diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index ced15b9..dd955d7 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
             "type": "stream",
             "name": "dsk-kafka-connector",
             "latest_candidate_version": "release-0.0.1",
-            "candidate_version": "",
+            "candidate_version": "release-0.0.1",
             "release_version": "",
             "product_version": ""
         },