diff --git a/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Long.ts b/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Long.ts
index 0276f32e..dac9a00b 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Long.ts
+++ b/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Long.ts
@@ -691,11 +691,8 @@ export class Long {
     if ((numBits &= 63) === 0) {
       return this;
     } else if (numBits < 32) {
-      return Long.fromBits(
-        this.low << numBits,
-        (this.high << numBits) | (this.low >>> (32 - numBits)),
-        this.unsigned
-      );
+      const lowNum: number = this.low << numBits;
+      return Long.fromBits(lowNum, (this.high << numBits) | (this.low >>> (32 - numBits)), this.unsigned);
     } else {
       return Long.fromBits(0, this.low << (numBits - 32), this.unsigned);
     }
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Longbits.ts b/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Longbits.ts
index a3115e58..a538cace 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Longbits.ts
+++ b/protocol/src/main/resources/typescript/buffer/Longbits.ts
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Longbits {
   /**
    * Constructs new long bits from the specified number.
    */
-  static from(value) {
+  static from(value: any) {
     if (typeof value === 'number') {
-      return Longbits.fromNumber(value);
+      return Longbits.fromNumber(value as number);
     }
     if (typeof value === 'string' || value instanceof String) {
-      value = Long.fromString(value);
+      value = Long.fromString(value as string);
     }
     return value.low || value.high ? new Longbits(value.low >>> 0, value.high >>> 0) : zero;
   }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Longbits {
   /**
    * Constructs new long bits from the specified number.
    */
-  static fromNumber(value): Longbits {
+  static fromNumber(value: number): Longbits {
     if (value === 0) {
       return zero;
     }