diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-hats-test.md b/.changeset/fresh-hats-test.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c608ea443e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-hats-test.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": patch
+---
+
+Update the Hello World templates to use the latest version of `@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers`.
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/package.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/package.json
index 11573a9e35d..f4584cc8a89 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 		"test": "vitest"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.12.4",
+		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.20.0",
 		"wrangler": "^3.101.0",
-		"vitest": "~3.2.0"
+		"vitest": "~4.1.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.js b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 977f64c4edc..00000000000
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { defineWorkersConfig } from '@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/config';
-
-export default defineWorkersConfig({
-	test: {
-		poolOptions: {
-			workers: {
-				wrangler: { configPath: './wrangler.jsonc' },
-			},
-		},
-	},
-});
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.mjs b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b79788eddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/js/vitest.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { cloudflareTest } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers";
+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+	plugins: [
+		cloudflareTest({
+			wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
+		}),
+	],
+});
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/package.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/package.json
index 4104fd8ffb4..80d51f75114 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 		"cf-typegen": "wrangler types"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.12.4",
+		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.20.0",
 		"typescript": "^5.5.2",
-		"vitest": "~3.2.0",
+		"vitest": "~4.1.0",
 		"wrangler": "^3.101.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/env.d.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/env.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b3610dbc7..00000000000
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/env.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-declare module "cloudflare:test" {
-	interface ProvidedEnv extends Env {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/tsconfig.json
index 978ecd87b7c..c6560d31767 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "../tsconfig.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers"]
+		"types": ["@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/types"]
 	},
 	"include": ["./**/*.ts", "../worker-configuration.d.ts"],
 	"exclude": []
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/vitest.config.mts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/vitest.config.mts
index 977f64c4edc..9b79788eddd 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/vitest.config.mts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/ts/vitest.config.mts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { defineWorkersConfig } from '@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/config';
+import { cloudflareTest } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers";
+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
-export default defineWorkersConfig({
-	test: {
-		poolOptions: {
-			workers: {
-				wrangler: { configPath: './wrangler.jsonc' },
-			},
-		},
-	},
+export default defineConfig({
+	plugins: [
+		cloudflareTest({
+			wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
+		}),
+	],
 });
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/package.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/package.json
index 8459e1a3a85..2be11d7185f 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 		"test": "vitest"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.12.4",
-		"vitest": "~3.2.0",
+		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.20.0",
+		"vitest": "~4.1.0",
 		"wrangler": "^3.101.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.js b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ccad75efad..00000000000
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { defineWorkersConfig } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/config";
-
-export default defineWorkersConfig({
-	test: {
-		poolOptions: {
-			workers: {
-				wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
-			},
-		},
-	},
-});
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.mjs b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b79788eddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/js/vitest.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { cloudflareTest } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers";
+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+	plugins: [
+		cloudflareTest({
+			wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
+		}),
+	],
+});
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/package.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/package.json
index 4104fd8ffb4..80d51f75114 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 		"cf-typegen": "wrangler types"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.12.4",
+		"@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers": "^0.20.0",
 		"typescript": "^5.5.2",
-		"vitest": "~3.2.0",
+		"vitest": "~4.1.0",
 		"wrangler": "^3.101.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/env.d.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/env.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b3610dbc7..00000000000
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/env.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-declare module "cloudflare:test" {
-	interface ProvidedEnv extends Env {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/tsconfig.json
index 978ecd87b7c..c6560d31767 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "../tsconfig.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers"]
+		"types": ["@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/types"]
 	},
 	"include": ["./**/*.ts", "../worker-configuration.d.ts"],
 	"exclude": []
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/vitest.config.mts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/vitest.config.mts
index 7ccad75efad..9b79788eddd 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/vitest.config.mts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world/ts/vitest.config.mts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { defineWorkersConfig } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers/config";
+import { cloudflareTest } from "@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers";
+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
-export default defineWorkersConfig({
-	test: {
-		poolOptions: {
-			workers: {
-				wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
-			},
-		},
-	},
+export default defineConfig({
+	plugins: [
+		cloudflareTest({
+			wrangler: { configPath: "./wrangler.jsonc" },
+		}),
+	],
 });