diff --git a/src/cli/init.ts b/src/cli/init.ts
index 3b2ad80..be8eaa5 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.ts
+++ b/src/cli/init.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { confirm, input, select } from "@inquirer/prompts";
 import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import { basename, join, resolve } from "path";
-import type * as z from "zod";
 
-import type { McpbManifestSchema as McpbManifestSchemaV0_2 } from "../schemas/0.2.js";
 import { DEFAULT_MANIFEST_VERSION } from "../shared/constants.js";
+import type { McpbManifestDefault } from "../types.js";
 
 interface PackageJson {
   name?: string;
@@ -879,7 +878,7 @@ export function buildManifest(
     resources: string;
     default_locale: string;
   },
-): z.infer<typeof McpbManifestSchemaV0_2> {
+): McpbManifestDefault {
   const { name, displayName, version, description, authorName } = basicInfo;
   const { authorEmail, authorUrl } = authorInfo;
   const { serverType, entryPoint, mcp_config } = serverConfig;
@@ -907,7 +906,7 @@ export function buildManifest(
     ...(visualAssets.screenshots.length > 0
       ? { screenshots: visualAssets.screenshots }
       : {}),
-    ...(localization ? { localization } : {}),
+    // ...(localization ? { localization } : {}),
     server: {
       type: serverType,
       entry_point: entryPoint,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 20296af..90c5c1d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type * as z from "zod";
 
 import type { McpbManifestSchema as McpbManifestSchemaAny } from "./schemas/any.js";
-import type { McpbManifestSchema as McpbManifestSchemaV0_2 } from "./schemas/0.2.js";
+import { VERSIONED_MANIFEST_SCHEMAS } from "./schemas/index.js";
+// Import schema types from the version matching DEFAULT_MANIFEST_VERSION
 import type {
   McpbManifestAuthorSchema,
   McpbManifestCompatibilitySchema,
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ import type {
   McpbUserConfigurationOptionSchema,
   McpbUserConfigValuesSchema,
   McpServerConfigSchema,
-} from "./schemas/0.3.js";
+} from "./schemas/0.2.js";
+import { DEFAULT_MANIFEST_VERSION } from "./shared/constants.js";
 
 export type McpServerConfig = z.infer<typeof McpServerConfigSchema>;
 
@@ -53,10 +55,17 @@ export type McpbUserConfigValues = z.infer<typeof McpbUserConfigValuesSchema>;
 export type McpbManifestAny = z.infer<typeof McpbManifestSchemaAny>;
 
 /**
- * McpbManifest type for v0.2 (default version) for backwards compatibility
- * @deprecated Use McpbManifestAny instead to support all manifest versions.
+ * McpbManifest type for the DEFAULT_MANIFEST_VERSION
+ * Use this for creating new manifests with the default version.
  */
-export type McpbManifest = z.infer<typeof McpbManifestSchemaV0_2>;
+export type McpbManifestDefault = z.infer<
+  (typeof VERSIONED_MANIFEST_SCHEMAS)[typeof DEFAULT_MANIFEST_VERSION]
+>;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use McpbManifestAny instead to support all manifest versions, or McpbManifestDefault for the default version.
+ */
+export type McpbManifest = McpbManifestDefault;
 
 /**
  * Information about a MCPB package signature
diff --git a/test/init.test.ts b/test/init.test.ts
index a9b9bf4..def2e9c 100644
--- a/test/init.test.ts
+++ b/test/init.test.ts
@@ -351,10 +351,6 @@ describe("init functions", () => {
           },
         ],
         screenshots: ["screen1.png", "screen2.png"],
-        localization: {
-          resources: "resources/${locale}.json",
-          default_locale: "en-US",
-        },
         server: {
           type: "python",
           entry_point: "server/main.py",