diff --git a/configuration/gitignore.ts b/configuration/gitignore.ts
index 43e6f6b..c09ebe4 100644
--- a/configuration/gitignore.ts
+++ b/configuration/gitignore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { EOL } from 'node:os'
 import { options } from '../helper'
 
+// Up to date version found at: https://github.com/react-native-community/template/blob/main/template/_gitignore
+
 const pluginGitignores = [
   // XCode
   'build/',
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ const pluginGitignores = [
   'local.properties',
   '*.iml',
   '*.hprof',
+  '.cxx/',
   '*.keystore',
   '!debug.keystore',
   // Cocoapods (generated with pod install / update)
diff --git a/template/app/package.json b/template/app/package.json
index 90b2aa5..d4a9d88 100644
--- a/template/app/package.json
+++ b/template/app/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "epic-language": "^0.8.0",
+    "epic-language": "^1.0.0",
     "mobx": "^6.13.1",
     "mobx-react-lite": "^4.0.7",
     "react": "^18.3.1",