diff --git a/assets/create-template/templates/default/asyncapi.yaml b/assets/create-template/templates/default/asyncapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c35f499104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/create-template/templates/default/asyncapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+asyncapi: 2.6.0
+
+info:
+  title: Temperature Service
+  version: 1.0.0
+  description: This service is in charge of processing all the events related to temperature.
+
+servers:
+  dev:
+    url: test.mosquitto.org
+    protocol: mqtt
+
+channels:
+  temperature/changed:
+    description: Updates the bedroom temperature in the database when the temperatures drops or goes up.
+    publish:
+      operationId: temperatureChange
+      message:
+        description: Message that is being sent when the temperature in the bedroom changes.
+        payload:
+          type: object
+          additionalProperties: false
+          properties:
+            temperatureId:
+              type: string
+components:
+  schemas:
+    temperatureId:
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      properties:
+        temperatureId:
+          type: string
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/new/template.ts b/src/commands/new/template.ts
index 1745539d27a..e8e32a27b79 100644
--- a/src/commands/new/template.ts
+++ b/src/commands/new/template.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default class template extends Command {
           `Unable to create the project. Please check the following message for further info about the error:\n\n${err}`
         );
       }
-      this.specFile = await load(`${templateDirectory}/asyncapi.yml`);
+      this.specFile = await load(`${templateDirectory}/asyncapi.yaml`);
       this.metricsMetadata.template = flags.template;
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/new/template.test.ts b/test/integration/new/template.test.ts
index cff06301202..88e74380135 100644
--- a/test/integration/new/template.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/new/template.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const errorMessages = {
   alreadyExists: (projectName: string) =>
     'Unable to create the project',
 };
-describe('new glee', () => {
+describe('new template', () => {
   before(() => {
     try {
       testHelper.deleteDummyProjectDirectory();