diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml
index 99b6d1b..b96759e 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "{{cookiecutter.distribution_name}}"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 description = "{{cookiecutter.project_short_description}}"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [