diff --git a/templates/basic-template/cli/Cargo.toml b/templates/basic-template/cli/Cargo.toml
index 2a7e0f5..a251fab 100644
--- a/templates/basic-template/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/basic-template/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ anyhow               ="1.0.82"
 dotenv = "0.15.0"
 generate-types = { path = "../generate-types" }
 project-root = "0.2.2"
-entropy-test-cli = { git="https://github.com/entropyxyz/entropy-core.git", branch = "master" }
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+entropy-test-cli = { git="https://github.com/entropyxyz/entropy-core.git", branch = "programs-version" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/basic-template/cli/src/main.rs b/templates/basic-template/cli/src/main.rs
index 65f1663..ed542c2 100644
--- a/templates/basic-template/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/templates/basic-template/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use colored::Colorize;
-use entropy_test_cli::run_command;
+use entropy_test_cli::{run_command, PROGRAM_VERSION_NUMBER};
 use dotenv::dotenv;
 use generate_types::generate_types;
 use project_root::get_project_root;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     generate_types();
     let config_interface = format!("{}/{{project-name}}_serialized_config_type.txt", get_project_root()?.to_string_lossy());
     let aux_data_interface = format!("{}/{{project-name}}_serialized_aux_data_type.txt", get_project_root()?.to_string_lossy());
-    match run_command(Some(program.into()), Some(config_interface.into()), Some(aux_data_interface.into())).await {
+    match run_command(Some(program.into()), Some(config_interface.into()), Some(aux_data_interface.into()), Some(PROGRAM_VERSION_NUMBER)).await {
         Ok(output) => {
             println!("Success: {}", output.green());
             Ok(())