diff --git a/crates/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs b/crates/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
index 9c5e5d6c..e4bbf3ee 100644
--- a/crates/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
+++ b/crates/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ pub fn create(project_name: &str, creation_options: CreationOptions) -> Result<(
         &project_dir,
         "diesel",
         &format!(
-            r#"diesel = {{ version="2.1", default-features = false, features = ["{db}", "r2d2", "chrono"] }}"#,
+            r#"diesel = {{ version="=2.2", default-features = false, features = ["{db}", "r2d2", "chrono"] }}"#,
             db = match database {
                 BackendDatabase::Postgres => "postgres",
                 BackendDatabase::Sqlite => "sqlite",