diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 7cff7ad078..a944c8e5cf 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package version
 
 // Version indicates which version of the binary is running.
-var NotaryVersion = "v0.1.0-rc1"
+var NotaryVersion string
 
 // GitCommit indicates which git hash the binary was built off of
 var GitCommit string