diff --git a/packages/api-graphql/package.json b/packages/api-graphql/package.json
index 4e4b9e3a412..e8674a2f452 100644
--- a/packages/api-graphql/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-graphql/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@aws-amplify/api-rest": "4.0.0",
     "@aws-amplify/auth": "6.0.0",
     "@aws-amplify/core": "6.0.0",
-    "@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha": "^0.2.5",
+    "@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha": "^0.2.8",
     "@aws-sdk/types": "3.387.0",
     "graphql": "15.8.0",
     "tslib": "^2.6.1",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/API.ts b/packages/api/src/API.ts
index bebd4480630..7a6d0dabbf6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/API.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/API.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ export function generateClient<T extends Record<any, any> = never>(
 	return internalGenerateClient({
 		...options,
 		amplify: Amplify,
-	});
+	}) as unknown as V6Client<T>;
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ee9aad5daa2..a42c6405673 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha" "*"
 
-"@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha@*", "@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha@^0.2.5":
-  version "0.2.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha/-/amplify-api-next-types-alpha-0.2.5.tgz#5f7e9475e1a15488bbc89e841968a2cafe393426"
-  integrity sha512-KkL/y5VuGajpxcxEtwaMNBNyHWy/ZtfUUBGwTzh1YdgxEWYW9MCGBt+InB9KH64CHuD0dp/eJgG5qGjneNzr4Q==
+"@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha@*", "@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha@^0.2.8":
+  version "0.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-amplify/amplify-api-next-types-alpha/-/amplify-api-next-types-alpha-0.2.8.tgz#a72c70bd5b26fd0ff43c659701f7c9593f4baee6"
+  integrity sha512-FmRaSUfLk7ydXeS3DkFf4WnP9hKUJtQHvlELMwYnRb3Pw8e7XujaaawhKZWA2JiIAqwWt7KJr5vskC+3yYUrUw==
   dependencies:
     rxjs "^7.8.1"