diff --git a/scripts/utils/create_package_template.py b/scripts/utils/create_package_template.py
index 844e2e17c..e2b4c6afb 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/create_package_template.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/create_package_template.py
@@ -30,6 +30,32 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
     return ".".join(version_segments[:4])
 
 
+# Get the package version from common.vm package version
+def get_common_vm_version():
+    common_vm_path = os.path.join(root_path, "packages", "common.vm")
+    nuspec_path = os.path.join(common_vm_path, "common.vm.nuspec")
+
+    if os.path.exists(nuspec_path):
+        with open(nuspec_path, "r") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if "<version>" in line:
+                    return line.split("<version>")[1].split("</version>")[0].strip()
+    return "0.0.0.20250206"  # Default version if version tag is not found
+
+
+# Get the package version from nodejs.vm package version
+def get_nodejs_vm_version():
+    nodejs_vm_path = os.path.join(root_path, "packages", "nodejs.vm")
+    nuspec_path = os.path.join(nodejs_vm_path, "nodejs.vm.nuspec")
+
+    if os.path.exists(nuspec_path):
+        with open(nuspec_path, "r") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if "<version>" in line:
+                    return line.split("<version>")[1].split("</version>")[0].strip()
+    return "0.0.0.20250219"  # Default version if version tag is not found
+
+
 UNINSTALL_TEMPLATE_NAME = "chocolateyuninstall.ps1"
 INSTALL_TEMPLATE_NAME = "chocolateyinstall.ps1"
 
@@ -37,6 +63,8 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
 Needs the following format strings:
     pkg_name="...", version="...", authors="...", description="..."
 """
+COMMON_PACKAGE_VERSION = get_common_vm_version()
+NODEJS_PACKAGE_VERSION = get_nodejs_vm_version()
 NUSPEC_TEMPLATE_NAME = "{}.vm.nuspec"
 NUSPEC_TEMPLATE = r"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
@@ -46,7 +74,7 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
     <authors>{authors}</authors>
     <description>{description}</description>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20250206" />
+      <dependency id="common.vm" version="{common_version}" />
     </dependencies>
     <tags>{category}</tags>
   </metadata>
@@ -61,8 +89,8 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
     <authors>{authors}</authors>
     <description>{description}</description>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20250206" />
-      <dependency id="nodejs.vm" version="0.0.0.20250730" />
+      <dependency id="common.vm" version="{common_version}" />
+      <dependency id="nodejs.vm" version="{nodejs_version}" />
     </dependencies>
     <tags>{category}</tags>
   </metadata>
@@ -77,7 +105,7 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
     <authors>{authors}</authors>
     <description>{description}</description>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20250206" />
+      <dependency id="common.vm" version="{common_version}" />
       <dependency id="python3.vm" />
     </dependencies>
     <tags>{category}</tags>
@@ -97,7 +125,7 @@ def package_version(dependency_version):
     <authors>{authors}</authors>
     <description>{description}</description>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20250206" />
+      <dependency id="common.vm" version="{common_version}" />
       <dependency id="{dependency}" version="[{dependency_version}]" />
     </dependencies>
     <tags>{category}</tags>
@@ -393,6 +421,8 @@ def create_template(
     console_app="",
     inner_folder="",
     arguments="",
+    common_version=COMMON_PACKAGE_VERSION,
+    nodejs_version=NODEJS_PACKAGE_VERSION,
 ):
     pkg_path = os.path.join(packages_path, f"{pkg_name}.vm")
     try:
@@ -416,6 +446,8 @@ def create_template(
                 dependency=dependency,
                 dependency_version=version,
                 category=category,
+                common_version=common_version,
+                nodejs_version=nodejs_version,
             )
         )
 
@@ -430,6 +462,8 @@ def create_template(
                 shim_path=shim_path,
                 console_app=console_app,
                 inner_folder=inner_folder,
+                common_version=common_version,
+                nodejs_version=nodejs_version,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/scripts/utils/update_package.py b/scripts/utils/update_package.py
index fd4215645..ca97e7740 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/update_package.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/update_package.py
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ def update_version_url(package):
 
 
 # Update dependencies
-# Metapackages have only one dependency and same name (adding `.vm`)  and version as the dependency
+# Metapackages have only one dependency and same name (adding `.vm`) and version as the dependency
 def update_dependencies(package):
     nuspec_path, content = get_nuspec(package)
     matches = re.findall(
-        r'<dependency id=["\'](?P<dependency>[^"\']+)["\'] version="\[(?P<version>[^"\']+)\]" */>', content
+        r'<dependency id=["\'](?P<dependency>[^"\']+)["\']\s+version=["\']\[(?P<version>[^"\']+)\]["\'] */>', content
     )
 
     updates = False
@@ -303,6 +303,38 @@ def update_dependencies(package):
     return None
 
 
+# Update metapackage dependencies
+# Metapackages have only one dependency and same name (adding `.vm`) and version as the dependency
+def update_metapackage_dependencies(package):
+    nuspec_path, content = get_nuspec(package)
+    matches = re.findall(
+        r'<dependency id=["\'](?P<dependency>[^"\']+)["\']\s+(?:version=["\'](?P<version>[^"\'\[\]]+)["\'] *)?/>', content
+    )
+
+    updates = False
+    for dependency, version in matches:
+        stream = os.popen(f"powershell.exe choco find -er {dependency}")
+        output = stream.read()
+        # ignore case to also find dependencies like GoogleChrome
+        m = re.search(rf"^{dependency}\|(?P<version>.+)", output, re.M | re.I)
+        if m:
+            latest_version = m.group("version")
+            if latest_version != version:
+                if version is not None:
+                    pattern = rf'<dependency id="{dependency}"\s+version=["\']{re.escape(version)}["\']\s*/>'
+                else:
+                    pattern = rf'<dependency id="{dependency}"\s*/>'
+                content = re.sub(
+                    pattern,
+                    f'<dependency id="{dependency}" version="{latest_version}" />',
+                    content,
+                )
+                updates = True
+    if updates:
+        with open(nuspec_path, "w") as file:
+            file.write(content)
+
+
 # Update package which uses a generic URL that has no version
 def update_dynamic_url(package):
     version = get_version_from_nuspec(package)
@@ -416,7 +448,10 @@ def from_str(string):
     is_install_script_present = check_install_script_present(args.package_name)
 
     latest_version = None
+
     if args.update_type & UpdateType.DEPENDENCIES:
+        # Update dependencies first, as it is required for other updates
+        update_metapackage_dependencies(args.package_name)
         latest_version = update_dependencies(args.package_name)
 
     if is_install_script_present: