diff --git a/packages/scripts/addon/generators.js b/packages/scripts/addon/generators.js
index a21ea9c909..806ab0f4a6 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/addon/generators.js
+++ b/packages/scripts/addon/generators.js
@@ -74,9 +74,19 @@ export async function runGitGenerator({
     branch,
   });
 
+  // BBB: Maintains compatibility with
+  // @plone/generator-volto < 7.0.0-alpha.7
+  // In new versions of @plone/generator-volto we do not have jsconfig.json but tsconfig.json
+  let configFile;
+  if (fs.existsSync(`${destination}/jsconfig.json`)) {
+    configFile = 'jsconfig.json';
+  } else {
+    configFile = 'tsconfig.json';
+  }
+
   await develop({
     root: destination,
-    configFile: 'jsconfig.json',
+    configFile: configFile,
     output: 'addons',
   });
 
@@ -163,9 +173,19 @@ export async function runLocalGenerator({
     destination,
   });
 
+  // BBB: Maintains compatibility with
+  // @plone/generator-volto < 7.0.0-alpha.7
+  // In new versions of @plone/generator-volto we do not have jsconfig.json but tsconfig.json
+  let configFile;
+  if (fs.existsSync(`${destination}/jsconfig.json`)) {
+    configFile = 'jsconfig.json';
+  } else {
+    configFile = 'tsconfig.json';
+  }
+
   await develop({
     root: destination,
-    configFile: 'jsconfig.json',
+    configFile: configFile,
     output: 'addons',
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/scripts/news/5239.bugfix b/packages/scripts/news/5239.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8971746c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/scripts/news/5239.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix error ``no such file or directory, open 'addon-testing-project/jsconfig.json'`` in addon clone command. @wesleybl