diff --git a/src/cmd/init.zig b/src/cmd/init.zig
index 8741a0883b641f109a03ef7f83b3fb44f2cd8a33..6e374f02c1bfe0f82c5c36cf64c88adf521e3db6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/init.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const string = []const u8;
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 const inquirer = @import("inquirer");
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ pub fn writeExeManifest(w: std.fs.File.Writer, id: string, name: string, license
     try w.print("name: {s}\n", .{name});
     if (license) |_| try w.print("license: {s}\n", .{license.?});
     if (description) |_| try w.print("description: {s}\n", .{description.?});
-    try w.print("min_zig_version: 0.14.0\n", .{});
+    try w.print("min_zig_version: {s}\n", .{builtin.zig_version_string});
     try w.print("min_zigmod_version: r96\n", .{});
     try w.writeAll("root_dependencies:\n");
 }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn writeLibManifest(w: std.fs.File.Writer, id: string, name: string, license
     try w.print("main: {s}\n", .{entry});
     try w.print("license: {s}\n", .{license});
     try w.print("description: {s}\n", .{description});
-    try w.print("min_zig_version: 0.14.0\n", .{});
+    try w.print("min_zig_version: {s}\n", .{builtin.zig_version_string});
     try w.print("min_zigmod_version: r96\n", .{});
     try w.writeAll("dependencies:\n");
 }