diff --git a/Tethering/apex/manifest.json b/Tethering/apex/manifest.json
index 3cb03ed901..5d5ede67e8 100644
--- a/Tethering/apex/manifest.json
+++ b/Tethering/apex/manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "com.android.tethering",
-  "version": 339990000
+
+  // Placeholder module version to be replaced during build.
+  // Do not change!
+  "version": 0
 }