diff --git a/cli/src/new/ci-yml.ts b/cli/src/new/ci-yml.ts
index 7e8e5a5f..aeffe3be 100644
--- a/cli/src/new/ci-yml.ts
+++ b/cli/src/new/ci-yml.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const OLDEST_LTS_NODE = 10
 const LATEST_LTS_NODE = 14
 const SUPPORTED_NODE_VERSIONS = [10, 12, 14, 15]
 
-const OS_LINUX = 'ubuntu-latest'
+const OS_LINUX = 'ubuntu-18.04'
 const OS_OSX = 'macos-latest'
 const OS_WINDOWS = 'windows-latest'
 
diff --git a/cli/src/new/package.ts b/cli/src/new/package.ts
index 426c8d4b..8319d022 100644
--- a/cli/src/new/package.ts
+++ b/cli/src/new/package.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ export const createPackageJson = (
 ) => {
   const pkgContent = {
     name,
+    version: '0.0.0',
     napi: {
       name: binaryName,
     },
+    license: 'MIT',
     dependencies: {
-      '@node-rs/helper': '^1.0.0',
+      '@node-rs/helper': '^1.1.0',
     },
     devDependencies: {
-      '@napi-rs/cli': '^1.0.0',
+      '@napi-rs/cli': '^1.1.0',
     },
     engines: {
       node: '>= 10',