diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-arm64-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-arm64-release.yml
index 9b7e2d071d497..555dcb39a590f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-arm64-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-arm64-release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Prepare build environment
       run: 'eden/scm/packaging/mac/prepare_environment.py \
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create Sapling bottle
       run: brew bottle sapling
     - name: Rename bottle to some platform specific name
-      run: mv sapling*monterey.bottle.tar.gz sapling_0.0-${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.arm64_monterey.bottle.tar.gz
+      run: mv sapling*monterey.bottle.tar.gz sapling_${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.arm64_monterey.bottle.tar.gz
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-x86-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-x86-release.yml
index 23db08ccd7dbd..485c638e2b4ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-x86-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-homebrew-macos-x86-release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Prepare build environment
       run: 'eden/scm/packaging/mac/prepare_environment.py \
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create Sapling bottle
       run: brew bottle sapling
     - name: Rename bottle to some platform specific name
-      run: mv sapling*monterey.bottle.tar.gz sapling_0.0-${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.monterey.bottle.tar.gz
+      run: mv sapling*monterey.bottle.tar.gz sapling_${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.monterey.bottle.tar.gz
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-ci.yml
index d28e0f04166e6..a1694383e4f5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-ci.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
       run: rustup default stable
     - name: set-env DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Create .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('VERSION=0.0-{0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('VERSION={0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Rename .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.deb sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.Ubuntu20.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_{0}_amd64.deb sapling_{0}_amd64.Ubuntu20.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-release.yml
index d979e1eacd736..47c29ace41196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-20.04-release.yml
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ jobs:
       run: rustup default stable
     - name: set-env DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Create .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('VERSION=0.0-{0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('VERSION={0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Rename .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.deb sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.Ubuntu20.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_{0}_amd64.deb sapling_{0}_amd64.Ubuntu20.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-ci.yml
index e0d25f9900ae1..e348f94286603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-ci.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
       run: rustup default stable
     - name: set-env DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Create .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('VERSION=0.0-{0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('VERSION={0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Rename .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.deb sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.Ubuntu22.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_{0}_amd64.deb sapling_{0}_amd64.Ubuntu22.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-release.yml
index 4024a0746728d..c87596ae56282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-ubuntu-22.04-release.yml
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ jobs:
       run: rustup default stable
     - name: set-env DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Create .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('VERSION=0.0-{0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('VERSION={0} make deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Rename .deb
       working-directory: ./eden/scm
-      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.deb sapling_0.0-{0}_amd64.Ubuntu22.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
+      run: ${{ format('mv sapling_{0}_amd64.deb sapling_{0}_amd64.Ubuntu22.04.deb', env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, env.DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION) }}
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-windows-amd64-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-windows-amd64-release.yml
index 9222cc7cd311e..4934203f8e0da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-windows-amd64-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-cli-windows-amd64-release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       run: vcpkg integrate install
     - name: set-env SAPLING_VERSION
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \- .)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "SAPLING_VERSION=$(ci/tag-name.sh)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: build and zip
       run: python3 ./eden/scm/packaging/windows/build_windows_zip.py
     - name: rename .zip
diff --git a/SAPLING_VERSION b/SAPLING_VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..49d59571fbf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SAPLING_VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1
diff --git a/ci/gen_workflows.py b/ci/gen_workflows.py
index c2e66ba46d909..c37db4d09f5d1 100755
--- a/ci/gen_workflows.py
+++ b/ci/gen_workflows.py
@@ -271,19 +271,17 @@ def gen_build_ubuntu_cli_job(self, *, ubuntu_version: str, deb_version_expr: str
                     "name": "rustup",
                     "run": "rustup default stable",
                 },
-                create_set_env_step(
-                    DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \\- .)"
-                ),
-                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \\- .)"),
+                create_set_env_step(DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh)"),
+                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh)"),
                 {
                     "name": "Create .deb",
                     "working-directory": "./eden/scm",
-                    "run": f"${{{{ format('VERSION=0.0-{{0}} make deb', env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}) }}}}",
+                    "run": f"${{{{ format('VERSION={{0}} make deb', env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}) }}}}",
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Rename .deb",
                     "working-directory": "./eden/scm",
-                    "run": f"${{{{ format('mv sapling_0.0-{{0}}_amd64.deb sapling_0.0-{{0}}_amd64.Ubuntu{ubuntu_version}.deb', env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}, env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}) }}}}",
+                    "run": f"${{{{ format('mv sapling_{{0}}_amd64.deb sapling_{{0}}_amd64.Ubuntu{ubuntu_version}.deb', env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}, env.{DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION}) }}}}",
                 },
             ],
         }
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ def gen_windows_release(self) -> str:
                 },
                 # This makes vcpkg packages available globally.
                 {"name": "integrate vcpkg", "run": "vcpkg integrate install"},
-                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \\- .)"),
+                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh)"),
                 {
                     "name": "build and zip",
                     "run": "python3 ./eden/scm/packaging/windows/build_windows_zip.py",
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ def gen_homebrew_macos_release(
             "steps": [
                 {"name": "Checkout Code", "uses": "actions/checkout@v3"},
                 grant_repo_access(),
-                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh | tr \\- .)"),
+                create_set_env_step(SAPLING_VERSION, "$(ci/tag-name.sh)"),
                 {
                     "name": "Prepare build environment",
                     "run": "eden/scm/packaging/mac/prepare_environment.py \\\n"
@@ -377,7 +375,7 @@ def gen_homebrew_macos_release(
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Rename bottle to some platform specific name",
-                    "run": "mv %s sapling_0.0-${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.%s"
+                    "run": "mv %s sapling_${{ env.SAPLING_VERSION }}.%s"
                     % (artifact_glob, final_ext),
                 },
                 upload_artifact(artifact_key, artifact_glob),
diff --git a/ci/tag-name.sh b/ci/tag-name.sh
index 30f7ea4e612e0..bf0bba9669e46 100755
--- a/ci/tag-name.sh
+++ b/ci/tag-name.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
-git -c "core.abbrev=8" show -s "--format=%cd-%h" "--date=format:%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"
+DIR=$(dirname -- "$0")
+VERSION=$(cat "$DIR"/../SAPLING_VERSION)
+COMMIT_INFO=$(git -c "core.abbrev=8" show -s "--format=%cd-%h" "--date=format:%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+echo "$VERSION"."$COMMIT_INFO"