diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 600a3dd3..529536c4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@api-ts/base",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-unused-placeholder",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@api-ts/base",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.0.0-unused-placeholder",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "workspaces": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa72e7a2..a05c62f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@api-ts/base",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-unused-placeholder",
   "description": "Tools for using io-ts to describe and consume APIs",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,