diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78baf57f..55ffcd79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ npx swagger-typescript-api -p ./swagger.json -o ./src -n myApi.ts
 You can use this package from nodejs:
 
 ```js
-const { generateApi, generateTemplates } = require("swagger-typescript-api");
-const path = require("path");
-const fs = require("fs");
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { generateApi, generateTemplates } from "swagger-typescript-api";
 
 /* NOTE: all fields are optional expect one of `input`, `url`, `spec` */
 generateApi({
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index fccb5403..43a42e0e 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ interface GenerateApiParamsBase {
    *
    * @example
    * ```ts
-   * const { Translator } = require("swagger-typescript-api/src/translators/translator");
+   * import { Translator } from "swagger-typescript-api/src/translators/translator";
    *
    * class MyTranslator extends Translator {
    *
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 353d33d6..5f0172a8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     try {
       const customConfigPath = resolve(process.cwd(), options.customConfig);
       console.log(`✨ found custom config at: ${customConfigPath}`);
-      customConfig = require(customConfigPath);
+      customConfig = await import(customConfigPath);
     } catch (e) {
       /* empty */
     }
diff --git a/src/templates-worker.js b/src/templates-worker.js
index 9b834f0a..0dc63823 100644
--- a/src/templates-worker.js
+++ b/src/templates-worker.js
@@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ class TemplatesWorker {
     );
   };
 
-  requireFnFromTemplate = (packageOrPath) => {
+  requireFnFromTemplate = async (packageOrPath) => {
     const isPath =
       _.startsWith(packageOrPath, "./") || _.startsWith(packageOrPath, "../");
 
     if (isPath) {
-      return require(
+      return await import(
         path.resolve(
           this.config.templatePaths.custom ||
             this.config.templatePaths.original,
           packageOrPath,
-        ),
+        )
       );
     }
 
-    return require(packageOrPath);
+    return await import(packageOrPath);
   };
 
   getTemplate = ({ fileName, name, path }) => {