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 c0d6366e0..1c9265386 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 = "21.0.0"
+soroban-sdk = "22"
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "z"