diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
index 57d1b7c27529c1e88f594c011f16990f85f670ac..be6a975a253d80cccee19558e0e2fa71b9b776ff 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
@@ -3843,7 +3843,8 @@ fn loadManifest(
                 Templates.writeSimpleFile(io, Package.Manifest.basename,
                     \\.{{
                     \\    .name = .{s},
-                    \\    .version = "{s}",
+                    \\    .version = "0.0.1",
+                    \\    .minimum_zig_version = "{s}",
                     \\    .paths = .{{""}},
                     \\    .fingerprint = 0x{x},
                     \\}}