diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 714a8fe..0b524ce 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-'use strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
-const Boom = require('@hapi/boom');
-const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
+import * as Boom from '@hapi/boom';
+import * as Hoek from '@hapi/hoek';
 
 
 const internals = {};
 
+const Package = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL('../package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8'));
 
-exports.plugin = {
-    pkg: require('../package.json'),
+
+const plugin = {
+    pkg: Package,
     requirements: {
         hapi: '>=20.0.0'
     },
@@ -83,3 +85,6 @@ internals.implementation = function (server, options) {
 
     return scheme;
 };
+
+
+export { plugin };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d915fac..d018a88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "@hapi/basic",
   "description": "Basic authentication plugin",
-  "version": "7.0.2",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
   "repository": "git://github.com/hapijs/basic",
-  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "exports": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
     "lib"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.1.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "lab -a @hapi/code -t 100 -L -Y",
+    "test": "lab -a @hapi/code -Y",
     "test-cov-html": "lab -a @hapi/code -r html -o coverage.html"
   },
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
diff --git a/test/esm.js b/test/esm.js
index 78fc6de..a410a35 100644
--- a/test/esm.js
+++ b/test/esm.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-'use strict';
+import * as Code from '@hapi/code';
+import * as Lab from '@hapi/lab';
 
-const Code = require('@hapi/code');
-const Lab = require('@hapi/lab');
 
-
-const { before, describe, it } = exports.lab = Lab.script();
+const lab = Lab.script();
+const { before, describe, it } = lab;
 const expect = Code.expect;
+export { lab };
 
 
 describe('import()', () => {
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ describe('import()', () => {
     it('exposes all methods and classes as named imports', () => {
 
         expect(Object.keys(Basic)).to.equal([
-            'default',
             'plugin'
         ]);
     });
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 040a2d1..286bad8 100755
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const Basic = require('..');
-const Boom = require('@hapi/boom');
-const Code = require('@hapi/code');
-const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
-const Lab = require('@hapi/lab');
+import * as Basic from '../lib/index.js';
+import * as Boom from '@hapi/boom';
+import * as Code from '@hapi/code';
+import * as Hapi from '@hapi/hapi';
+import * as Lab from '@hapi/lab';
 
 
 const internals = {};
 
 
-const { it, describe } = exports.lab = Lab.script();
+const lab = Lab.script();
+const { it, describe } = lab;
 const expect = Code.expect;
+export { lab };
 
 
 describe('Basic authentication', () => {
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index 0a25759..329405f 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // from https://github.com/hapijs/hapi-auth-basic#hapi-auth-basic
 
-import * as Basic from '..';
+import * as Basic from '../lib/index.js';
 import { Server } from '@hapi/hapi';
 import { types } from '@hapi/lab';