diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 92f0a9e10f..1cf9ab1c5b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
-    "whatwg-fetch": "^3.2.0",
+    "whatwg-fetch": "^2.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },