diff --git a/commands/initial/templates/tasks/build.js b/commands/initial/templates/tasks/build.js
index c636f22..08dc150 100644
--- a/commands/initial/templates/tasks/build.js
+++ b/commands/initial/templates/tasks/build.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const getAngularCompilerVersion = () => {
 
     if (compilerLine) {
         version = compilerLine.match(/\bangular\/compiler@[^\s]+\s?/) || [''];
-        version = version[0].trim().replace('angular/compiler@', '');
+        version = version[0].trim().replace('angular/compiler@', '').replace('^', '');
     }
 
     if (!version || version === '(empty)') {