diff --git a/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/canister.yaml b/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
index 3876983..1c71596 100644
--- a/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
+++ b/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@
 
 name: backend
 recipe:
-  type: "@dfinity/motoko@v4.1.0"
-  configuration:
-    main: src/main.mo
-    candid: backend.did
+  type: "@dfinity/motoko@v5.0.0"
diff --git a/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/mops.toml b/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/mops.toml
index 04fb997..2dba107 100644
--- a/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/mops.toml
+++ b/bitcoin-starter/motoko-backend/mops.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 core = "2.3.1"
 
 [toolchain]
-moc = "1.3.0"
+moc = "1.8.2"
+
+[canisters.backend]
+main = "src/main.mo"
+candid = "backend.did"
diff --git a/hello-world/motoko-backend/canister.yaml b/hello-world/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
index b3adbd0..77270d6 100644
--- a/hello-world/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
+++ b/hello-world/motoko-backend/canister.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
 
 name: backend
 recipe:
-  type: "@dfinity/motoko@v4.1.0"
-  configuration:
-    main: src/main.mo
-    # optional
-    candid: backend.did
+  type: "@dfinity/motoko@v5.0.0"
 
diff --git a/hello-world/motoko-backend/mops.toml b/hello-world/motoko-backend/mops.toml
index 4363270..b1bfd43 100644
--- a/hello-world/motoko-backend/mops.toml
+++ b/hello-world/motoko-backend/mops.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [toolchain]
-moc = "1.3.0"
+moc = "1.8.2"
+
+[canisters.backend]
+main = "src/main.mo"
+candid = "backend.did"
diff --git a/motoko/icp.yaml b/motoko/icp.yaml
index 7a0f651..6ae9416 100644
--- a/motoko/icp.yaml
+++ b/motoko/icp.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 canisters:
   - name: {{project-name}}
     recipe:
-      type: "@dfinity/motoko@v4.1.0"
-      configuration:
-        main: src/main.mo
-        # optional
-        candid: {{project-name}}.did
+      type: "@dfinity/motoko@v5.0.0"
 
 {% if network_type == "Docker" -%}
 networks:
diff --git a/motoko/mops.toml b/motoko/mops.toml
index 4363270..a34a6c0 100644
--- a/motoko/mops.toml
+++ b/motoko/mops.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 [toolchain]
-moc = "1.3.0"
+moc = "1.8.2"
+
+[canisters]
+{{project-name}} = "src/main.mo"