diff --git a/.github/workflows/composite/generate-sdk/action.yml b/.github/workflows/composite/generate-sdk/action.yml
index feb442e8..414663a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/composite/generate-sdk/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/composite/generate-sdk/action.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
       run: wget ${{ inputs.spec-link }} -O ./${{ inputs.package-name }}/${{ inputs.package-name }}.spec.yaml
     - name: Generate API
       shell: bash
-      run: openapi-generator-cli generate -i ${{ inputs.spec-link }} -c openapi-generator-config.yaml -o=${{ inputs.package-name }} --additional-properties packageName=${{ inputs.package-name }}
+      run: openapi-generator-cli generate -i ${{ inputs.spec-link }} -c openapi-generator-config.yaml -o=${{ inputs.package-name }} --additional-properties packageName=${{ inputs.package-name }} --additional-properties packageVersionTest=1.2.3
     - name: Upload Artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/template/setup.mustache b/template/setup.mustache
index bdd2a0cf..67d23157 100644
--- a/template/setup.mustache
+++ b/template/setup.mustache
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 {{>partial_header}}
 
-from {{packageName}}.version import VERSION
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages  # noqa: H301
 
 # To install the library, run the following
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages  # noqa: H301
 # prerequisite: setuptools
 # http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
 NAME = "{{{projectName}}}"
-VERSION = VERSION
+VERSION = "{{{packageVersionTest}}}"
 
 PYTHON_REQUIRES = ">=3.7"
 {{#apiInfo}}