diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json
index 7d0a22ee25..c222161245 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "version": {
             "type": "parameter",
             "datatype": "string",
-            "defaultValue": "9.0.0",
+            "defaultValue": "0.5.0-alpha001",
             "description": "The version of Umbraco to load using NuGet",
             "replaces": "UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE"
         },