diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b4d2727..3a1ea315 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ fail_under = 90
 # Can be removed or set to true once we are v1
 major_on_zero = false
 tag_format = "{version}"
+allow_zero_version = true
 
 [tool.semantic_release.commit_parser_options]
 allowed_tags = [