diff --git a/apex/manifest.json b/apex/manifest.json
index 932d28e..5b235cd 100644
--- a/apex/manifest.json
+++ b/apex/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "com.android.media",
-  "version": 990090000,
+
+  // Placeholder module version to be replaced during build.
+  // Do not change!
+  "version": 0,
+
   "requireNativeLibs": [
     "libandroid.so",
     "libbinder_ndk.so",
diff --git a/apex/manifest_codec.json b/apex/manifest_codec.json
index f42f5a4..f2b8b36 100644
--- a/apex/manifest_codec.json
+++ b/apex/manifest_codec.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "com.android.media.swcodec",
-  "version": 990090000,
+
+  // Placeholder module version to be replaced during build.
+  // Do not change!
+  "version": 0,
+
   "requireNativeLibs": [
     ":sphal"
   ]