diff --git a/src/spring-cloud/setup.py b/src/spring-cloud/setup.py
index 42843a3bb82..0111d6d2687 100644
--- a/src/spring-cloud/setup.py
+++ b/src/spring-cloud/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 # TODO: Confirm this is the right version number you want and it matches your
 # HISTORY.rst entry.
-VERSION = '3.0.1'
+# TODO(jiec): remove this version number after verification.
+VERSION = '3.0.1-use-0301-api'
 
 # The full list of classifiers is available at
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers