diff --git a/scalecodec/py.typed b/scalecodec/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e275d4c..a148bac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     version = environ['GITHUB_REF'].replace('refs/tags/v', '')
 else:
-    raise ValueError('Missing commit tag, can\'t set version')
+    version = '0.0.0'
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))