diff --git a/template/composer.json b/template/composer.json
index e3e0d0079..b13636587 100644
--- a/template/composer.json
+++ b/template/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "drupal/security_review" :                    "8.*",
     "roave/security-advisories":                  "dev-master",
     "drupal-composer/drupal-security-advisories": "8.0.x-dev",
-    "drupal/lightning":                           "8.1.x-dev"
+    "drupal/lightning":                           "8.1.03",
+    "drupal/metatag":                             "8.1.0-beta9"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "behat/behat":                  "3.0.*",