diff --git a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/resources/templates/build.properties b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/resources/templates/build.properties
index 4e945fde05..bd9aa1e25f 100644
--- a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/resources/templates/build.properties
+++ b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/resources/templates/build.properties
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ sim.exe=Simulate/${out}
 wpilib.sim=${wpilib}/sim
 sim.tools=${wpilib.sim}/tools
 sim.lib=${wpilib.sim}/lib
+
+# Use the current C++ library by default
+cpp-version=current