diff --git a/crates/ide-lsp/tests/real_servers.rs b/crates/ide-lsp/tests/real_servers.rs
index a76fca35..fb5b1330 100644
--- a/crates/ide-lsp/tests/real_servers.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-lsp/tests/real_servers.rs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ fn npm_server(tools: &Path, name: &str, bin: &str, init: Option<serde_json::Valu
 
 /// Vue Language Server 3 in hybrid mode: its `tsserver/request`s go through the
 /// client to vtsls with `@vue/typescript-plugin` (issue #25). Set
-/// `OPENIDEA_TEST_NPM_TOOLS` to a dir with `npm i @vue/language-server typescript@"<7" @vtsls/language-server`.
+/// `OPENIDEA_TEST_NPM_TOOLS` to a dir with `npm i @vue/language-server typescript@6 @vtsls/language-server`.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 #[ignore = "requires @vue/language-server and @vtsls/language-server (OPENIDEA_TEST_NPM_TOOLS)"]
 async fn vue_hybrid_mode_end_to_end() {
diff --git a/crates/ide-sdk/src/vue.rs b/crates/ide-sdk/src/vue.rs
index 639d2f1e..55f8fb00 100644
--- a/crates/ide-sdk/src/vue.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-sdk/src/vue.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub(crate) fn tsserver_plugin(package: &Path) -> serde_json::Value {
 
 pub(crate) fn missing_typescript_message() -> String {
     "Vue Language Server needs TypeScript 5 or 6 (TypeScript 7 has no language service API). \
-     Reinstall it in Settings › Languages & Frameworks › Language Servers, add typescript@\"<7\" \
+     Reinstall it in Settings › Languages & Frameworks › Language Servers, add typescript@6 \
      to the project, or pick a TypeScript version in Settings › Languages & Frameworks › TypeScript."
         .to_owned()
 }
diff --git a/crates/ide-tools/src/lib.rs b/crates/ide-tools/src/lib.rs
index e32d1002..1a87fea8 100644
--- a/crates/ide-tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct Manifest {
 
 const MANIFEST: &str = ".openidea-tool.json";
 
-/// `typescript@<7` → `typescript`, `@vue/language-server` unchanged.
+/// `typescript@6` → `typescript`, `@vue/language-server` unchanged.
 fn npm_name(spec: &str) -> &str {
     match spec[1..].find('@') {
         Some(i) => &spec[..i + 1],
diff --git a/crates/ide-tools/src/registry.rs b/crates/ide-tools/src/registry.rs
index c3b2e9fd..b571b054 100644
--- a/crates/ide-tools/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-tools/src/registry.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const fn ver(cmd: &'static str) -> Option<(&'static str, &'static [&'static str]
 
 /// The TypeScript these npm servers load as a library (`tsserver.js`, `ts.server`):
 /// TypeScript 7 (the native port) ships neither, and `@latest` resolves to it.
-pub const TYPESCRIPT: &str = "typescript@<7";
+pub const TYPESCRIPT: &str = "typescript@6";
 
 pub static TOOLS: &[ToolSpec] = &[
     ToolSpec {
diff --git a/crates/ide-tools/src/tests.rs b/crates/ide-tools/src/tests.rs
index 02226cff..5711664b 100644
--- a/crates/ide-tools/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-tools/src/tests.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ done"#,
     }
     let installs = fs::read_to_string(&log).unwrap();
     for line in installs.lines() {
-        assert!(line.contains("typescript@<7") && !line.contains("typescript@latest"), "{line}");
+        assert!(line.contains("typescript@6") && !line.contains("typescript@latest"), "{line}");
     }
     assert!(installs.contains("@vue/language-server@latest"), "{installs}");
 
diff --git a/languages/javascript.toml b/languages/javascript.toml
index d16c1ad5..af10ad60 100644
--- a/languages/javascript.toml
+++ b/languages/javascript.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fallback = true
 command = "typescript-language-server"
 args = ["--stdio"]
 root-markers = ["jsconfig.json", "tsconfig.json", "package.json"]
-install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@\"<7\" typescript-language-server"
+install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@6 typescript-language-server"
 
 [debugger]
 adapter = "js-debug"
diff --git a/languages/javascriptreact.toml b/languages/javascriptreact.toml
index 540722ee..7dd3ae69 100644
--- a/languages/javascriptreact.toml
+++ b/languages/javascriptreact.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fallback = true
 command = "typescript-language-server"
 args = ["--stdio"]
 root-markers = ["jsconfig.json", "tsconfig.json", "package.json"]
-install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@\"<7\" typescript-language-server"
+install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@6 typescript-language-server"
 
 [debugger]
 adapter = "js-debug"
diff --git a/languages/typescript.toml b/languages/typescript.toml
index 536941b3..2de7b2cc 100644
--- a/languages/typescript.toml
+++ b/languages/typescript.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fallback = true
 command = "typescript-language-server"
 args = ["--stdio"]
 root-markers = ["tsconfig.json", "jsconfig.json", "package.json"]
-install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@\"<7\" typescript-language-server"
+install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@6 typescript-language-server"
 
 # Angular projects only: templates inline in components (`template: ...`),
 # and their usages and renames in templates. Last: TypeScript's own hover,
diff --git a/languages/typescriptreact.toml b/languages/typescriptreact.toml
index 8c5a439d..f1d8fc9c 100644
--- a/languages/typescriptreact.toml
+++ b/languages/typescriptreact.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fallback = true
 command = "typescript-language-server"
 args = ["--stdio"]
 root-markers = ["tsconfig.json", "jsconfig.json", "package.json"]
-install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@\"<7\" typescript-language-server"
+install-hint = "npm i -g typescript@6 typescript-language-server"
 
 [debugger]
 adapter = "js-debug"
diff --git a/languages/vue.toml b/languages/vue.toml
index 1176b0ec..a7cdade0 100644
--- a/languages/vue.toml
+++ b/languages/vue.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ name = "vue-language-server"
 command = "vue-language-server"
 args = ["--stdio"]
 root-markers = ["package.json", "vite.config.ts", "vite.config.js", "nuxt.config.ts", "tsconfig.json"]
-install-hint = "npm i -g @vue/language-server typescript@\"<7\""
+install-hint = "npm i -g @vue/language-server typescript@6"
 
 # Hybrid mode: TypeScript in `.vue` files comes from tsserver with
 # `@vue/typescript-plugin` (configured by the settings hook); vue-language-server