diff --git a/renv/activate.R b/renv/activate.R
index 45b9da1e..cb5401f9 100644
--- a/renv/activate.R
+++ b/renv/activate.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local({
 
   # the requested version of renv
   version <- "1.0.3"
-  attr(version, "sha") <- "1.0.3"
+  attr(version, "sha") <- NULL
 
   # the project directory
   project <- getwd()