diff --git a/utils/release/release_lib.sh b/utils/release/release_lib.sh
index b8898d96b02..896fa7f08a0 100644
--- a/utils/release/release_lib.sh
+++ b/utils/release/release_lib.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ function gen_revision_author {
                 VERSION_REVISION=$(($VERSION_REVISION + 1))
                 VERSION_MAJOR=$(($VERSION_MAJOR + 1))
                 VERSION_MINOR=1
-                VERSION_PATCH=0
+                # Version cannot be zero, otherwise is breaks CMake
+                VERSION_PATCH=1
             elif [ "$TYPE" == "minor" ] || [ "$TYPE" == "" ]; then
                 VERSION_REVISION=$(($VERSION_REVISION + 1))
                 VERSION_MINOR=$(($VERSION_MINOR + 1))
-                VERSION_PATCH=0
+                VERSION_PATCH=1
             elif [ "$TYPE" == "patch" ] || [ "$TYPE" == "bugfix" ]; then
                 # VERSION_REVISION not incremented in new scheme.
                 if [ "$VERSION_MAJOR" -eq "1" ] && [ "$VERSION_MINOR" -eq "1" ]; then