diff --git a/scripts/initializr/common/src/main/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModel.java b/scripts/initializr/common/src/main/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModel.java
index 54c7eca2b4d..da7cf73ee2c 100644
--- a/scripts/initializr/common/src/main/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModel.java
+++ b/scripts/initializr/common/src/main/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModel.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import static com.codename1.ui.CN.*;
 
 public class GeneratorModel {
-    private static final String CN1_PLUGIN_VERSION = "7.0.264";
+    private static final String CN1_PLUGIN_VERSION = "7.0.265";
     private static final String PREVIEW_BUTTON_SELECTOR =
             "Button, InitializrLiveButtonDarkClean, "
                     + "InitializrLiveButtonLightTealRound, InitializrLiveButtonLightTealSquare, "
diff --git a/scripts/initializr/common/src/test/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModelMatrixTest.java b/scripts/initializr/common/src/test/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModelMatrixTest.java
index 485b5e7292f..eac6710f903 100644
--- a/scripts/initializr/common/src/test/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModelMatrixTest.java
+++ b/scripts/initializr/common/src/test/java/com/codename1/initializr/model/GeneratorModelMatrixTest.java
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ private void assertRootPom(Map<String, byte[]> entries, String packageName, Stri
         String pom = getText(entries, "pom.xml");
         assertContains(pom, packageName, "Root pom should include package as groupId");
         assertContains(pom, GeneratorModel.toLowerCaseInvariant(mainClassName), "Root pom should include app artifact/name");
-        assertContains(pom, "<cn1.plugin.version>7.0.264</cn1.plugin.version>", "Root pom should use current CN1 plugin version");
-        assertContains(pom, "<cn1.version>7.0.264</cn1.version>", "Root pom should align CN1 runtime version with plugin version");
+        assertContains(pom, "<cn1.plugin.version>7.0.265</cn1.plugin.version>", "Root pom should use current CN1 plugin version");
+        assertContains(pom, "<cn1.version>7.0.265</cn1.version>", "Root pom should align CN1 runtime version with plugin version");
         assertFalse(pom.indexOf("com.example.myapp") >= 0, "Root pom still contains placeholder package");
         assertFalse(pom.indexOf("myappname") >= 0, "Root pom still contains placeholder app name");
     }
diff --git a/scripts/initializr/pom.xml b/scripts/initializr/pom.xml
index d4231b93379..ef6c2ad22c1 100644
--- a/scripts/initializr/pom.xml
+++ b/scripts/initializr/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 <module>common</module>
 </modules>
   <properties>
-    <cn1.version>7.0.264</cn1.version>
-    <cn1.plugin.version>7.0.264</cn1.plugin.version>
+    <cn1.version>7.0.265</cn1.version>
+    <cn1.plugin.version>7.0.265</cn1.plugin.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <java-tests.version>11</java-tests.version>