diff --git a/cli/index.ts b/cli/index.ts
index 5d4276d..abd5a68 100644
--- a/cli/index.ts
+++ b/cli/index.ts
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ async function cli(args: CommandLineArgs): Promise<Options> {
   }
 
   // Determines the branch that is cloned if the user does not select one 
-  const selectedBranch = branch ?? "release-v2";
+  const selectedBranch = branch ?? "main";
 
   const clone = shell.exec(
     `git clone --single-branch --branch ${selectedBranch} https://github.com/uwblueprint/starter-code-v2.git`,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17b5550..16a082d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@uwblueprint/create-bp-app",
-  "version": "1.0.23",
+  "version": "1.0.24",
   "description": "Starter code generation CLI tool.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": "bin/index.js",