diff --git a/bin/express-cli.js b/bin/express-cli.js
index d0c80b7f..2742d320 100755
--- a/bin/express-cli.js
+++ b/bin/express-cli.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function createApplication (name, dir) {
       break
     case 'pug':
       app.locals.view = { engine: 'pug' }
-      pkg.dependencies.pug = '2.0.0-beta11'
+      pkg.dependencies.pug = '2.0.4'
       break
     case 'twig':
       app.locals.view = { engine: 'twig' }