diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/.bumpversion.cfg.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/.bumpversion.cfg.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 267debd0..00000000
--- a/templates/bootstrap/.bumpversion.cfg.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-[bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.1.0a1.dev
-commit = False
-tag = False
-parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(0a)?(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
-serialize =
-	{major}.{minor}.0a{patch}.{release}
-	{major}.{minor}.0a{patch}
-
-[bumpversion:part:release]
-optional_value = prod
-first_value = dev
-values =
-	dev
-	prod
-
-[bumpversion:file:./{{ plugin_name | snake }}/app/__init__.py]
-
-[bumpversion:file:./setup.py]
-
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/plugin_name/app/__init__.py.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/plugin_name/app/__init__.py.j2
index d171e7f0..6083139c 100644
--- a/templates/bootstrap/plugin_name/app/__init__.py.j2
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/plugin_name/app/__init__.py.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ class {{ plugin_name | camel }}PluginAppConfig(PulpPluginAppConfig):
 
     name = "{{ plugin_name | snake }}.app"
     label = "{{ plugin_app_label }}"
-    version = "0.1.0a1.dev"
+    version = "{{ current_version }}"
     python_package_name = "{{ plugin_name }}"
     domain_compatible = True
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/setup.py.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/setup.py.j2
index 105748d8..673d696d 100755
--- a/templates/bootstrap/setup.py.j2
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/setup.py.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ with open("requirements.txt") as requirements:
 
 setup(
     name="{{ plugin_name | dash }}",
-    version="0.1.0a1.dev",
+    version="{{ current_version }}",
     description="{{ plugin_name | dash }} plugin for the Pulp Project",
     long_description="{{ plugin_name | dash }} plugin for the Pulp Project",
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/templates/github/.bumpversion.cfg.j2 b/templates/github/.bumpversion.cfg.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77eb7d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/github/.bumpversion.cfg.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[bumpversion]
+current_version = {{ current_version }}
+commit = False
+tag = False
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
+serialize = 
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}.{release}
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
+
+[bumpversion:part:release]
+optional_value = prod
+first_value = dev
+values = 
+	dev
+	prod
+{%- for plugin in plugins %}
+
+[bumpversion:file:./{{ plugin.name | snake }}/app/{% if plugin.name == "pulpcore" %}apps{% else %}__init__{% endif %}.py]
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- if setup_py %}
+
+[bumpversion:file:./setup.py]
+{%- else %}
+
+[bumpversion:file:./pyproject.toml]
+search = version = "{current_version}"
+replace = version = "{new_version}"
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 57429acc..1e870887 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def current_version(plugin_root_dir):
                     current_version = line[18:].strip()
                     break
         except Exception:
-            current_version = "0.1.0a1.dev"
+            current_version = "0.0.0.dev"
     return current_version