diff --git a/.azure/ci.yml b/.azure/ci.yml
index 7f3688f82..c8501d415 100644
--- a/.azure/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
         $env:INPUT_DISABLECACHE = 'true'
         $env:INPUT_DISABLENORMALIZATION = 'false'
         $env:INPUT_OVERRIDECONFIG = '
-          next-version=1.0.0
           update-build-number=false'
 
         # run the 'gitversion/execute' action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a64920481..19bb8c71a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         disableCache: true
         disableNormalization: false
         overrideConfig: |
-          next-version=1.0.0
           update-build-number=false
     - run: |
         echo "Major      (major)                                          : ${{ env.major }}"