diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 2c3f69c0a..1d85c7e17 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     <property name="version.major" value="1" />
     <property name="version.minor" value="0" />
-    <property name="version.string" value="" />
+    <property name="version.string" value="0" />
     <property name="version.name" value="${version.major}.${version.minor}" />
 
     <!-- TARGETS -->