diff --git a/src/cmd/init.zig b/src/cmd/init.zig
index 8aedfcd2afbeac3c244c733447e44a5be8363c07..383537e91eef498d54420b98dc2369ecee1127f7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/init.zig
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ 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("dev_dependencies:\n", .{});
+    try w.print("root_dependencies:\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn writeLibManifest(w: std.fs.File.Writer, id: string, name: string, entry: string, license: string, description: string) !void {