diff --git a/rules/falco-deprecated_rules.yaml b/rules/falco-deprecated_rules.yaml
index f37a15a5..f60b48c3 100644
--- a/rules/falco-deprecated_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco-deprecated_rules.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # Starting with version 8, the Falco engine supports exceptions.
 # However the Falco rules file does not use them by default.
-- required_engine_version: 17
+- required_engine_version: "0.17.0"
 
 # This macro `never_true` is used as placeholder for tuning negative logical sub-expressions, for example
 # - macro: allowed_ssh_hosts
diff --git a/rules/falco-incubating_rules.yaml b/rules/falco-incubating_rules.yaml
index ce105fe6..ea0a91de 100644
--- a/rules/falco-incubating_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco-incubating_rules.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # Starting with version 8, the Falco engine supports exceptions.
 # However the Falco rules file does not use them by default.
-- required_engine_version: 26
+- required_engine_version: "0.26.0"
 
 - macro: open_write
   condition: (evt.type in (open,openat,openat2) and evt.is_open_write=true and fd.typechar='f' and fd.num>=0)
diff --git a/rules/falco-sandbox_rules.yaml b/rules/falco-sandbox_rules.yaml
index bd696f6a..05e49089 100644
--- a/rules/falco-sandbox_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco-sandbox_rules.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # Starting with version 8, the Falco engine supports exceptions.
 # However the Falco rules file does not use them by default.
-- required_engine_version: 26
+- required_engine_version: "0.26.0"
 
 # Currently disabled as read/write are ignored syscalls. The nearly
 # similar open_write/open_read check for files being opened for
diff --git a/rules/falco_rules.yaml b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
index 12ee70d5..1a1ce3b5 100644
--- a/rules/falco_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # Starting with version 8, the Falco engine supports exceptions.
 # However the Falco rules file does not use them by default.
-- required_engine_version: 26
+- required_engine_version: "0.26.0"
 
 # Currently disabled as read/write are ignored syscalls. The nearly
 # similar open_write/open_read check for files being opened for