diff --git a/node/tsconfig.json b/node/tsconfig.json
index aa1b9dbc6..25ce300f2 100644
--- a/node/tsconfig.json
+++ b/node/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     },
     "exclude": ["node_modules", "deltachat-core-rust", "dist", "scripts"],
     "typedocOptions": {
-        "mode": "file",
         "out": "docs",
-        "excludeNotExported": true,
+        "excludePrivate": true,
         "defaultCategory": "index",
-        "includeVersion": true
+        "includeVersion": true,
+        "entryPoints": ["lib/index.ts"]
     }
 }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a093b3481..fa6e1a12f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "prebuildify": "^5.0.1",
     "prebuildify-ci": "^1.0.5",
     "prettier": "^2.0.5",
-    "typedoc": "^0.17.0",
+    "typedoc": "^0.25.3",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
   "engines": {