diff --git a/apps/ai-starter/pyproject.toml b/apps/ai-starter/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc093aa90..000000000
--- a/apps/ai-starter/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-default"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/apps/default/pyproject.toml b/apps/default/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc093aa90..000000000
--- a/apps/default/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-default"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/apps/hello/pyproject.toml b/apps/hello/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1775894f..000000000
--- a/apps/hello/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-hello"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/apps/pdg-tutorial/pyproject.toml b/apps/pdg-tutorial/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc093aa90..000000000
--- a/apps/pdg-tutorial/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-default"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/apps/quickstart/pyproject.toml b/apps/quickstart/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc093aa90..000000000
--- a/apps/quickstart/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-default"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/apps/text-demo/pyproject.toml b/apps/text-demo/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc093aa90..000000000
--- a/apps/text-demo/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[tool.poetry]
-name = "writer-framework-default"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = ""
-authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
-readme = "README.md"
-
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10.0"
-writer = {version = "^0.6.0"}
-
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/src/writer/command_line.py b/src/writer/command_line.py
index 1255f5240..7aa29ddc0 100644
--- a/src/writer/command_line.py
+++ b/src/writer/command_line.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 from typing import Optional
+from writer import VERSION
 
 import click
 
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ def create_app(app_path: str, template_name: Optional[str], overwrite=False):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     shutil.copytree(template_path, app_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    # create/update requirements.txt and add writer to it
+    requirements_path = os.path.join(app_path, "requirements.txt")
+    with open(requirements_path, "a") as f:
+        f.write(f"writer=={VERSION}\n")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()