diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/empty/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/empty/wizard.json
index 7a032fc0f11..fecabd09428 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/empty/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/empty/wizard.json
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
                     "name": "PySideVersion",
                     "trDisplayName": "PySide version:",
                     "type": "ComboBox",
-                    "data": { "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ] }
+                    "data":
+                    {
+                        "index": 1,
+                        "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ]
+                    }
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/mainwindow/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/mainwindow/wizard.json
index 1e19a607f71..d9f575ecd9b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/mainwindow/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/mainwindow/wizard.json
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
                     "name": "PySideVersion",
                     "trDisplayName": "PySide version:",
                     "type": "ComboBox",
-                    "data": { "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ] }
+                    "data":
+                    {
+                        "index": 1,
+                        "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ]
+                    }
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Class",
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/qtquickapplication/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
index 68051e52f78..7ab73b917f4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                     "type": "ComboBox",
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "index": 2,
+                        "index": 0,
                         "items":
                         [
                             {
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget/wizard.json
index 6b2bd45565f..b9c96c97886 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget/wizard.json
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
                     "name": "PySideVersion",
                     "trDisplayName": "PySide version:",
                     "type": "ComboBox",
-                    "data": { "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ] }
+                    "data":
+                    {
+                        "index": 1,
+                        "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ]
+                    }
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Class",
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget_gen/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget_gen/wizard.json
index 1a2bcec74b4..91572c2bdd2 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget_gen/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtforpythonapplication/widget_gen/wizard.json
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
                     "name": "PySideVersion",
                     "trDisplayName": "PySide version:",
                     "type": "ComboBox",
-                    "data": { "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ] }
+                    "data":
+                    {
+                        "index": 1,
+                        "items": [ "PySide2", "PySide6" ]
+                    }
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Class",