diff --git a/config/templates/package.dflt.json b/config/templates/package.dflt.json
index 8e41bc56ded..8ba35697999 100644
--- a/config/templates/package.dflt.json
+++ b/config/templates/package.dflt.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "files": ["dist/*", "README.md", "package.json"],
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
-    "tag": "latest"
+    "tag": "next"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.0.0",