diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 459114f99..ef5fab480 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 [package]
 name = "zenoh-c"
-version = "1.0.0-dev"
+version = "0.0.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-c"
 homepage = "http://zenoh.io"
 authors = [
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ maintainer = "zenoh-dev@eclipse.org"
 copyright = "2017, 2022 ZettaScale Technology"
 section = "net"
 license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
-depends = "libzenohc (=1.0.0~dev-1)"
+depends = "libzenohc (=0.0.0)"
 assets = [["include/*", "usr/include/", "755"]]
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml.in b/Cargo.toml.in
index 04994cc20..667e67ad4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ maintainer = "zenoh-dev@eclipse.org"
 copyright = "2017, 2022 ZettaScale Technology"
 section = "net"
 license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
-depends = "libzenohc (=1.0.0~dev-1)"
+depends = "libzenohc (=0.0.0)"
 assets = [["include/*", "usr/include/", "755"]]
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index bd2666abb..bd52db81d 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.0
\ No newline at end of file