diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf282c9816bfdc7ce39aadac31f9ee76d0bd36fc..e3e8b163622cb53c28014bd9f8309b0bf9b4efeb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 project(
   'briar-gtk',
-  version: '0.1.0',
+  version: '0.0.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
 )