diff --git a/docs/samples/release.container.md b/docs/samples/release.container.md
index d452e51..f09c3fb 100644
--- a/docs/samples/release.container.md
+++ b/docs/samples/release.container.md
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ uses: health-informatics-uon/workflows/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml@v1
 
 Check the [releases](https://github.com/health-informatics-uon/workflows/releases) for available versions.
 
+If you have not made an existing semantic versioning release (even manually), the workflow will default to release 1.0.0.
+
+If you would like a pre-1.0.0 release (for example 0.0.1), you should make a release manually through Github, and then the workflow will continue your numbering. 
+
 ## Languages
 
 ### Python
diff --git a/docs/workflows/semantic-release.md b/docs/workflows/semantic-release.md
index 902dbc3..3a75ef7 100644
--- a/docs/workflows/semantic-release.md
+++ b/docs/workflows/semantic-release.md
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ module.exports = {
       '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
       '@semantic-release/exec',
       '@semantic-release/github',
-    ],
-    "initialVersion": "0.0.1"
+    ]
 };
 ```
+If you have not made an existing semantic versioning release (even manually), the workflow will default to release 1.0.0.
+
+If you would like a pre-1.0.0 release (for example 0.0.1), you should make a release manually through Github, and then the workflow will continue your numbering. 
 
 ## Python Configuration
 
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index bc48610..ca5e3f6 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ module.exports = {
       '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
       '@semantic-release/exec',
       '@semantic-release/github',
-    ],
-    "initialVersion": "1.0.0"
+    ]
 };
diff --git a/samples/release.config.js b/samples/release.config.js
index ced2fab..91dd6ea 100644
--- a/samples/release.config.js
+++ b/samples/release.config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ module.exports = {
       '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
       '@semantic-release/exec',
       '@semantic-release/github',
-    ],
-    "initialVersion": "1.0.0"
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+    ]
+};