diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index acb39a3..d732651 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def getDevelopmentVersion() {
         println "git hash is empty: error: ${error.toString()}"
         throw new IllegalStateException("git hash could not be determined")
     }
-    new SimpleDateFormat('yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH-mm-ss').format(new Date()) + "-" + gitHash
+    "0.0.0-" + new SimpleDateFormat('yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH-mm-ss').format(new Date()) + "-" + gitHash
 }