diff --git a/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json b/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
index e5f982722..77a647d82 100644
--- a/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
     "module": "preserve",
+    "target": "es2021",
     "types": ["jest", "node"]
   },
   "include": ["**/*.spec.ts", "**/*.test.ts", "**/*.d.ts", "jest.config.ts"]