diff --git a/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl b/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
index 055a7bfddd..aef53f9010 100644
--- a/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: kotsadm-head
-  version: ${GIT_TAG}
+  version: "0.0.1" # our versioning is not compatible with apk
   epoch: 0
   description: Kotsadm package
   copyright:
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pipeline:
       mv deploy/assets/postgres "${DESTDIR}/postgres"
 
       # kotsadm and kots binaries
-      export VERSION=${{package.version}}
-      export GIT_TAG=${{package.version}}
+      export VERSION=${GIT_TAG}
+      export GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG}
 
       # Set environment variables from repository
       source .image.env
diff --git a/kurl_proxy/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl b/kurl_proxy/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
index 2f84f134e3..cbc1808c79 100644
--- a/kurl_proxy/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/kurl_proxy/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: kurl-proxy-head
-  version: ${GIT_TAG}
+  version: "0.0.1" # our versioning is not compatible with apk
   epoch: 0
   description: kurl-proxy package
   copyright:
diff --git a/migrations/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl b/migrations/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
index 79b87d40cc..e8ee1ebbbb 100644
--- a/migrations/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/migrations/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: kotsadm-migrations-head
-  version: ${GIT_TAG}
+  version: "0.0.1" # our versioning is not compatible with apk
   epoch: 0
   description: kotsadm-migrations package
   copyright: