diff --git a/cli/src/templates/component/lib.rs b/cli/src/templates/component/lib.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/component/lib.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/component/lib.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/component/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/component/mod.rs
index 3de9b63..718ba04 100644
--- a/cli/src/templates/component/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/templates/component/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn create_component_template_simple(name: &str, program_path: &Path) -> File
     vec![(
         program_path.join("src").join("lib.rs"),
         format!(
-            include_str!("lib.rs"),
+            include_str!("lib.rs.template"),
             program_id = program_id,
             program_name = program_name
         ),
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/constants.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/constants.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/constants.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/constants.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/error.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/error.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/error.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/error.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/instructions/initialize.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/instructions/initialize.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/instructions/initialize.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/instructions/initialize.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/instructions/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/instructions/mod.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/instructions/mod.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/instructions/mod.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/mod.rs
index fb18071..8770505 100644
--- a/cli/src/templates/program/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/templates/program/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub fn create_program_template_single(name: &str, program_path: &Path) -> Files
     vec![(
         program_path.join("src").join("lib.rs"),
         format!(
-            include_str!("single.lib.rs"),
+            include_str!("single.lib.rs.template"),
             program_id = program_id,
             program_name = program_name
         ),
@@ -24,27 +24,27 @@ pub fn create_program_template_multiple(name: &str, program_path: &Path) -> File
         (
             src_path.join("lib.rs"),
             format!(
-                include_str!("multiple.lib.rs"),
+                include_str!("multiple.lib.rs.template"),
                 program_id = program_id,
                 program_name = program_name
             ),
         ),
         (
             src_path.join("constants.rs"),
-            include_str!("constants.rs").into(),
+            include_str!("constants.rs.template").into(),
         ),
-        (src_path.join("error.rs"), include_str!("error.rs").into()),
+        (src_path.join("error.rs"), include_str!("error.rs.template").into()),
         (
             src_path.join("instructions").join("mod.rs"),
-            include_str!("instructions/mod.rs").into(),
+            include_str!("instructions/mod.rs.template").into(),
         ),
         (
             src_path.join("instructions").join("initialize.rs"),
-            include_str!("instructions/initialize.rs").into(),
+            include_str!("instructions/initialize.rs.template").into(),
         ),
         (
             src_path.join("state").join("mod.rs"),
-            include_str!("state/mod.rs").into(),
+            include_str!("state/mod.rs.template").into(),
         ),
     ]
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/multiple.lib.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/multiple.lib.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/multiple.lib.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/multiple.lib.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/single.lib.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/single.lib.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/single.lib.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/single.lib.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/program/state/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/program/state/mod.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/program/state/mod.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/program/state/mod.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/system/lib.rs b/cli/src/templates/system/lib.rs.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/system/lib.rs
rename to cli/src/templates/system/lib.rs.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/system/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/system/mod.rs
index bdd60ca..a723d2b 100644
--- a/cli/src/templates/system/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/templates/system/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub fn create_system_template_simple(name: &str, program_path: &Path) -> Files {
     vec![(
         program_path.join("src").join("lib.rs"),
         format!(
-            include_str!("lib.rs"),
+            include_str!("lib.rs.template"),
             program_id = program_id,
             program_name = program_name
         ),
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/gitignore b/cli/src/templates/workspace/.gitignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/gitignore
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/.gitignore.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/prettierignore b/cli/src/templates/workspace/.prettierignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/prettierignore
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/.prettierignore.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.serde.toml b/cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.serde.toml.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.serde.toml
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.serde.toml.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.toml b/cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.toml.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.toml
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/Cargo.toml.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/Xargo.toml b/cli/src/templates/workspace/Xargo.toml.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/Xargo.toml
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/Xargo.toml.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.js b/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.js.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.js
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.js.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.package.json b/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.package.json.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.package.json
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.package.json.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.ts.package.json b/cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.ts.package.json.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.ts.package.json
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/jest.ts.package.json.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.js b/cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.js.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.js
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.js.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.ts b/cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.ts.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.ts
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/mocha.ts.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/mod.rs b/cli/src/templates/workspace/mod.rs
index c49e2ec..43368cb 100644
--- a/cli/src/templates/workspace/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/templates/workspace/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub const ANCHOR_VERSION: &str = anchor_cli::VERSION;
 
 pub fn workspace_manifest() -> String {
     format!(
-        include_str!("workspace.toml"),
+        include_str!("workspace.toml.template"),
         VERSION = VERSION,
         ANCHOR_VERSION = ANCHOR_VERSION
     )
@@ -12,36 +12,36 @@ pub fn workspace_manifest() -> String {
 
 pub fn package_json(jest: bool) -> String {
     if jest {
-        include_str!("jest.package.json").to_string()
+        include_str!("jest.package.json.template").to_string()
     } else {
-        include_str!("package.json").to_string()
+        include_str!("package.json.template").to_string()
     }
 }
 
 pub fn ts_package_json(jest: bool) -> String {
     if jest {
-        include_str!("jest.ts.package.json").to_string()
+        include_str!("jest.ts.package.json.template").to_string()
     } else {
-        include_str!("ts.package.json").to_string()
+        include_str!("ts.package.json.template").to_string()
     }
 }
 
 pub fn mocha(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!(include_str!("mocha.js"), name)
+    format!(include_str!("mocha.js.template"), name)
 }
 
 pub fn jest(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!(include_str!("jest.js"), name)
+    format!(include_str!("jest.js.template"), name)
 }
 
 pub fn ts_mocha(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!(include_str!("mocha.ts"), name)
+    format!(include_str!("mocha.ts.template"), name)
 }
 
 pub fn cargo_toml(name: &str) -> String {
     let snake_case_name = name.to_snake_case();
     format!(
-        include_str!("Cargo.toml"),
+        include_str!("Cargo.toml.template"),
         name = name,
         snake_case_name = snake_case_name,
         VERSION = VERSION
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn cargo_toml(name: &str) -> String {
 pub fn cargo_toml_with_serde(name: &str) -> String {
     let snake_case_name = name.to_snake_case();
     format!(
-        include_str!("Cargo.serde.toml"),
+        include_str!("Cargo.serde.toml.template"),
         name = name,
         snake_case_name = snake_case_name,
         VERSION = VERSION
@@ -60,21 +60,21 @@ pub fn cargo_toml_with_serde(name: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn xargo_toml() -> &'static str {
-    include_str!("Xargo.toml")
+    include_str!("Xargo.toml.template")
 }
 pub fn git_ignore() -> &'static str {
-    include_str!("gitignore")
+    include_str!(".gitignore.template")
 }
 
 pub fn prettier_ignore() -> &'static str {
-    include_str!("prettierignore")
+    include_str!(".prettierignore.template")
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn types_cargo_toml() -> String {
     let name = "bolt-types";
     let snake_case_name = name.to_snake_case();
     format!(
-        include_str!("types.Cargo.toml"),
+        include_str!("types.Cargo.toml.template"),
         name = name,
         snake_case_name = snake_case_name,
         VERSION = VERSION
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/package.json b/cli/src/templates/workspace/package.json.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/package.json
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/package.json.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/ts.package.json b/cli/src/templates/workspace/ts.package.json.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/ts.package.json
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/ts.package.json.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/types.Cargo.toml b/cli/src/templates/workspace/types.Cargo.toml.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/types.Cargo.toml
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/types.Cargo.toml.template
diff --git a/cli/src/templates/workspace/workspace.toml b/cli/src/templates/workspace/workspace.toml.template
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/src/templates/workspace/workspace.toml
rename to cli/src/templates/workspace/workspace.toml.template