diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/full/full.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/full/full.parent/pom.xml
index fdef0aa548a..71123c454c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/full/full.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/full/full.parent/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoApp/lsMavenTychoApp.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoApp/lsMavenTychoApp.parent/pom.xml
index 56de692fba0..139da5860df 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoApp/lsMavenTychoApp.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoApp/lsMavenTychoApp.parent/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoFatjar/lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoFatjar/lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/pom.xml
index c50d86b0ef5..13d1a64dacc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoFatjar/lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/lsMavenTychoFatjar/lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTycho/mavenTycho.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTycho/mavenTycho.parent/pom.xml
index 5f638c90af9..4c456f38479 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTycho/mavenTycho.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTycho/mavenTycho.parent/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoJ17/mavenTychoJ17.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoJ17/mavenTychoJ17.parent/pom.xml
index f328ae3e9dd..7fc9a91e852 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoJ17/mavenTychoJ17.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoJ17/mavenTychoJ17.parent/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2/mavenTychoP2.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2/mavenTychoP2.parent/pom.xml
index 489f0c26922..644d5c38861 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2/mavenTychoP2.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2/mavenTychoP2.parent/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2J17/mavenTychoP2J17.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2J17/mavenTychoP2J17.parent/pom.xml
index 2c1c23301fd..e99a01f4180 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2J17/mavenTychoP2J17.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/mavenTychoP2J17/mavenTychoP2J17.parent/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 							<requirement>
 								<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 								<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-								<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+								<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 							</requirement>
 							<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 								platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.xtend b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.xtend
index 8a8504aeb0b..8d1414c35bd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.xtend
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.xtend
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class ParentProjectDescriptor extends ProjectDescriptor {
 											<requirement>
 												<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
 												<id>org.eclipse.xtext.logging</id>
-												<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>
+												<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>
 											</requirement>
 											<!-- to get the org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state plugin if the target
 												platform is Luna or later. (backward compatible with kepler and previous
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.java b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.java
index fa9f727729e..1bafec234bb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/ParentProjectDescriptor.java
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ public PomFile pom() {
           _builder.newLine();
           _builder.append("\t");
           _builder.append("\t\t\t\t\t\t");
-          _builder.append("<versionRange>${xtextVersion}</versionRange>");
+          _builder.append("<versionRange>0.0.0</versionRange>");
           _builder.newLine();
           _builder.append("\t");
           _builder.append("\t\t\t\t\t");