diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index e4494c88b6..9818721cc5 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 package version
 
 // name matches github.com/elastic/beats/v7/dev-tools/mage/settings.go parseBeatVersion
-const defaultBeatVersion = "9.0.0"
+const defaultBeatVersion = "8.17.0"
 
 // Version represents version information for a package
 type Version struct {