diff --git a/generator/cli.ts b/generator/cli.ts
index 4edf62902..af6bcfd45 100644
--- a/generator/cli.ts
+++ b/generator/cli.ts
@@ -88,19 +88,16 @@ if (options.configFile) {
     }
   }
 } else {
-  // workaround as there's validate is not currently supported on checkbox
-  // https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/issues/1257
-  while (!options.pools?.length === true) {
-    options.pools = await checkbox({
-      message: 'Chains this proposal targets',
-      choices: POOLS.map((v) => ({name: v, value: v})),
-      // validate(input) {
-      //   // currently ignored due to a bug
-      //   if (input.length == 0) return 'You must target at least one chain in your proposal!';
-      //   return true;
-      // },
-    });
-  }
+  options.pools = await checkbox({
+    message: 'Chains this proposal targets',
+    choices: POOLS.map((v) => ({name: v, value: v})),
+    required: true,
+    // validate(input) {
+    //   // currently ignored due to a bug
+    //   if (input.length == 0) return 'You must target at least one chain in your proposal!';
+    //   return true;
+    // },
+  });
 
   if (!options.title) {
     options.title = await input({
diff --git a/generator/prompts.ts b/generator/prompts.ts
index 97e002036..34b480346 100644
--- a/generator/prompts.ts
+++ b/generator/prompts.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export async function booleanSelect<T extends boolean>({
   const value = await select({
     message,
     choices: choices,
+    default: defaultValue,
   });
   return translateJsBoolToSol(value) as T extends true
     ? Exclude<BooleanSelectValues, 'KEEP_CURRENT'>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5483144c5..95c1a9969 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     "vitest": "^0.34.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bgd-labs/aave-address-book": "^2.8.0",
+    "@bgd-labs/aave-address-book": "^2.11.0",
     "@bgd-labs/aave-cli": "0.1.0",
-    "@inquirer/prompts": "^3.2.0",
-    "@inquirer/testing": "^2.1.8",
-    "commander": "^11.0.0",
-    "tsx": "^3.13.0",
-    "viem": "^1.16.6"
+    "@inquirer/prompts": "^3.3.0",
+    "@inquirer/testing": "^2.1.9",
+    "commander": "^11.1.0",
+    "tsx": "^3.14.0",
+    "viem": "^1.18.9"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e60adb0e7..e4640f36c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bgd-labs/aave-address-book/-/aave-address-book-2.10.0.tgz#19873ec0edf9ee1f1a5539162e6092b0a2b2c4b4"
   integrity sha512-DVglkDCYUf7etb6mnCziIY2HPgap4X3AnC/1tC0ZqpXFrhO0lQzWBiMeWy20r1x/b81iHMQa02ULaco3LhdeVw==
 
-"@bgd-labs/aave-address-book@^2.8.0":
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bgd-labs/aave-address-book/-/aave-address-book-2.8.0.tgz#6d4169c5b8e70bc9b847f5173b4ea2ca59f7a21b"
-  integrity sha512-oBcoPtwxnMZ310iYZHLqViuKAy4Q8hvwq6enW33LdqDL5Y+iU7c8TptKl6KdsojxwlluNZ1sahW5PfKNUT0jIQ==
+"@bgd-labs/aave-address-book@^2.11.0":
+  version "2.11.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bgd-labs/aave-address-book/-/aave-address-book-2.11.0.tgz#63ad103265c72f3f99f180f9ea2fcc37f5954cbc"
+  integrity sha512-xCIIibH0zmcT5DXFmd4CAPlSJJ7EG7kHqmVO2/S+5FmcvTbrhVXHRvW6kFWxZD2WiZPXvyl5WYCiTyYSXIIvhA==
 
 "@bgd-labs/aave-cli@0.1.0":
   version "0.1.0"
@@ -180,17 +180,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@esbuild/win32-x64/-/win32-x64-0.18.20.tgz#786c5f41f043b07afb1af37683d7c33668858f6d"
   integrity sha512-kTdfRcSiDfQca/y9QIkng02avJ+NCaQvrMejlsB3RRv5sE9rRoeBPISaZpKxHELzRxZyLvNts1P27W3wV+8geQ==
 
-"@inquirer/checkbox@^1.4.0":
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/checkbox/-/checkbox-1.4.0.tgz#9e583188be55f22ed624d2829421a3354d3d8c1a"
-  integrity sha512-7YcekwCvMTjrgjUursrH6AGZUSPw7gKPMvp0VhM3iq9mL46a7AeCfOTQTW0UPeiIfWmZK8wHyAD6wIhfDyLHpw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    figures "^3.2.0"
-
 "@inquirer/checkbox@^1.5.0":
   version "1.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/checkbox/-/checkbox-1.5.0.tgz#05869b4ee81e2c8d523799ef350d57cabd556bfa"
@@ -202,15 +191,6 @@
     chalk "^4.1.2"
     figures "^3.2.0"
 
-"@inquirer/confirm@^2.0.14":
-  version "2.0.14"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/confirm/-/confirm-2.0.14.tgz#b87fcdf218d0ce687bd021623e091d3a80744e9e"
-  integrity sha512-Elzo5VX5lO1q9xy8CChDtDQNVLaucufdZBAM12qdfX1L3NQ+TypnZytGmWDXHBTpBTwuhEuwxNvUw7B0HCURkw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-
 "@inquirer/confirm@^2.0.15":
   version "2.0.15"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/confirm/-/confirm-2.0.15.tgz#b5512ed190efd8c5b96e0969115756b48546ab36"
@@ -220,26 +200,6 @@
     "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
     chalk "^4.1.2"
 
-"@inquirer/core@^5.1.0":
-  version "5.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/core/-/core-5.1.0.tgz#2e3f6abf1dee93eae60cd85a5168c52400f73c9c"
-  integrity sha512-EVnific72BhMOMo8mElvrYhGFWJZ73X6j0I+fITIPTsdAz6Z9A3w3csKy+XaH87/5QAEIQHR7RSCVXvQpIqNdQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    "@types/mute-stream" "^0.0.2"
-    "@types/node" "^20.8.2"
-    "@types/wrap-ansi" "^3.0.0"
-    ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    cli-spinners "^2.9.1"
-    cli-width "^4.1.0"
-    figures "^3.2.0"
-    mute-stream "^1.0.0"
-    run-async "^3.0.0"
-    signal-exit "^4.1.0"
-    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
-    wrap-ansi "^6.2.0"
-
 "@inquirer/core@^5.1.1":
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/core/-/core-5.1.1.tgz#849d4846aea68371c133df6ec9059f5e5bd30d30"
@@ -260,16 +220,6 @@
     strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
     wrap-ansi "^6.2.0"
 
-"@inquirer/editor@^1.2.12":
-  version "1.2.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/editor/-/editor-1.2.12.tgz#3dfa72253e8a9d915b43f3c8dbc8df85e3c627ff"
-  integrity sha512-Y7zXQqcglPbbPkx0DPwx6HQFstJR5uex4hoQprjpdxSj8+Bf04+Og6mK/FNxoQbPvoNecegtmMGxDC+hVcMJZA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    external-editor "^3.1.0"
-
 "@inquirer/editor@^1.2.13":
   version "1.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/editor/-/editor-1.2.13.tgz#94bddeeabc043d4a05fbde8523add4db221555d5"
@@ -280,16 +230,6 @@
     chalk "^4.1.2"
     external-editor "^3.1.0"
 
-"@inquirer/expand@^1.1.13":
-  version "1.1.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/expand/-/expand-1.1.13.tgz#921d36274c0b143f7bf6cefb42f002be9cd1646f"
-  integrity sha512-/+7CGCa7iyJIpli0NtukEAjSI7+wGgjYzsByLVSSAk3U696ZlCCP6iPtsWx6d1qfmaMmCzejcjylOj6OAeu4bA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    figures "^3.2.0"
-
 "@inquirer/expand@^1.1.14":
   version "1.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/expand/-/expand-1.1.14.tgz#d315014939d0bb82ed2b769907db5bd1922fb823"
@@ -300,15 +240,6 @@
     chalk "^4.1.2"
     figures "^3.2.0"
 
-"@inquirer/input@^1.2.13":
-  version "1.2.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/input/-/input-1.2.13.tgz#27ee5826e2988735a78f50510c9652d2ef29e39a"
-  integrity sha512-gALuvSpZRYfqygPjlYWodMZ4TXwALvw7Pk4tRFhE1oMN79rLVlg88Z/X6JCUh+uV2qLaxxgbeP+cgPWTvuWsCg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-
 "@inquirer/input@^1.2.14":
   version "1.2.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/input/-/input-1.2.14.tgz#8951867618bb5cd16dd096e02404eec225a92207"
@@ -318,16 +249,6 @@
     "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
     chalk "^4.1.2"
 
-"@inquirer/password@^1.1.13":
-  version "1.1.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/password/-/password-1.1.13.tgz#b7f0a0f7feed90e01630a9df4a14eab09697fcd6"
-  integrity sha512-6STGbL4Vm6ohE2yDBOSENCpCeywnvPux5psZVpvblGDop1oPiZkdsVI+NhsA0c4BE6YT0fNVK8Oqxf5Dgt5k7g==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/input" "^1.2.13"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-
 "@inquirer/password@^1.1.14":
   version "1.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/password/-/password-1.1.14.tgz#c1fc139efe84a38986870a1bcf80718050f82bbf"
@@ -338,21 +259,6 @@
     ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
     chalk "^4.1.2"
 
-"@inquirer/prompts@^3.2.0":
-  version "3.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/prompts/-/prompts-3.2.0.tgz#8f4feaa81560d22e77b55c676e9296a108daf5b1"
-  integrity sha512-sfT7eDoveChXr8iIfwUYkoVBjUcKqXluhjM0EVhRhN59ZuJCc5DAdnuKwaFXomwESDoN0f+2zHy+MpxUg+EZuQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/checkbox" "^1.4.0"
-    "@inquirer/confirm" "^2.0.14"
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/editor" "^1.2.12"
-    "@inquirer/expand" "^1.1.13"
-    "@inquirer/input" "^1.2.13"
-    "@inquirer/password" "^1.1.13"
-    "@inquirer/rawlist" "^1.2.13"
-    "@inquirer/select" "^1.3.0"
-
 "@inquirer/prompts@^3.3.0":
   version "3.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/prompts/-/prompts-3.3.0.tgz#1324881d207e37b1162f174fb9726b9ecb4c475c"
@@ -368,15 +274,6 @@
     "@inquirer/rawlist" "^1.2.14"
     "@inquirer/select" "^1.3.1"
 
-"@inquirer/rawlist@^1.2.13":
-  version "1.2.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/rawlist/-/rawlist-1.2.13.tgz#e74f003d417add415fea8c349d186eef7cda5032"
-  integrity sha512-f+bASrCY2x2F90MrBYX7nUSetL6FsVLfskhGWEyVwj6VIXzc9T878z3v7KU3V10D1trWrCVHOdeqEcbnO68yhg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-
 "@inquirer/rawlist@^1.2.14":
   version "1.2.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/rawlist/-/rawlist-1.2.14.tgz#7fac491345a984bafad96817a4f5ae45fb6b0c96"
@@ -386,17 +283,6 @@
     "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
     chalk "^4.1.2"
 
-"@inquirer/select@^1.3.0":
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/select/-/select-1.3.0.tgz#00dfa5068bea85bffeb7aa7c402407bb590c8cd4"
-  integrity sha512-3sL5odCDYI+i+piAFqFa5ULDUKEpc0U1zEY4Wm6gjP6nMAHWM8r1UzMlpQXCyHny91Tz+oeSLeKinAde0z6R7w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@inquirer/core" "^5.1.0"
-    "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    figures "^3.2.0"
-
 "@inquirer/select@^1.3.1":
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/select/-/select-1.3.1.tgz#b10bb8d4ba72f08eb887b3d948eb734d680897c6"
@@ -408,14 +294,14 @@
     chalk "^4.1.2"
     figures "^3.2.0"
 
-"@inquirer/testing@^2.1.8":
-  version "2.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/testing/-/testing-2.1.8.tgz#809dffe6a4891100c54eee02ae99e3cd26b8425e"
-  integrity sha512-PPCiS5wN/MDjeJRQuMZa3cUDwsVmmB9wwbWNSNoC3ciPUwhX8fHdC0Um/gKMlF7EnaZaPa+AOrA8zLo/zJLjPw==
+"@inquirer/testing@^2.1.9":
+  version "2.1.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@inquirer/testing/-/testing-2.1.9.tgz#47534987079fba467001e1a4850ddfd49de04f9e"
+  integrity sha512-WOE84gVft9p8C7i5HVFybHYdtocRWTXYe+95/D60Z+DS3TcZpD0ph33BC3Y8tv8m9YHcmQaLAVA3PusMp0j+9g==
   dependencies:
     "@inquirer/type" "^1.1.5"
-    "@types/mute-stream" "^0.0.2"
-    "@types/node" "^20.8.2"
+    "@types/mute-stream" "^0.0.4"
+    "@types/node" "^20.9.0"
     ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
     mute-stream "^1.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
@@ -563,13 +449,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.3.tgz#dd249cef80c6fff2ba6a0d4e5beca913e04e25f8"
   integrity sha512-ZYFzrvyWUNhaPomn80dsMNgMeXxNWZBdkuG/hWlUvXvbdUH8ZERNBGXnU87McuGcWDsyzX2aChCv/SVN348k3A==
 
-"@types/mute-stream@^0.0.2":
-  version "0.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.2.tgz#5a011b17307364e48591ac6829a8e40e1c10c6b0"
-  integrity sha512-FpiGjk6+IOrN0lZEfUUjdra1csU1VxwYFj4S0Zj+TJpu5x5mZW30RkEZojTadrNZHNmpCHgoE62IQZAH0OeuIA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "*"
-
 "@types/mute-stream@^0.0.4":
   version "0.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.4.tgz#77208e56a08767af6c5e1237be8888e2f255c478"
@@ -577,7 +456,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/node@*", "@types/node@>=13.7.0", "@types/node@^20.8.2":
+"@types/node@*", "@types/node@>=13.7.0":
   version "20.8.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-20.8.4.tgz#0e9ebb2ff29d5c3302fc84477d066fa7c6b441aa"
   integrity sha512-ZVPnqU58giiCjSxjVUESDtdPk4QR5WQhhINbc9UBrKLU68MX5BF6kbQzTrkwbolyr0X8ChBpXfavr5mZFKZQ5A==
@@ -873,11 +752,6 @@ color-name@~1.1.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz#c2a09a87acbde69543de6f63fa3995c826c536a2"
   integrity sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==
 
-commander@^11.0.0:
-  version "11.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-11.0.0.tgz#43e19c25dbedc8256203538e8d7e9346877a6f67"
-  integrity sha512-9HMlXtt/BNoYr8ooyjjNRdIilOTkVJXB+GhxMTtOKwk0R4j4lS4NpjuqmRxroBfnfTSHQIHQB7wryHhXarNjmQ==
-
 commander@^11.1.0:
   version "11.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-11.1.0.tgz#62fdce76006a68e5c1ab3314dc92e800eb83d906"
@@ -1881,10 +1755,10 @@ trim-newlines@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/trim-newlines/-/trim-newlines-3.0.1.tgz#260a5d962d8b752425b32f3a7db0dcacd176c144"
   integrity sha512-c1PTsA3tYrIsLGkJkzHF+w9F2EyxfXGo4UyJc4pFL++FMjnq0HJS69T3M7d//gKrFKwy429bouPescbjecU+Zw==
 
-tsx@^3.13.0:
-  version "3.13.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsx/-/tsx-3.13.0.tgz#f860e511b33fcb41d74df87d7ba239a0b4012dbb"
-  integrity sha512-rjmRpTu3as/5fjNq/kOkOtihgLxuIz6pbKdj9xwP4J5jOLkBxw/rjN5ANw+KyrrOXV5uB7HC8+SrrSJxT65y+A==
+tsx@^3.14.0:
+  version "3.14.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsx/-/tsx-3.14.0.tgz#be6e2176b6f210fe8f48124fb6e22e0f075e927b"
+  integrity sha512-xHtFaKtHxM9LOklMmJdI3BEnQq/D5F73Of2E1GDrITi9sgoVkvIsrQUTY1G8FlmGtA+awCI4EBlTRRYxkL2sRg==
   dependencies:
     esbuild "~0.18.20"
     get-tsconfig "^4.7.2"
@@ -1969,20 +1843,6 @@ varint@^6.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/varint/-/varint-6.0.0.tgz#9881eb0ce8feaea6512439d19ddf84bf551661d0"
   integrity sha512-cXEIW6cfr15lFv563k4GuVuW/fiwjknytD37jIOLSdSWuOI6WnO/oKwmP2FQTU2l01LP8/M5TSAJpzUaGe3uWg==
 
-viem@^1.16.6:
-  version "1.16.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/viem/-/viem-1.16.6.tgz#78118c9269506a59e2bc4deab13f1646e113d3fc"
-  integrity sha512-jcWcFQ+xzIfDwexwPJRvCuCRJKEkK9iHTStG7mpU5MmuSBpACs4nATBDyXNFtUiyYTFzLlVEwWkt68K0nCSImg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@adraffy/ens-normalize" "1.9.4"
-    "@noble/curves" "1.2.0"
-    "@noble/hashes" "1.3.2"
-    "@scure/bip32" "1.3.2"
-    "@scure/bip39" "1.2.1"
-    abitype "0.9.8"
-    isows "1.0.3"
-    ws "8.13.0"
-
 viem@^1.18.9:
   version "1.18.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/viem/-/viem-1.18.9.tgz#8be8fe3148b1c6c3bccc853001df98f91a8aeb30"