diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 10d7e06..046c88c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
   "name": "create-rescript-app",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "create-rescript-app",
-      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "version": "1.7.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "create-rescript-app": "out/create-rescript-app.mjs"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@clack/prompts": "0.7.0",
-        "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+        "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^25.0.7",
         "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.2.3",
         "@rollup/plugin-terser": "^0.4.4",
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rescript/core": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/crGFHKPGeCCrwkVZQ0ugJZxjh79pT5nIPdlfITwiQvO4FoxwnABRiHWiJ7bi2H0RiU1KRrUtVwA5CQV4hJVnQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wNZOZ63sYcaIYZCmTZeIPCeLa3HCGgPbIOR8zjyNkoBYUlxNV8Nb2ZyqlXR5Mb9ttvv8fTV56JbKhyVEZEYo8g==",
       "dev": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "rescript": ">=11.0.0 || ^11.1.0-rc.2"
+        "rescript": "^11.1.0-rc.7"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rollup/plugin-commonjs": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 291703f..2bd3516 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-rescript-app",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "description": "Quickly create new ReScript apps from project templates.",
   "main": "out/create-rescript-app.mjs",
   "scripts": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@clack/prompts": "0.7.0",
-    "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+    "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^25.0.7",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.2.3",
     "@rollup/plugin-terser": "^0.4.4",
diff --git a/src/RescriptVersions.res b/src/RescriptVersions.res
index ac00a3f..ce7a0a4 100644
--- a/src/RescriptVersions.res
+++ b/src/RescriptVersions.res
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ let getPackageVersions = async (packageName, range) => {
   versions
 }
 
+let getCompatibleRescriptCoreVersions = (~rescriptVersion, ~rescriptCoreVersions) =>
+  if CompareVersions.compareVersions(rescriptVersion, "11.1.0")->Ordering.isLess {
+    rescriptCoreVersions->Array.filter(coreVersion =>
+      CompareVersions.compareVersions(coreVersion, "1.3.0")->Ordering.isLess
+    )
+  } else {
+    rescriptCoreVersions
+  }
+
 let promptVersions = async () => {
   let s = P.spinner()
 
@@ -44,6 +53,11 @@ let promptVersions = async () => {
     })->P.resultOrRaise
   }
 
+  let rescriptCoreVersions = getCompatibleRescriptCoreVersions(
+    ~rescriptVersion,
+    ~rescriptCoreVersions,
+  )
+
   let rescriptCoreVersion = switch rescriptCoreVersions {
   | [version] => version
   | _ =>
diff --git a/templates/rescript-template-basic/package.json b/templates/rescript-template-basic/package.json
index 1f0dc42..fc86171 100644
--- a/templates/rescript-template-basic/package.json
+++ b/templates/rescript-template-basic/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+    "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
     "rescript": "^11.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package-lock.json b/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package-lock.json
index 6a387e6..2d26ac9 100644
--- a/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package-lock.json
+++ b/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+        "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
         "@rescript/react": "^0.12.1",
         "next": "^14.0.4",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rescript/core": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/crGFHKPGeCCrwkVZQ0ugJZxjh79pT5nIPdlfITwiQvO4FoxwnABRiHWiJ7bi2H0RiU1KRrUtVwA5CQV4hJVnQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wNZOZ63sYcaIYZCmTZeIPCeLa3HCGgPbIOR8zjyNkoBYUlxNV8Nb2ZyqlXR5Mb9ttvv8fTV56JbKhyVEZEYo8g==",
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "rescript": ">=11.0.0 || ^11.1.0-rc.2"
+        "rescript": "^11.1.0-rc.7"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rescript/react": {
@@ -2416,9 +2416,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@rescript/core": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/crGFHKPGeCCrwkVZQ0ugJZxjh79pT5nIPdlfITwiQvO4FoxwnABRiHWiJ7bi2H0RiU1KRrUtVwA5CQV4hJVnQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wNZOZ63sYcaIYZCmTZeIPCeLa3HCGgPbIOR8zjyNkoBYUlxNV8Nb2ZyqlXR5Mb9ttvv8fTV56JbKhyVEZEYo8g==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@rescript/react": {
diff --git a/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package.json b/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package.json
index 027af17..781ad3d 100644
--- a/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/templates/rescript-template-nextjs/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "author": "Patrick Ecker <ryyppy@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+    "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
     "@rescript/react": "^0.12.1",
     "next": "^14.0.4",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/templates/rescript-template-vite/package-lock.json b/templates/rescript-template-vite/package-lock.json
index ecb9a2c..a6f561a 100644
--- a/templates/rescript-template-vite/package-lock.json
+++ b/templates/rescript-template-vite/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "rescript-template-vite",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+        "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
         "@rescript/react": "^0.12.1",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
@@ -854,11 +854,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rescript/core": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/crGFHKPGeCCrwkVZQ0ugJZxjh79pT5nIPdlfITwiQvO4FoxwnABRiHWiJ7bi2H0RiU1KRrUtVwA5CQV4hJVnQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rescript/core/-/core-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wNZOZ63sYcaIYZCmTZeIPCeLa3HCGgPbIOR8zjyNkoBYUlxNV8Nb2ZyqlXR5Mb9ttvv8fTV56JbKhyVEZEYo8g==",
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "rescript": ">=11.0.0 || ^11.1.0-rc.2"
+        "rescript": "^11.1.0-rc.7"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rescript/react": {
diff --git a/templates/rescript-template-vite/package.json b/templates/rescript-template-vite/package.json
index 1052b55..d5b9ea2 100644
--- a/templates/rescript-template-vite/package.json
+++ b/templates/rescript-template-vite/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rescript/core": "^1.2.0",
+    "@rescript/core": "^1.3.0",
     "@rescript/react": "^0.12.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",