diff --git a/bin/express-cli.js b/bin/express-cli.js
index 380a447d..d8ef9995 100755
--- a/bin/express-cli.js
+++ b/bin/express-cli.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function createApplication (name, dir, options, done) {
     case 'sass':
       app.locals.modules.sassMiddleware = 'node-sass-middleware'
       app.locals.uses.push("sassMiddleware({\n  src: path.join(__dirname, 'public'),\n  dest: path.join(__dirname, 'public'),\n  indentedSyntax: true, // true = .sass and false = .scss\n  sourceMap: true\n})")
-      pkg.dependencies['node-sass-middleware'] = '0.11.0'
+      pkg.dependencies['node-sass-middleware'] = '1.0.1'
       break
     case 'stylus':
       app.locals.modules.stylus = 'stylus'