diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
index a6a9967..3446753 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const createApp = (options: CreateAppOptions): Task[] => {
     const dockerfile = gh({
         owner: "cartesi",
         repo: "application-templates",
-        branch: "sdk-0.12",
+        branch: "prerelease/sdk-12",
         path: "typescript/Dockerfile",
     });