diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/meltano.yml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/meltano.yml
index 1ca496a86..e6a1cfba5 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/meltano.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/meltano.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 version: 1
 send_anonymous_usage_stats: true
 project_id: "{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}"
+default_environment: test
+environments:
+- name: test
 plugins:
   extractors:
   - name: "{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}"
@@ -10,6 +13,8 @@ plugins:
     - state
     - catalog
     - discover
+    - about
+    - stream-maps
     config:
       start_date: '2010-01-01T00:00:00Z'
     settings:
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/meltano.yml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/meltano.yml
index 000712603..da876d4df 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/meltano.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/meltano.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 version: 1
 send_anonymous_usage_stats: true
 project_id: "{{cookiecutter.target_id}}"
+default_environment: test
+environments:
+- name: test
 plugins:
   extractors: []
   loaders:
@@ -8,9 +11,9 @@ plugins:
     namespace: "{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"
     pip_url: -e .
     capabilities:
-    - state
-    - catalog
-    - discover
+    - about
+    - stream-maps
+    - record-flattening
     config:
       start_date: '2010-01-01T00:00:00Z'
     settings: