diff --git a/forc/src/cli/commands/template.rs b/forc/src/cli/commands/template.rs
index 10a9d905639..7f9db2c0bd5 100644
--- a/forc/src/cli/commands/template.rs
+++ b/forc/src/cli/commands/template.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ pub struct Command {
 
     /// The name of the project that will be created
     pub project_name: String,
+
+    /// A git tag to use for the template, e.g. `v0.1.0`.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub tag: Option<String>,
+
+    /// A specific git revision (commit hash) to use for the template.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub rev: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn exec(command: Command) -> ForcResult<()> {
diff --git a/forc/src/ops/forc_template.rs b/forc/src/ops/forc_template.rs
index 0304a9d298a..551bc2f07b4 100644
--- a/forc/src/ops/forc_template.rs
+++ b/forc/src/ops/forc_template.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@ pub fn init(command: TemplateCommand) -> Result<()> {
         .clone()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{}-template-source", command.project_name));
 
+    let reference = if let Some(rev) = &command.rev {
+        source::git::Reference::Rev(rev.clone())
+    } else if let Some(tag) = &command.tag {
+        source::git::Reference::Tag(tag.clone())
+    } else {
+        source::git::Reference::DefaultBranch
+    };
     let source = source::git::Source {
         repo: Url::from_str(&command.url)?,
-        reference: source::git::Reference::DefaultBranch,
+        reference,
     };
 
     let current_dir = &env::current_dir()?;