diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/packager.ts b/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/packager.ts
index 7f08ca943b..246a264a87 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/packager.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/packager.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function main(args: string[]): number {
   const typeDefinitions = typeDefinitionsArg.split(',').filter(s => !!s);
   const srcs = srcsArg.split(',').filter(s => !!s);
   const dataFiles: string[] = dataArg.split(',').filter(s => !!s);
-  const modulesManifest = JSON.parse(modulesManifestArg);
+  const modulesManifest = JSON.parse(modulesManifestArg) as Record<string, any>;
   const dtsBundles: string[] = dtsBundleArg.split(',').filter(s => !!s);
 
   /**
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function main(args: string[]): number {
     let content = fs.readFileSync(src, 'utf-8');
     // Modify package.json files as necessary for publishing
     if (path.basename(src) === 'package.json') {
-      const packageJson = JSON.parse(content);
+      const packageJson = JSON.parse(content) as {[key: string]: string};
       content = amendPackageJson(src, packageJson, false);
 
       const packageName = packageJson['name'];
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export * from '${srcDirRelative(inputPath, typingsFile.replace(/\.d\.tsx?$/, '')
    * @param typingsPath the typings bundle entrypoint
    */
   function rewireMetadata(metadataPath: string, typingsPath: string): string {
-    const metadata = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metadataPath, 'utf-8'));
+    const metadata = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metadataPath, 'utf-8')) as {[key: string]: any};
 
     let typingsRelativePath =
         normalizeSeparators(path.relative(path.dirname(metadataPath), typingsPath));
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/index.ts b/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/index.ts
index c6127b4d91..842a00a94d 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/index.ts
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ export function compile({
     if (importedFilePath.indexOf('node_modules') >= 0) {
       const maybeMetadataFile = importedFilePath.replace(EXT, '') + '.metadata.json';
       if (fs.existsSync(maybeMetadataFile)) {
-        const moduleName =
-            JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(maybeMetadataFile, {encoding: 'utf-8'})).importAs;
+        const moduleName = (JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(maybeMetadataFile, {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as {
+                             importAs: string
+                           }).importAs;
         if (moduleName) {
           return moduleName;
         }
diff --git a/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/common_package.spec.ts b/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/common_package.spec.ts
index c0aaafbcf2..5035f4c392 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/common_package.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/common_package.spec.ts
@@ -104,14 +104,20 @@ describe('@angular/common ng_package', () => {
 
 
   describe('should have module resolution properties in the package.json file for', () => {
+    interface PackageJson {
+      main: string;
+      es2015: string;
+      module: string;
+      typings: string;
+    }
     // https://github.com/angular/common-builds/blob/master/package.json
     it('/', () => {
-      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}));
+      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as PackageJson;
       expect(actual['main']).toEqual('./bundles/common.umd.js');
     });
     // https://github.com/angular/common-builds/blob/master/http/package.json
     it('/http', () => {
-      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('http/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}));
+      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('http/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as PackageJson;
       expect(actual['main']).toEqual('../bundles/common-http.umd.js');
       expect(actual['es2015']).toEqual('../fesm2015/http.js');
       expect(actual['module']).toEqual('../fesm2015/http.js');
@@ -119,12 +125,14 @@ describe('@angular/common ng_package', () => {
     });
     // https://github.com/angular/common-builds/blob/master/testing/package.json
     it('/testing', () => {
-      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('testing/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}));
+      const actual =
+          JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('testing/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as PackageJson;
       expect(actual['main']).toEqual('../bundles/common-testing.umd.js');
     });
     // https://github.com/angular/common-builds/blob/master/http/testing/package.json
     it('/http/testing', () => {
-      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('http/testing/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}));
+      const actual =
+          JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('http/testing/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as PackageJson;
       expect(actual['main']).toEqual('../../bundles/common-http-testing.umd.js');
       expect(actual['es2015']).toEqual('../../fesm2015/http/testing.js');
       expect(actual['module']).toEqual('../../fesm2015/http/testing.js');
@@ -132,7 +140,8 @@ describe('@angular/common ng_package', () => {
     });
     // https://github.com/angular/common-builds/blob/master/upgrade/package.json
     it('/upgrade', () => {
-      const actual = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('upgrade/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}));
+      const actual =
+          JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('upgrade/package.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'})) as PackageJson;
       expect(actual['main']).toEqual('../bundles/common-upgrade.umd.js');
       expect(actual['es2015']).toEqual('../fesm2015/upgrade.js');
       expect(actual['module']).toEqual('../fesm2015/upgrade.js');
diff --git a/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/core_package.spec.ts b/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/core_package.spec.ts
index cf54cabde6..d86b92c44b 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/core_package.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/test/ng_package/core_package.spec.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ describe('@angular/core ng_package', () => {
       });
 
       it('should contain metadata for ng update', () => {
+        interface PackageJson {
+          'ng-update': {packageGroup: string[];};
+        }
         expect(shx.cat(packageJson)).not.toContain('NG_UPDATE_PACKAGE_GROUP');
-        expect(JSON.parse(shx.cat(packageJson))['ng-update']['packageGroup'])
+        expect((JSON.parse(shx.cat(packageJson)) as PackageJson)['ng-update'].packageGroup)
             .toContain('@angular/core');
       });
     });