diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-module/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-module/package.json.hbs
index 741148a052..39d4ae00dc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-module/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-module/package.json.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "{{name}}",
   "description": "The {{moduleId}} backend module for the {{id}} plugin.",
-  "version": "{{packageVersion}}",
+  "version": "{{pluginVersion}}",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "{{license}}",