diff --git a/lib/puppet/module_tool/modulefile.rb b/lib/puppet/module_tool/modulefile.rb
index 4b50f116082..df68f324682 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/module_tool/modulefile.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/module_tool/modulefile.rb
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ def name(name)
       @metadata.full_module_name = name
     end
 
-    # Set the module +version+ (e.g., "0.0.1"). Required.
+    # Set the module +version+ (e.g., "0.1.0"). Required.
     def version(version)
       @metadata.version = version
     end
 
     # Add a dependency with the full_module_name +name+ (e.g. "myuser-mymodule"), an
-    # optional +version_requirement+ (e.g. "0.0.1") and +repository+ (a URL
+    # optional +version_requirement+ (e.g. "0.1.0") and +repository+ (a URL
     # string). Optional. Can be called multiple times to add many dependencies.
     def dependency(name, version_requirement = nil, repository = nil)
       @metadata.dependencies << Dependency.new(name, version_requirement, repository)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/Modulefile.erb b/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/Modulefile.erb
index 845102d6ee6..506cef49cae 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/Modulefile.erb
+++ b/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/Modulefile.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name    '<%= metadata.full_module_name %>'
-version '0.0.1'
+version '0.1.0'
 source '<%= metadata.source %>'
 author '<%= metadata.author %>'
 license '<%= metadata.license %>'