diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 66ff287b..6a1f05fc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.27.0"
+  ".": "4.27.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d109c486..af9df839 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.27.1](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.27.0...v4.27.1) (2025-10-20)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`c9ae7dc`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/c9ae7dc210e3bfb9de7f25eb33e9905ae3fdd0b5) [#535](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/535) some test folders need quotes for correct globbing (#535) (@owlstronaut)
+
 ## [4.27.0](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.26.1...v4.27.0) (2025-10-20)
 ### Features
 * [`2e563b4`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/2e563b4defe381f18f49ccaa5ffc5d0c93d262dd) [#533](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/533) adds coverageThreshold as a config, uses non-workspace dir for tests (#533) (@owlstronaut)
diff --git a/lib/content/package-json.hbs b/lib/content/package-json.hbs
index 7c127c0d..88f65c23 100644
--- a/lib/content/package-json.hbs
+++ b/lib/content/package-json.hbs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     "postlint": "template-oss-check",
     "template-oss-apply": "template-oss-apply --force",
     {{#if isNodeTest}}
-    "snap": "node --test --test-update-snapshots ./test/**/*.js",
-    "test": "node --test ./test/**/*.js",
-    "test:cover": "node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000{{#if coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-lines={{coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-functions={{coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-branches={{coverageThreshold}}{{/if}} ./test/**/*.js",
+    "snap": "node --test --test-update-snapshots './test/**/*.js'",
+    "test": "node --test './test/**/*.js'",
+    "test:cover": "node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000{{#if coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-lines={{coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-functions={{coverageThreshold}} --test-coverage-branches={{coverageThreshold}}{{/if}} './test/**/*.js'",
     {{else}}
     "snap": "{{#if typescript}}{{#if tap16}}c8 {{/if}}{{/if}}tap",
     "test": "{{#if typescript}}{{#if tap16}}c8 {{/if}}{{/if}}tap",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5389a6a2..c01f2faa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/template-oss",
-  "version": "4.27.0",
+  "version": "4.27.1",
   "description": "templated files used in npm CLI team oss projects",
   "main": "lib/content/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/test/apply/node-test.js b/test/apply/node-test.js
index fcdb1314..681832f4 100644
--- a/test/apply/node-test.js
+++ b/test/apply/node-test.js
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ t.test('node:test runner', async t => {
   const pkg = await s.readJson('package.json')
 
   // Verify test scripts are for node:test
-  t.equal(pkg.scripts.test, 'node --test ./test/**/*.js')
+  t.equal(pkg.scripts.test, "node --test './test/**/*.js'")
   t.equal(
     pkg.scripts['test:cover'],
-    'node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000 --test-coverage-lines=100 --test-coverage-functions=100 --test-coverage-branches=100 ./test/**/*.js',
+    "node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000 --test-coverage-lines=100 --test-coverage-functions=100 --test-coverage-branches=100 './test/**/*.js'",
   )
-  t.equal(pkg.scripts.snap, 'node --test --test-update-snapshots ./test/**/*.js')
+  t.equal(pkg.scripts.snap, "node --test --test-update-snapshots './test/**/*.js'")
 
   // Verify tap section is removed
   t.notOk(pkg.tap, 'tap section should not be present')
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ t.test('node:test runner with incomplete coverage', async t => {
   const pkg = await s.readJson('package.json')
 
   // Verify test scripts are for node:test
-  t.equal(pkg.scripts.test, 'node --test ./test/**/*.js')
+  t.equal(pkg.scripts.test, "node --test './test/**/*.js'")
   t.equal(
     pkg.scripts['test:cover'],
-    'node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000 ./test/**/*.js',
+    "node --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-timeout=3000 './test/**/*.js'",
     'test:cover should not include coverage thresholds when coverageThreshold is 0',
   )
-  t.equal(pkg.scripts.snap, 'node --test --test-update-snapshots ./test/**/*.js')
+  t.equal(pkg.scripts.snap, "node --test --test-update-snapshots './test/**/*.js'")
 })
 
 t.test('tap runner (default)', async t => {