diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 249c230655a3eae5b8fa4524ae663d4bb456407e..8c24d7c7963f893fb15788583d44acd4efd9f670 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pubsweet-monorepo",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {