diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml b/cpp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
index 352980868a9..748201565b1 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ extractor: cpp
 library: true
 upgrades: upgrades
 dependencies:
-  codeql/shared-ssa: "*"
+  codeql/shared-ssa: 0.0.1-dev
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml b/csharp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
index 744a7f6efed..c45067121f0 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ extractor: csharp
 library: true
 upgrades: upgrades
 dependencies:
-  codeql/shared-ssa: "*" 
+  codeql/shared-ssa: 0.0.1-dev 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/qlpack.yml b/ruby/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
index 530baff8355..7d9569db2bd 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ dbscheme: ruby.dbscheme
 upgrades: upgrades
 library: true
 dependencies:
-  codeql/shared-ssa: "*"
+  codeql/shared-ssa: 0.0.1-dev
diff --git a/shared/README.md b/shared/README.md
index 0881c1c1cdb..f132f654383 100644
--- a/shared/README.md
+++ b/shared/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ library exists in the `codeql/shared-ssa` pack, which can be referenced by addin
 
 ```
 dependencies:
-  codeql/shared-ssa: "*"
+  codeql/shared-ssa: 0.0.1-dev
 ```
 
 to `qlpack.yml`.
diff --git a/shared/ssa/qlpack.yml b/shared/ssa/qlpack.yml
index d30ba8baa6b..4a7e8777299 100644
--- a/shared/ssa/qlpack.yml
+++ b/shared/ssa/qlpack.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: codeql/shared-ssa
-version: 0.0.1
+version: 0.0.1-dev
 groups: shared
 library: true
diff --git a/swift/ql/lib/qlpack.yml b/swift/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
index 87a43a7672b..5e86621dea4 100644
--- a/swift/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
+++ b/swift/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ dbscheme: swift.dbscheme
 upgrades: upgrades
 library: true
 dependencies:
-  codeql/shared-ssa: "*"
+  codeql/shared-ssa: 0.0.1-dev