diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ee68859..596519d 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ pub fn default_show_toolbar() -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Default cookiecutter template for **File ▸ New project…**.
-/// First tries the bundled template, then falls back to the user's Cookiecutters directory.
+/// Uses the bundled template from the project's templates/snowflake directory.
 pub fn default_project_template() -> PathBuf {
-    // Try the bundled template first (relative to the executable)
+    // Find the bundled template relative to the executable's location
     if let Ok(exe_path) = std::env::current_exe() {
         // The templates are at the project root level, same as Cargo.toml
         // binary is typically at target/release/md-manuscript or target/debug/md-manuscript
@@ -209,17 +209,14 @@ pub fn default_project_template() -> PathBuf {
             }
         }
     }
-    // Fallback to user's Cookiecutters directory
-    dirs::home_dir()
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."))
-        .join("Documents")
-        .join("Cookiecutters")
-        .join("snowflake")
+    // If we can't find the bundled template, panic with a clear error
+    // The bundled template should always be present in a properly built release
+    panic!("Bundled template not found. Please ensure templates/snowflake/ exists relative to the executable.");
 }
 
 /// Default subfolder opened after generating a project: the snowflake
-/// template's drafting folder, where the chapter files live.
-/// Supports both "05-First Draft" (merged planning+draft) and "06-First Draft" (legacy).
+/// template's drafting folder (05-First Draft), where the chapter files live.
+/// Contains merged planning and draft content in a single folder.
 pub fn default_project_open_subdir() -> String {
     "05-First Draft".to_string()
 }
@@ -594,7 +591,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn bundled_template_is_found_via_exe_path() {
         let path = default_project_template();
-        // The function should find either the bundled template or the fallback
+        // The function should find the bundled template
         // Verify it returns a valid path that contains cookiecutter.json
         assert!(path.join("cookiecutter.json").is_file(),
             "Template path {} should contain cookiecutter.json", path.display());
diff --git a/src/order.rs b/src/order.rs
index 8f67e42..23784a5 100644
--- a/src/order.rs
+++ b/src/order.rs
@@ -576,10 +576,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(dir_matches("Archive", "Archive"));
         assert!(dir_matches("archive", "ARCHIVE"));
         assert!(dir_matches("03-Characters", "Characters"));
-        assert!(dir_matches("06-First Draft", "06-First Draft"));
-        assert!(dir_matches("06-First Draft", "First Draft"));
-        assert!(dir_matches("6 First Draft", "First Draft"));
-        assert!(dir_matches("06_First Draft", "First Draft"));
+        assert!(dir_matches("05-First Draft", "05-First Draft"));
+        assert!(dir_matches("05-First Draft", "First Draft"));
+        assert!(dir_matches("5 First Draft", "First Draft"));
+        assert!(dir_matches("05_First Draft", "First Draft"));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ws = scratch(
             "hidden",
             &[
-                "06-First Draft/ch-01.md",
+                "05-First Draft/ch-01.md",
                 "03-Characters/ada.md",
                 "10-Archive/old/dead-draft.md",
                 "10-Archive/also-dead.md",
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ mod tests {
         let hidden = vec!["Archive".to_string()];
         let mut kept = list_markdown_files(&ws, &hidden);
         kept.sort();
-        assert_eq!(kept, v(&["03-Characters/ada.md", "06-First Draft/ch-01.md"]));
+        assert_eq!(kept, v(&["03-Characters/ada.md", "05-First Draft/ch-01.md"]));
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&ws);
     }
 
@@ -624,16 +624,16 @@ mod tests {
     fn the_manuscript_folder_is_found_by_role_name() {
         let ws = scratch(
             "project",
-            &["06-First Draft/ch-01.md", "03-Characters/ada.md"],
+            &["05-First Draft/ch-01.md", "03-Characters/ada.md"],
         );
         // The configured name matches with or without its number.
         assert_eq!(
-            child_dir_matching(&ws, "06-First Draft").as_deref(),
-            Some("06-First Draft")
+            child_dir_matching(&ws, "05-First Draft").as_deref(),
+            Some("05-First Draft")
         );
         assert_eq!(
             child_dir_matching(&ws, "First Draft").as_deref(),
-            Some("06-First Draft")
+            Some("05-First Draft")
         );
         // A folder the project does not have is not invented.
         assert_eq!(child_dir_matching(&ws, "09-Covers"), None);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn a_plain_chapter_folder_is_not_a_project_root() {
         let ws = scratch("plain", &["ch-01.md", "ch-02.md"]);
-        assert_eq!(child_dir_matching(&ws, "06-First Draft"), None);
+        assert_eq!(child_dir_matching(&ws, "05-First Draft"), None);
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&ws);
     }
 }