diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/update.go b/v2/internal/runner/update.go
index 8a7eeddd..4942753e 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/update.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/update.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func (r *Runner) updateTemplates() error { // TODO this method does more than ju
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	client.InitNucleiVersion(config.Version)
 	r.fetchLatestVersionsFromGithub(configDir) // also fetch the latest versions
 
 	ctx := context.Background()