diff --git a/templateplugin/build.gradle b/templateplugin/build.gradle
index 17b605dcd..b022e8c4d 100644
--- a/templateplugin/build.gradle
+++ b/templateplugin/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
-def runeLiteVersion = '${runelite_version}'
+def runeLiteVersion = 'latest.release'
 
 dependencies {
 	compileOnly group: 'net.runelite', name:'client', version: runeLiteVersion