diff --git a/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProject.scala b/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProject.scala
index 3812e80..9d4dd3f 100644
--- a/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProject.scala
+++ b/sbt-iw-projects/src/main/scala/works/iterative/sbt/IWScalaProject.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     // enable SemanticDB
     semanticdbEnabled := true,
     // use Scalafix compatible version,
-    semanticdbVersion := scalafixSemanticdb.revision
+    semanticdbVersion := scalafixSemanticdb.revision,
+    versionScheme := Some("early-semver")
   )
 
   override def projectSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(