diff --git a/elm-init.cabal b/elm-init.cabal
--- a/elm-init.cabal
+++ b/elm-init.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                elm-init
-version:             1.0.4
+version:             1.0.5
 synopsis:            Set up basic structure for an elm project
 description:
   Initialize a new empty elm project with some basic scaffolding according to 'https://github.com/evancz/elm-architecture-tutorial'.
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 defaultProjectVersion = makeVersion [1, 0, 0]
 
 defaultElmVersion ∷ Text
-defaultElmVersion = "0.15.0 <= v < 0.16.0"
+defaultElmVersion = "0.17.0 <= v < 0.18.0"
 
 availableLicenses ∷ [Text]
 availableLicenses = fst $ unzip standardLicenses