diff --git a/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h b/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
index ffc3cecbe..d9177fb2d 100644
--- a/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
+++ b/doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @mainpage mbed TLS v2.16.0 source code documentation
+ * @mainpage mbed TLS v0.0.0 source code documentation
  *
  * This documentation describes the internal structure of mbed TLS.  It was
  * automatically generated from specially formatted comment blocks in
diff --git a/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile b/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
index 574db8d46..b0190e448 100644
--- a/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
+++ b/doxygen/mbedtls.doxyfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DOXYFILE_ENCODING      = UTF-8
 # identify the project. Note that if you do not use Doxywizard you need
 # to put quotes around the project name if it contains spaces.
 
-PROJECT_NAME           = "mbed TLS v2.16.0"
+PROJECT_NAME           = "mbed TLS v0.0.0"
 
 # The PROJECT_NUMBER tag can be used to enter a project or revision number.
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/version.h b/include/mbedtls/version.h
index 56e7398a2..3f2e12ca5 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/version.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/version.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
  * The version number x.y.z is split into three parts.
  * Major, Minor, Patchlevel
  */
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR  2
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR  16
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR  0
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR  0
 #define MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH  0
 
 /**
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
  *    MMNNPP00
  *    Major version | Minor version | Patch version
  */
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x02100000
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "2.16.0"
-#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 2.16.0"
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_NUMBER         0x00000000
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING         "0.0.0"
+#define MBEDTLS_VERSION_STRING_FULL    "mbed TLS 0.0.0"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_VERSION_C)
 
diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d45fe4bd..bd58b8a14 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -182,20 +182,20 @@ endif(USE_STATIC_MBEDTLS_LIBRARY)
 if(USE_SHARED_MBEDTLS_LIBRARY)
     if(NOT USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE)
         add_library(mbedcrypto SHARED ${src_crypto})
-        set_target_properties(mbedcrypto PROPERTIES VERSION 2.16.0 SOVERSION 3)
+        set_target_properties(mbedcrypto PROPERTIES VERSION 0.0.0 SOVERSION 3)
         target_link_libraries(mbedcrypto ${libs})
         target_include_directories(mbedcrypto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
     endif()
 
     add_library(mbedx509 SHARED ${src_x509})
-    set_target_properties(mbedx509 PROPERTIES VERSION 2.16.0 SOVERSION 0)
+    set_target_properties(mbedx509 PROPERTIES VERSION 0.0.0 SOVERSION 0)
     target_link_libraries(mbedx509 ${libs} mbedcrypto)
     target_include_directories(mbedx509
         PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
         PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/crypto/include/)
 
     add_library(mbedtls SHARED ${src_tls})
-    set_target_properties(mbedtls PROPERTIES VERSION 2.16.0 SOVERSION 12)
+    set_target_properties(mbedtls PROPERTIES VERSION 0.0.0 SOVERSION 12)
     target_link_libraries(mbedtls ${libs} mbedx509)
     target_include_directories(mbedtls
         PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
index 62bb78212..7165f368a 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Check compiletime library version
-check_compiletime_version:"2.16.0"
+check_compiletime_version:"0.0.0"
 
 Check runtime library version
-check_runtime_version:"2.16.0"
+check_runtime_version:"0.0.0"
 
 Check for MBEDTLS_VERSION_C
 check_feature:"MBEDTLS_VERSION_C":0