diff --git a/plugins/user-settings-backend/package.json b/plugins/user-settings-backend/package.json
index f20180cac3..41178d49b8 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/user-settings-backend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-user-settings-backend",
   "description": "The Backstage backend plugin to manage user settings",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",