diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-workspace-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-workspace-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
index 34a2a4938..a04ea4fb3 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-workspace-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-workspace-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-soroban-sdk = "22.0.0-rc.3"
+soroban-sdk = "22.0.0"
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "z"