diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 6885c77..bc29c71 100755
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>core</name>
-  <version>1.0.0</version>
-  <description>Eclipse Muto Core Package</description>
+  <version>0.42.0</version>
+  <description>Eclipse Muto Core - digital twin bridge that manages device registration, connectivity, telemetry, and stack state with a remote twin server</description>
   <maintainer email="alp.sarica@eteration.com">Alp SARICA</maintainer>
   <license>Eclipse Public License v2.0</license>
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9eff671..a0a8be8 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name=package_name,
-    version='1.0.0',
+    version='0.42.0',
     packages=[package_name],
     data_files=[
         ('share/ament_index/resource_index/packages',['resource/' + package_name]),
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     zip_safe=True,
     maintainer='Alp SARICA',
     maintainer_email='alp.sarica@eteration.com',
-    description='Eclipse Muto Core Package',
+    description='Eclipse Muto Core - digital twin bridge that manages device registration, connectivity, telemetry, and stack state with a remote twin server',
     license='Eclipse Public License v2.0',
     tests_require=['pytest'],
     entry_points={