diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/common/app.qmlproject.tpl b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/common/app.qmlproject.tpl
index 0b96ccf3ba3..50840bae070 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/common/app.qmlproject.tpl
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/common/app.qmlproject.tpl
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Project {
     /* Required for deployment */
     targetDirectory: "/opt/%{ProjectName}"
 
-    qdsVersion: "4.2"
+    qdsVersion: "4.3"
 
     quickVersion: "%{QtQuickVersion}"