diff --git a/templates/aws/project.scala b/templates/aws/project.scala
index b108483c..ce7ae7d0 100644
--- a/templates/aws/project.scala
+++ b/templates/aws/project.scala
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-core:0.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-aws:6.39.0-core.0.3"
 
-
+// TODO: remove after 0.4.0 release
+//> using repository sonatype:snapshots
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/default/project.scala b/templates/default/project.scala
index 32872686..77737a67 100644
--- a/templates/default/project.scala
+++ b/templates/default/project.scala
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-core:0.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-random:4.16.2-core.0.3"
 
-
+// TODO: remove after 0.4.0 release
+//> using repository sonatype:snapshots
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/gcp/project.scala b/templates/gcp/project.scala
index 9153d46e..3ed54a19 100644
--- a/templates/gcp/project.scala
+++ b/templates/gcp/project.scala
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-core:0.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-gcp:7.26.0-core.0.3"
 
-
+// TODO: remove after 0.4.0 release
+//> using repository sonatype:snapshots
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/kubernetes/project.scala b/templates/kubernetes/project.scala
index 3ff72074..c5b22365 100644
--- a/templates/kubernetes/project.scala
+++ b/templates/kubernetes/project.scala
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-core:0.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 //> using dep "org.virtuslab::besom-kubernetes:4.13.1-core.0.3"
 
-
+// TODO: remove after 0.4.0 release
+//> using repository sonatype:snapshots
\ No newline at end of file