diff --git a/src/io.js b/src/io.js
index be37124..43facca 100644
--- a/src/io.js
+++ b/src/io.js
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ const u = require('./utils')
 const a = require('./assert')
 const kle = require('./kle')
 
+const package_json = require('../package.json')
+
+const fake_require = exports.fake_require = injection => name => {
+    const dependencies = {
+        makerjs
+    }
+    if (name.endsWith('package.json')) {
+        return package_json
+    } else if (dependencies[name]) {
+        return dependencies[name]
+    } else throw new Error(`Unknown dependency "${name}" among the requirements of injection "${injection}"!`)
+}
+
 exports.unpack = async (zip) => {
 
     // main config text (has to be called "config.ext" where ext is one of yaml/json/js)
@@ -23,7 +36,7 @@ exports.unpack = async (zip) => {
     for (const fp of fps.file(/.*\.js$/)) {
         const name = fp.name.slice('footprints/'.length).split('.')[0]
         const text = await fp.async('string')
-        const parsed = new Function(module_prefix + text + module_suffix)()
+        const parsed = new Function('require', module_prefix + text + module_suffix)(fake_require(name))
         // TODO: some sort of footprint validation?
         injections.push(['footprint', name, parsed])
     }
@@ -33,7 +46,7 @@ exports.unpack = async (zip) => {
     for (const tpl of tpls.file(/.*\.js$/)) {
         const name = tpl.name.slice('templates/'.length).split('.')[0]
         const text = await tpl.async('string')
-        const parsed = new Function(module_prefix + text + module_suffix)()
+        const parsed = new Function('require', module_prefix + text + module_suffix)(fake_require(name))
         // TODO: some sort of template validation?
         injections.push(['template', name, parsed])
     }
diff --git a/src/templates/index.js b/src/templates/index.js
index b13d642..35277a6 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.js
+++ b/src/templates/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
-    kicad5: require('./kicad5')
+    kicad5: require('./kicad5'),
+    kicad8: require('./kicad8')
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/templates/kicad8.js b/src/templates/kicad8.js
index 1cbd044..dfc2a43 100644
--- a/src/templates/kicad8.js
+++ b/src/templates/kicad8.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const m = require('makerjs')
+const version = require('../../package.json').version
 
 module.exports = {
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ module.exports = {
 (kicad_pcb
   (version 20240108)
   (generator "ergogen")
-  (generator_version "4.0.5")
+  (generator_version "${version}")
   (general
     (thickness 1.6)
     (legacy_teardrops no)
diff --git a/test/cli/bad_bundle/error b/test/cli/bad_bundle/error
index 0b991c8..474ed42 100644
--- a/test/cli/bad_bundle/error
+++ b/test/cli/bad_bundle/error
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Could not read config file "test/"!
\ No newline at end of file
+Ambiguous config in bundle!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cli/bad_template/command b/test/cli/bad_template/command
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..987e200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/bad_template/command
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node src/cli.js test/cli/bad_template/input --clean
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cli/bad_template/error b/test/cli/bad_template/error
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae2dada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/bad_template/error
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Unknown dependency "nonexistent_require" among the requirements of injection "bad_template"!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cli/bad_template/input/config.yaml b/test/cli/bad_template/input/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38039e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/bad_template/input/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+points.zones.matrix:
+outlines:
+  box:
+    - what: rectangle
+      where: true
+      size: 18
+pcbs:
+  bad_template:
+    outlines.edge.outline: box
+    template: bad_template
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cli/bad_template/input/templates/bad_template.js b/test/cli/bad_template/input/templates/bad_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a840b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/bad_template/input/templates/bad_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const bad = require('nonexistent_require')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cli/bundle/reference/pcbs/custom_template.kicad_pcb b/test/cli/bundle/reference/pcbs/custom_template.kicad_pcb
index 9a1c42b..ba3a662 100644
--- a/test/cli/bundle/reference/pcbs/custom_template.kicad_pcb
+++ b/test/cli/bundle/reference/pcbs/custom_template.kicad_pcb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Custom template override. The secret is 42.
\ No newline at end of file
+Custom template override. The secret is 42. MakerJS is 0.17.0. Ergogen is 4.0.5.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bundle.zip b/test/fixtures/bundle.zip
index a4ca4d6..e0ef2e8 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/bundle.zip and b/test/fixtures/bundle.zip differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bundle/templates/custom_template.js b/test/fixtures/bundle/templates/custom_template.js
index d3217b8..d70f50a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bundle/templates/custom_template.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/bundle/templates/custom_template.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+const m = require('makerjs')
+const version = require('package.json').version
+
 module.exports = {
     convert_outline: () => {},
     body: params => {
-        return `Custom template override. The secret is ${params.custom.secret}.`
+        return `Custom template override. The secret is ${params.custom.secret}. MakerJS is ${m.version}. Ergogen is ${version}.`
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 596757e..6d1305f 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ for (let w of cli_what) {
                         if (ex === 'should_have_thrown') {
                             throw new Error('This command should have thrown!')
                         }
-                        const actual_error = ex.stderr.toString().split('\n')[0]
+                        const actual_error = ex.stderr.toString()
                         if (dump) {
                             fs.writeFileSync(path.join(t, 'error'), actual_error)
                         }