diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba7f754d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.4.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5b10b374..9f9cee70a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "cli-ux": "^5.3.3",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.8",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
-    "eclipse-che": "git://github.com/eclipse/che#master",
+    "eclipse-che": "git://github.com/eclipse/che#7.4.0",
     "eclipse-che-minishift": "git://github.com/minishift/minishift#master",
-    "eclipse-che-operator": "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#master",
+    "eclipse-che-operator": "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#7.4.0",
     "esprima": "^4.0.1",
     "execa": "^2.0.0",
     "fancy-test": "^1.4.4",
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index aabb04c1d..8be52df24 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE = 'eclipse/che-server:nightly'
-const DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-operator:nightly'
+const DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE = 'eclipse/che-server:7.4.0'
+const DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE = 'quay.io/eclipse/che-operator:7.4.0'
 
 export { DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE, DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE }