diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
index 246d333ea3f99c..26ee0b5be9d826 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function createApp({
 
     try {
       repoUrl = new URL(example)
-    } catch (error: any) {
+    } catch (error) {
       if (error.code !== 'ERR_INVALID_URL') {
         console.error(error)
         process.exit(1)
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ export async function createApp({
      */
     const packageJson = {
       name: appName,
-      version: '0.1.0',
       private: true,
       scripts: {
         dev: 'next dev',