diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-commands/src/release_command.rs b/crates/cuddle-please-commands/src/release_command.rs
index 82c949e..565ef9c 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-please-commands/src/release_command.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-commands/src/release_command.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,6 @@ fn parse_conventional_commits(
 fn get_current_version(significant_tag: Option<Tag>) -> Version {
     let current_version = significant_tag
         .map(|st| Version::try_from(st).unwrap())
-        .unwrap_or(Version::new(0, 1, 0));
+        .unwrap_or(Version::new(0, 0, 0));
     current_version
 }