diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0234104f83..907e82e9a7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "rimraf": "^5.0.0",
         "tsx": "^3.12.6",
         "typedoc": "^0.25.3",
-        "typescript": "~5.2.0",
+        "typescript": "^5.3.2",
         "verdaccio": "^5.24.1"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -19570,9 +19570,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mI4WrpHsbCIcwT9cF4FZvr80QUeKvsUsUvKDoR+X/7XHQH98xYD8YHZg7ANtz2GtZt/CBq2QJ0thkGJMHfqc1w==",
+      "version": "5.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6l+RyNy7oAHDfxC4FzSJcz9vnjTKxrLpDG5M2Vu4SHRVNg6xzqZp6LYSR9zjqQTu8DU/f5xwxUdADOkbrIX2gQ==",
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5718b0ff70..be61addacd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^5.0.0",
     "tsx": "^3.12.6",
     "typedoc": "^0.25.3",
-    "typescript": "~5.2.0",
+    "typescript": "~5.3.2",
     "verdaccio": "^5.24.1"
   },
   "workspaces": [
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/src/define_backend_template_harness.ts b/packages/integration-tests/src/define_backend_template_harness.ts
index b11fddad25..6c7bf753b8 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/src/define_backend_template_harness.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/src/define_backend_template_harness.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 /**
  * Asserts that the provided template has resources of 'resourceType' with the expected logical IDs
  */
-export const assertStableLogicalIds = (
+export const assertExpectedLogicalIds = (
   template: Template,
   resourceType: string,
   expectedLogicalIds: string[]
@@ -22,21 +22,33 @@ export const assertStableLogicalIds = (
 };
 
 /**
- * Wrapper around `defineBackend` that returns CDK Template objects for each backend resource
+ * Synthesizes deterministic `defineBackend` CDK templates for each backend resource
  *
  * Supplies stable CDK context values to the synth process for deterministic synth output
  */
-export const defineBackendTemplateHarness: DefineBackendTemplateHarness = <
+export const synthesizeBackendTemplates: SynthesizeBackendTemplates = <
+  T extends Record<string, ConstructFactory<Construct>>
+>(
+  constructFactories: T
+) => {
+  try {
+    process.env.CDK_CONTEXT_JSON = JSON.stringify({
+      [CDKContextKey.BACKEND_NAMESPACE]: 'testAppId',
+      [CDKContextKey.BACKEND_NAME]: 'testBranchName',
+      [CDKContextKey.DEPLOYMENT_TYPE]: 'branch',
+      secretLastUpdated: 123456789,
+    });
+    return backendTemplatesCollector(constructFactories);
+  } finally {
+    delete process.env.CDK_CONTEXT_JSON;
+  }
+};
+
+const backendTemplatesCollector: SynthesizeBackendTemplates = <
   T extends Record<string, ConstructFactory<Construct>>
 >(
   constructFactories: T
 ) => {
-  process.env.CDK_CONTEXT_JSON = JSON.stringify({
-    [CDKContextKey.BACKEND_NAMESPACE]: 'testAppId',
-    [CDKContextKey.BACKEND_NAME]: 'testBranchName',
-    [CDKContextKey.DEPLOYMENT_TYPE]: 'branch',
-    secretLastUpdated: 123456789,
-  });
   if (Object.keys(constructFactories).length === 0) {
     throw new Error('constructFactories must have at least one entry');
   }
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ export const defineBackendTemplateHarness: DefineBackendTemplateHarness = <
   return result as { [K in keyof T]: Template } & { root: Template };
 };
 
-type DefineBackendTemplateHarness = <
+type SynthesizeBackendTemplates = <
   T extends Record<string, ConstructFactory<Construct>>
 >(
   constructFactories: T
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/src/test-in-memory/integration_tests.test.ts b/packages/integration-tests/src/test-in-memory/integration_tests.test.ts
index 6817519a8a..5f34be654c 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/src/test-in-memory/integration_tests.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/src/test-in-memory/integration_tests.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { dataStorageAuthWithTriggers } from '../test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/amplify/test_factories.js';
 import {
-  assertStableLogicalIds,
-  defineBackendTemplateHarness,
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds,
+  synthesizeBackendTemplates,
 } from '../define_backend_template_harness.js';
 import { it } from 'node:test';
 import { dataWithoutAuth } from '../test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/amplify/test_factories.js';
@@ -15,60 +15,60 @@ import { dataWithoutAuthNoAuthMode } from '../test-projects/standalone-data-sand
  */
 
 void it('data storage auth with triggers', () => {
-  const templates = defineBackendTemplateHarness(dataStorageAuthWithTriggers);
+  const templates = synthesizeBackendTemplates(dataStorageAuthWithTriggers);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'auth179371D7',
     'data7552DF31',
     'function1351588B',
     'storage0EC3F24A',
   ]);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.auth, 'AWS::Cognito::UserPool', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.auth, 'AWS::Cognito::UserPool', [
     'amplifyAuthUserPool4BA7F805',
   ]);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
     'amplifyDataGraphQLAPI42A6FA33',
   ]);
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'amplifyDataAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackResource86290833',
     'amplifyDataFunctionDirectiveStackNestedStackFunctionDirectiveStackNestedStackResource1246A302',
     'amplifyDataTodoNestedStackTodoNestedStackResource551CEA56',
   ]);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.storage, 'AWS::S3::Bucket', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.storage, 'AWS::S3::Bucket', [
     // eslint-disable-next-line spellcheck/spell-checker
     'amplifyStorageamplifyStorageBucketC2F702CD',
   ]);
 });
 
 void it('data without auth with lambda auth mode', () => {
-  const templates = defineBackendTemplateHarness(dataWithoutAuth);
+  const templates = synthesizeBackendTemplates(dataWithoutAuth);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'data7552DF31',
     'function1351588B',
   ]);
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
     'amplifyDataGraphQLAPI42A6FA33',
   ]);
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'amplifyDataAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackResource86290833',
     'amplifyDataTodoNestedStackTodoNestedStackResource551CEA56',
   ]);
 });
 
 void it('data without auth with default auth mode', () => {
-  const templates = defineBackendTemplateHarness(dataWithoutAuthNoAuthMode);
+  const templates = synthesizeBackendTemplates(dataWithoutAuthNoAuthMode);
 
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.root, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'data7552DF31',
   ]);
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi', [
     'amplifyDataGraphQLAPI42A6FA33',
   ]);
-  assertStableLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
+  assertExpectedLogicalIds(templates.data, 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack', [
     'amplifyDataAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackAmplifyTableManagerNestedStackResource86290833',
     'amplifyDataTodoNestedStackTodoNestedStackResource551CEA56',
   ]);
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/integration-tests/tsconfig.json
index 1f51a22e20..3e171885a9 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     { "path": "../client-config" },
     { "path": "../platform-core" }
   ],
-  "exclude": ["**/node_modules", "**/lib"]
+  "exclude": ["**/node_modules", "**/lib", "src/e2e-tests"]
 }