diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
index 9a45635a619c..eb7c0cf14175 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export async function createApp({
      */
     const packageJson = {
       name: appName,
+      version: '0.1.0',
       private: true,
       scripts: {
         dev: 'next dev',