diff --git a/py/lib/pyproject.toml b/py/lib/pyproject.toml
index 91d605b..b276ce9 100644
--- a/py/lib/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/lib/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ packages = ['./']
 
 [tool.versioningit.vcs]
 match = ['v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*']
+default-tag = 'local'