diff --git a/boilerplate/config/contracts.json b/boilerplate/config/contracts.json
index f365b2137..41db174dd 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/contracts.json
+++ b/boilerplate/config/contracts.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "default": {
     "versions": {
       "web3.js": "1.0.0-beta",
-      "solc": "0.4.18"
+      "solc": "0.4.17"
     },
     "deployment": {
       "host": "localhost",
diff --git a/demo/config/contracts.json b/demo/config/contracts.json
index 41fa45739..e6dd6ac94 100644
--- a/demo/config/contracts.json
+++ b/demo/config/contracts.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "default": {
     "versions": {
       "web3.js": "1.0.0-beta",
-      "solc": "0.4.18"
+      "solc": "0.4.17"
     },
     "deployment": {
       "host": "localhost",
diff --git a/lib/core/config.js b/lib/core/config.js
index 9e2a7fd0c..9ea787ee0 100644
--- a/lib/core/config.js
+++ b/lib/core/config.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Config.prototype.loadContractsConfigFile = function() {
   var configObject = {
     "versions": {
       "web3.js": "0.19.1",
-      "solc": "0.4.18"
+      "solc": "0.4.17"
     },
     "deployment": {
       "host": "localhost",