diff --git a/.changeset/warm-horses-matter.md b/.changeset/warm-horses-matter.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28e1396e7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-horses-matter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-fuels": patch
+---
+
+fix: specify versions in `create fuels` toolchain file
diff --git a/apps/create-fuels-counter-guide/fuel-toolchain.toml b/apps/create-fuels-counter-guide/fuel-toolchain.toml
index 63b847ed56f..1abe9727207 100644
--- a/apps/create-fuels-counter-guide/fuel-toolchain.toml
+++ b/apps/create-fuels-counter-guide/fuel-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [toolchain]
 channel = "testnet"
+
+[components]
+forc = "0.66.5"
+fuel-core = "0.40.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-fuels/test/cli.test.ts b/packages/create-fuels/test/cli.test.ts
index e51500559df..a58965b876b 100644
--- a/packages/create-fuels/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-fuels/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -83,9 +83,13 @@ describe('CLI', { timeout: 15_000 }, () => {
     const fuelToolchain = readFileSync(fuelToolchainPath, 'utf-8');
     const parsedFuelToolchain = toml.parse(fuelToolchain);
 
-    const { toolchain } = parsedFuelToolchain;
+    const { toolchain, components } = parsedFuelToolchain;
 
     expect(toolchain).toEqual({ channel: 'testnet' });
+    expect(components).toEqual({
+      forc: '0.66.5',
+      'fuel-core': '0.40.1',
+    });
   });
 
   test('should rewrite for the appropriate package manager', async () => {
diff --git a/templates/nextjs/fuel-toolchain.toml b/templates/nextjs/fuel-toolchain.toml
index 7d473c1eac9..1abe9727207 100644
--- a/templates/nextjs/fuel-toolchain.toml
+++ b/templates/nextjs/fuel-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "testnet"
\ No newline at end of file
+channel = "testnet"
+
+[components]
+forc = "0.66.5"
+fuel-core = "0.40.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/vite/fuel-toolchain.toml b/templates/vite/fuel-toolchain.toml
index 7d473c1eac9..1abe9727207 100644
--- a/templates/vite/fuel-toolchain.toml
+++ b/templates/vite/fuel-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "testnet"
\ No newline at end of file
+channel = "testnet"
+
+[components]
+forc = "0.66.5"
+fuel-core = "0.40.1"
\ No newline at end of file