diff --git a/cli/src/commands/app/new.ts b/cli/src/commands/app/new.ts
index 2072c0312c..87d40f161b 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/app/new.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/app/new.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const templates: Record<string, FrameworkTemplate> = {
       "/index.css": indexCss,
       "/package.json": `{
     "dependencies": {
-        "svelte": "5.45.2",
+        "svelte": "^5.55.5",
         "windmill-client": "^1"
     }
 }`,
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/apps_raw/add/templates.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/apps_raw/add/templates.ts
index 71225f9ce1..eaac0f108f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/apps_raw/add/templates.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/apps_raw/add/templates.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const svelte5Template = {
 	'/index.css': indexCss,
 	'/package.json': `{
     "dependencies": {
-        "svelte": "5.45.2",
+        "svelte": "^5.55.5",
         "windmill-client": "^1"
     }
 }`