diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/init.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/init.rs
index da9522481..b61efd8d2 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/init.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/init.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitAxum {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitAxum {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
     }
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitRocket {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            true,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
 
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitTide {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
     }
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitPoem {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
     }
@@ -219,6 +224,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitTower {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
 
@@ -229,6 +235,7 @@ impl ShuttleInit for ShuttleInitTower {
             dependencies,
             manifest_path,
             url,
+            false,
             get_dependency_version_fn,
         );
 
@@ -356,6 +363,7 @@ pub fn cargo_shuttle_init(path: PathBuf, framework: Box<dyn ShuttleInit>) -> Res
         &mut dependencies,
         &manifest_path,
         &url,
+        false,
         get_latest_dependency_version,
     );
 
@@ -389,9 +397,11 @@ fn set_key_value_dependency_version(
     dependencies: &mut Table,
     manifest_path: &Path,
     url: &Url,
+    flag_allow_prerelease: bool,
     get_dependency_version_fn: GetDependencyVersionFn,
 ) {
-    let dependency_version = get_dependency_version_fn(crate_name, manifest_path, url);
+    let dependency_version =
+        get_dependency_version_fn(crate_name, flag_allow_prerelease, manifest_path, url);
     dependencies[crate_name] = value(dependency_version);
 }
 
@@ -402,9 +412,11 @@ fn set_inline_table_dependency_version(
     dependencies: &mut Table,
     manifest_path: &Path,
     url: &Url,
+    flag_allow_prerelease: bool,
     get_dependency_version_fn: GetDependencyVersionFn,
 ) {
-    let dependency_version = get_dependency_version_fn(crate_name, manifest_path, url);
+    let dependency_version =
+        get_dependency_version_fn(crate_name, flag_allow_prerelease, manifest_path, url);
     dependencies[crate_name]["version"] = value(dependency_version);
 }
 
@@ -420,13 +432,19 @@ fn set_inline_table_dependency_features(
 }
 
 /// Abstract type for `get_latest_dependency_version` function.
-type GetDependencyVersionFn = fn(&str, &Path, &Url) -> String;
+type GetDependencyVersionFn = fn(&str, bool, &Path, &Url) -> String;
 
 /// Gets the latest version for a dependency of `crate_name`.
 /// This is a wrapper function for `cargo_edit::get_latest_dependency` function.
-fn get_latest_dependency_version(crate_name: &str, manifest_path: &Path, url: &Url) -> String {
-    let latest_version = get_latest_dependency(crate_name, false, manifest_path, Some(url))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not query the latest version of {}", crate_name));
+fn get_latest_dependency_version(
+    crate_name: &str,
+    flag_allow_prerelease: bool,
+    manifest_path: &Path,
+    url: &Url,
+) -> String {
+    let latest_version =
+        get_latest_dependency(crate_name, flag_allow_prerelease, manifest_path, Some(url))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not query the latest version of {}", crate_name));
     let latest_version = latest_version
         .version()
         .expect("No latest shuttle-service version available");
@@ -478,6 +496,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
 
     fn mock_get_latest_dependency_version(
         _crate_name: &str,
+        _flag_allow_prerelease: bool,
         _manifest_path: &Path,
         _url: &Url,
     ) -> String {
@@ -535,6 +554,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -558,6 +578,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -581,6 +602,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -613,6 +635,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -644,6 +667,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -675,6 +699,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -707,6 +732,7 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
             dependencies,
             &manifest_path,
             &url,
+            false,
             mock_get_latest_dependency_version,
         );
 
@@ -725,4 +751,30 @@ mod shuttle_init_tests {
 
         assert_eq!(cargo_toml.to_string(), expected);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    /// Makes sure that Rocket uses allow_prerelease flag when fetching the latest version
+    fn test_get_latest_dependency_version_rocket() {
+        let mut cargo_toml = cargo_toml_factory();
+        let dependencies = cargo_toml["dependencies"].as_table_mut().unwrap();
+        let manifest_path = PathBuf::new();
+        let url = Url::parse("https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index").unwrap();
+
+        ShuttleInitRocket.set_cargo_dependencies(
+            dependencies,
+            &manifest_path,
+            &url,
+            get_latest_dependency_version,
+        );
+
+        let version = dependencies["rocket"].as_str().unwrap();
+
+        let expected = get_latest_dependency("rocket", true, &manifest_path, Some(&url))
+            .expect("Could not query the latest version of rocket")
+            .version()
+            .expect("no rocket version found")
+            .to_string();
+
+        assert_eq!(version, expected);
+    }
 }