diff --git a/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json b/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
index e5f982722c..63aa6d4f95 100644
--- a/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/apps/api/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "target": "es2021",
     "module": "preserve",
     "types": ["jest", "node"]
   },