diff --git a/src/NextjsBase.ts b/src/NextjsBase.ts
index ae9acaa4..eca0bac6 100644
--- a/src/NextjsBase.ts
+++ b/src/NextjsBase.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export interface NextjsBaseProps {
 
   /**
    * Optional value used to install NextJS node dependencies.
-   * It defaults to 'npx --yes open-next@latest build'
+   * It defaults to 'npx --yes open-next@1 build'
    */
   readonly buildCommand?: string;
 
diff --git a/src/NextjsBuild.ts b/src/NextjsBuild.ts
index 31e64291..e5f8f1ab 100644
--- a/src/NextjsBuild.ts
+++ b/src/NextjsBuild.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class NextjsBuild extends Construct {
     };
 
     const buildPath = this.props.buildPath ?? nextjsPath;
-    const buildCommand = this.props.buildCommand ?? 'npx --yes open-next build';
+    const buildCommand = this.props.buildCommand ?? 'npx --yes open-next@1 build';
     // run build
     console.debug(`├ Running "${buildCommand}" in`, buildPath);
     const cmdParts = buildCommand.split(/\s+/);