diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3c94aadf4..8b9c6cb64 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ pythonpath = ["src"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
+fallback_version = "0.0.0-dev"