diff --git a/elixir/apps/api/mix.exs b/elixir/apps/api/mix.exs
index 4407eb9cb..a50ef7460 100644
--- a/elixir/apps/api/mix.exs
+++ b/elixir/apps/api/mix.exs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ defmodule API.MixProject do
   end
 
   defp version do
-    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "deadbeef") |> String.trim()
+    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "dev") |> String.trim()
     "0.1.0+#{sha}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/elixir/apps/domain/mix.exs b/elixir/apps/domain/mix.exs
index 46e875a7e..2347b92ab 100644
--- a/elixir/apps/domain/mix.exs
+++ b/elixir/apps/domain/mix.exs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ defmodule Domain.MixProject do
   end
 
   defp version do
-    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "deadbeef") |> String.trim()
+    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "dev") |> String.trim()
     "0.1.0+#{sha}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/elixir/apps/web/mix.exs b/elixir/apps/web/mix.exs
index 4fadfecae..5e62b6573 100644
--- a/elixir/apps/web/mix.exs
+++ b/elixir/apps/web/mix.exs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ defmodule Web.MixProject do
   end
 
   defp version do
-    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "deadbeef") |> String.trim()
+    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "dev") |> String.trim()
     "0.1.0+#{sha}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/elixir/mix.exs b/elixir/mix.exs
index bf6a5614c..f9215f3a8 100644
--- a/elixir/mix.exs
+++ b/elixir/mix.exs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defmodule Firezone.MixProject do
   end
 
   defp version do
-    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "deadbeef") |> String.trim()
+    sha = System.get_env("GIT_SHA", "dev") |> String.trim()
     "0.1.0+#{sha}"
   end
 end