diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 48e3b823f2..7c2a65ad8b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2370,6 +2370,9 @@ importers:
       chai-as-promised:
         specifier: ^8.0.0
         version: 8.0.0(chai@4.5.0)
+      ethers:
+        specifier: ^6.13.4
+        version: 6.13.4
       forge-std:
         specifier: foundry-rs/forge-std#v1.9.4
         version: https://codeload.github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/tar.gz/1eea5bae12ae557d589f9f0f0edae2faa47cb262
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/templates/mocha-ethers/package.json b/v-next/hardhat/templates/mocha-ethers/package.json
index e73fe8f9e6..2868c6c059 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/templates/mocha-ethers/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/templates/mocha-ethers/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^22.8.5",
     "chai": "^4.4.1",
     "chai-as-promised": "^8.0.0",
+    "ethers": "^6.13.4",
     "forge-std": "foundry-rs/forge-std#v1.9.4",
     "mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "typescript": "~5.5.0"