diff --git a/packages/optimization/src/ldai_optimizer/__init__.py b/packages/optimization/src/ldai_optimizer/__init__.py
index e08e7149..516152d4 100644
--- a/packages/optimization/src/ldai_optimizer/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/optimization/src/ldai_optimizer/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 )
 from ldai_optimizer.ld_api_client import LDApiError
 
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.0"  # x-release-please-version
 
 __all__ = [
     '__version__',