diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-internal.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-internal.yml
index dcbc91b952..f1ed1df6d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-internal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-internal.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       version-core:
         type: string
-        default: "4.2.0"
+        default: "5.0.0"
         description: The core part of the version string
         required: false
       prerelease-version:
diff --git a/ci/scripts/Publish-NuGetPackages.ps1 b/ci/scripts/Publish-NuGetPackages.ps1
index 5212724e5f..3de6bd8d6c 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/Publish-NuGetPackages.ps1
+++ b/ci/scripts/Publish-NuGetPackages.ps1
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ function Build-TemplatePackages {
             $file = [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($file, "\<version\>([^<]+)\</version\>", "<version>" + $version + "</version>")
             [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($path, $file, [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8)
 
+            $templateProjectPath = Join-Path (Split-Path $path) "content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmApplication1.csproj"
+            $templateProject = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($templateProjectPath, [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8)
+            $templateProject = [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($templateProject, '(?<=<PackageReference Include="DotVVM\.AspNetCore" Version=")[^"]+', $version)
+            [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($templateProjectPath, $templateProject, [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8)
+
             nuget pack $path -outputdirectory "$root/artifacts/packages" | Out-Host
         }
         finally {
diff --git a/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmApplication1.csproj b/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmApplication1.csproj
index b720881356..f6d6e27364 100644
--- a/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmApplication1.csproj
+++ b/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmApplication1.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="DotVVM.AspNetCore" Version="4.2.*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DotVVM.AspNetCore" Version="5.0.*" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="CreateWWWRoot" AfterTargets="AfterPublish">
     <MakeDir Directories="$(PublishDir)wwwroot" Condition="!Exists('$(PublishDir)wwwroot')" />
diff --git a/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmStartup.cs b/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmStartup.cs
index 53823749d9..97834a5514 100644
--- a/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmStartup.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/content/EmptyWeb/DotvvmStartup.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ public void Configure(DotvvmConfiguration config, string applicationPath)
         ConfigureControls(config, applicationPath);
         ConfigureResources(config, applicationPath);
 
-        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/4.0/pages/concepts/configuration/explicit-assembly-loading
+        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/latest/pages/concepts/configuration/explicit-assembly-loading
         config.Runtime.ExplicitAssemblyLoading.Enable();
 
         // Use this for command heavy applications
         // - DotVVM will store the viewmodels on the server, and client will only have to send back diffs
-        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/4.0/pages/concepts/viewmodels/server-side-viewmodel-cache
+        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/latest/pages/concepts/viewmodels/server-side-viewmodel-cache
         // config.ExperimentalFeatures.ServerSideViewModelCache.EnableForAllRoutes();
 
         // Use this if you are deploying to containers or slots
         //  - DotVVM will precompile all views before it appears as ready
-        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/4.0/pages/concepts/configuration/view-compilation-modes
+        // https://www.dotvvm.com/docs/latest/pages/concepts/configuration/view-compilation-modes
         // config.Markup.ViewCompilation.Mode = ViewCompilationMode.DuringApplicationStart;
     }