir/my-source',
       standaloneConfig: false,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ module.exports = {
   });
 
   it('updates the root config if `getJestProjects()` is used with other projects in the array', async () => {
-    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+    const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
       name: 'some/test/dir/my-source',
       standaloneConfig: false,
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.ts
index ae2360fcf4279..256134ac7e8b3 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-jest-config.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export function updateJestConfig(
     tree.write(jestConfigPath, newContent);
   }
 
-  // update root jest.config.js
-  const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.js';
+  // update root jest.config.ts
+  const rootJestConfigPath = '/jest.config.ts';
 
   if (!tree.exists(rootJestConfigPath)) {
     return;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-project-root-files.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-project-root-files.ts
index b345e488f4f59..fd83586a68c37 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-project-root-files.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-project-root-files.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ export function updateProjectRootFiles(
 
   const dots = /\./g;
   const regex = new RegExp(oldRelativeRoot.replace(dots, '\\.'), 'g');
-
   for (const file of tree.children(schema.relativeToRootDestination)) {
     const ext = extname(file);
-    console.log({file})
     if (!allowedExt.includes(ext)) {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d13b192dbb3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
+import { moveGenerator } from './move';
+import { libraryGenerator } from '../library/library';
+
+describe('move', () => {
+  let tree: Tree;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+  });
+
+  it('should update jest config when moving down directories', async () => {
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: 'my-lib' });
+
+    await moveGenerator(tree, {
+      projectName: 'my-lib',
+      importPath: '@proj/shared-mylib',
+      updateImportPath: true,
+      destination: 'shared/my-lib-new',
+    });
+    const jestConfigPath = 'libs/shared/my-lib-new/jest.config.ts';
+    const afterJestConfig = tree.read(jestConfigPath, 'utf-8');
+    expect(tree.exists(jestConfigPath)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(afterJestConfig).toContain("preset: '../../../jest.preset.ts'");
+    expect(afterJestConfig).toContain(
+      "coverageDirectory: '../../../coverage/libs/shared/my-lib-new'"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should update jest config when moving up directories', async () => {
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, { name: 'shared/my-lib' });
+
+    await moveGenerator(tree, {
+      projectName: 'shared-my-lib',
+      importPath: '@proj/mylib',
+      updateImportPath: true,
+      destination: 'my-lib-new',
+    });
+    const jestConfigPath = 'libs/my-lib-new/jest.config.ts';
+    const afterJestConfig = tree.read(jestConfigPath, 'utf-8');
+    expect(tree.exists(jestConfigPath)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(afterJestConfig).toContain("preset: '../../jest.preset.ts'");
+    expect(afterJestConfig).toContain(
+      "coverageDirectory: '../../coverage/libs/my-lib-new'"
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/preset/__snapshots__/preset.spec.ts.snap b/packages/workspace/src/generators/preset/__snapshots__/preset.spec.ts.snap
index a48a3b470d898..7b6bcd58c8776 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/preset/__snapshots__/preset.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/preset/__snapshots__/preset.spec.ts.snap
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Array [
   "tsconfig.editor.json",
   "tsconfig.json",
   ".eslintrc.json",
-  "jest.config.js",
+  "jest.config.ts",
 ]
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/test-files/jest.config.js b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/test-files/jest.config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/test-files/jest.config.js
rename to packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/test-files/jest.config.ts
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
index 18484127b03d0..6e7fb02964129 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-jest-config.spec.ts
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ describe('updateRootJestConfig', () => {
     });
 
     tree.write(
-      'jest.config.js',
-      readFileSync(join(__dirname, './test-files/jest.config.js'), 'utf-8')
+      'jest.config.ts',
+      readFileSync(join(__dirname, './test-files/jest.config.ts'), 'utf-8')
     );
   });
 
   it('should delete lib project ref from root jest config', async () => {
-    const jestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+    const jestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
 
     expect(jestConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
 
     updateJestConfig(tree, schema, readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib'));
 
-    const updatedJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+    const updatedJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
 
     expect(updatedJestConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
 
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ describe('updateRootJestConfig', () => {
       readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-other-lib')
     );
 
-    const updatedJestConfig2 = tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+    const updatedJestConfig2 = tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
 
     expect(updatedJestConfig2).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
   it('should not delete lib project ref from root jest config if there is no project jest config', () => {
-    tree.delete('libs/my-lib/jest.config.js');
+    tree.delete('libs/my-lib/jest.config.ts');
 
-    const originalRootJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+    const originalRootJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
     tree.write(
-      'jest.config.js',
+      'jest.config.ts',
       originalRootJestConfig.replace(`'<rootDir>/libs/my-lib',`, '')
     );
 
     updateJestConfig(tree, schema, readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib'));
 
-    const rootJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.js', 'utf-8');
+    const rootJestConfig = tree.read('jest.config.ts', 'utf-8');
 
     expect(rootJestConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
   });