diff --git a/packages/openui-cli/package.json b/packages/openui-cli/package.json
index c712af331..892181b08 100644
--- a/packages/openui-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/openui-cli/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "ci": "pnpm run lint:check && pnpm run format:check"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^22.15.32"
+    "@types/node": "^22.15.32",
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.7"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "openui",
diff --git a/packages/openui-cli/scripts/build-templates.js b/packages/openui-cli/scripts/build-templates.js
index 82fd29eba..f12d9b083 100644
--- a/packages/openui-cli/scripts/build-templates.js
+++ b/packages/openui-cli/scripts/build-templates.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
+const { rimrafSync } = require("rimraf");
 
 const srcDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../src/templates/openui-chat");
 const destDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../dist/templates/openui-chat");
@@ -9,10 +10,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(srcDir)) {
 }
 
 // Equivalent to: rm -rf dist/templates/openui-chat
-fs.rmSync(destDir, {
-  recursive: true,
-  force: true,
-});
+rimrafSync(destDir);
 
 // Equivalent to: mkdir -p dist/templates
 fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(destDir), {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ae9ed6124..b7cabf60d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1274,6 +1274,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.15.32
         version: 22.15.32
+      rimraf:
+        specifier: ^5.0.7
+        version: 5.0.10
 
   packages/react-email:
     dependencies: