diff --git a/helpers/make-apt b/helpers/make-apt
index ac3aa9834954670398ee21b28ae3200781b50853..986bf7eecc34a754ebf09a5c9ec181b50b2c24c5 100644
--- a/helpers/make-apt
+++ b/helpers/make-apt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-base-installer b/helpers/make-base-installer
index 3a6c9b322da45ccb444ba1ae5aac30da2decd6e6..2e6aedea439f718be14ce1c702130903b8834db5 100644
--- a/helpers/make-base-installer
+++ b/helpers/make-base-installer
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 NETINST=true
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-deja-dup b/helpers/make-deja-dup
index 903b18793246d43a45baa5047f4ae60d7ff44048..64c1d2c28d6c8f7c8d88f03396eafe6c58a1f97f 100644
--- a/helpers/make-deja-dup
+++ b/helpers/make-deja-dup
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-exaile b/helpers/make-exaile
index 4555f710e0a04841ea35988f6aa7cd8f680f702f..8e29a498674b50e9894cab7de3e11d48ecfd92db 100644
--- a/helpers/make-exaile
+++ b/helpers/make-exaile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 FAKEROOT=true
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-firefox b/helpers/make-firefox
index b315523999d374ae08da93e0ad95100464795a3e..8cb52da7fa6593f701c10a14925fc85f19d5494e 100644
--- a/helpers/make-firefox
+++ b/helpers/make-firefox
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=7
+VERSION=1
 QUILT=skip
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-gdm b/helpers/make-gdm
index 2b98df970ca44e5abfcd6b1b46850dd4f49f8c45..f76cb131517c2cddd8b4cc948989fc941ecbb8eb 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gdm
+++ b/helpers/make-gdm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=9
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnash b/helpers/make-gnash
index d4906d4781d478142546b2ed3ba1a83e07fa9056..056d27cd8cff61ae2fa799dbbb9a5ba9dbe0f0ca 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnash
+++ b/helpers/make-gnash
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 EXTERNAL="deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe"
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-colors b/helpers/make-gnome-colors
index e035eaaa3a4b6f7cb1e1e46bda6669af21c44d87..2b5832b7b9d154c9f6cb36a32380e05cb1440b46 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-colors
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-colors
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-control-center b/helpers/make-gnome-control-center
index 97fab3f97f6fc61d36cf6bf604b9674ee7e17f5c..f67a003f352b0a6c6ae2962fd5233635a4f31d4f 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-control-center
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-control-center
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-menus b/helpers/make-gnome-menus
index bd66335a9ea2bebe9d33a7cd49a8140375d4294f..cb02572d00962f257a2e5846d7fe1a7dcae7900e 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-menus
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-menus
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=4
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-panel b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
index 47ff9cf126c6ae4538c50fe367056f799ea3000e..8167a8189a0fda1d403cb391d0279dbb36fea48b 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-panel
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=9
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-session b/helpers/make-gnome-session
index c0ee21e9ee2838d9014e4c947fa1b1cc085fd988..931d1b5eba12db771cfc92b1f0e3dbef7e9ba204 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-session
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-session
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 QUILT=skip
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-tweak-tool b/helpers/make-gnome-tweak-tool
index 62a31d428ed6a57a2c89dea39d1093b825bfda0f..fc079f64d41a209e970dbece3a981c3cdd543f3c 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-tweak-tool
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-tweak-tool
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-grub2 b/helpers/make-grub2
index 3e67b0f8c497e81dc9566170fc6a8f49e4ea71ca..b48eead1e4b78d870e258df7118a949e359ac938 100644
--- a/helpers/make-grub2
+++ b/helpers/make-grub2
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-gtk+2.0 b/helpers/make-gtk+2.0
index bdf0c298c90db5ff192490b61015c24081f0f175..cd63ebb5625ba0cf11490f95d732d64d07d0830d 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gtk+2.0
+++ b/helpers/make-gtk+2.0
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-langpack-locales b/helpers/make-langpack-locales
index 631b8ac13d5145d06e8f7dad08d13b89099da913..eb3b6729afe5db1dffab5c1283fe04a6d1ad995a 100644
--- a/helpers/make-langpack-locales
+++ b/helpers/make-langpack-locales
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=4
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-language-selector b/helpers/make-language-selector
index be2be0bbd1e8c81745369ddfeeed90873dcff4e6..f3ea5bf1f672e321619130a3bd3b0d6f885c7a31 100644
--- a/helpers/make-language-selector
+++ b/helpers/make-language-selector
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-liferea b/helpers/make-liferea
index c144246104b284c7aa5e92cf14d3fd9dff70f1fd..ae18111fde69d0a8a706a75e95b4e68a0282eda3 100644
--- a/helpers/make-liferea
+++ b/helpers/make-liferea
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-localechooser b/helpers/make-localechooser
index de972b2d316d8e2635e89fb734c72cc718e69a55..d0fa4c3e4c892ecb73a79591bdb9bf869952abff 100644
--- a/helpers/make-localechooser
+++ b/helpers/make-localechooser
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-pidgin b/helpers/make-pidgin
index 5791b9c5a7e835e748292c0968e3aaf1b9798ee6..9285d50617d0b454e70270e143a192d321a1aeb2 100644
--- a/helpers/make-pidgin
+++ b/helpers/make-pidgin
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-plymouth b/helpers/make-plymouth
index 3f61c41e031c5daafa7979cae9479114405fc7b2..d7c06ea6b2f6314839966a0da922cd48078c3807 100644
--- a/helpers/make-plymouth
+++ b/helpers/make-plymouth
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=7
+VERSION=1
 QUILT=skip
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-python-apt b/helpers/make-python-apt
index d570776f48eb2437de46e6169bfe237561f22e8c..c60e0a075dff60a52d12c9441dacfca6bbf90028 100644
--- a/helpers/make-python-apt
+++ b/helpers/make-python-apt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-software-properties b/helpers/make-software-properties
index e9e136ee5c8fa3ad789eb3655c32b4d490cfa5da..53c66256ca807fe157d5c746c76587cdc57a5d79 100644
--- a/helpers/make-software-properties
+++ b/helpers/make-software-properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-system-config-printer b/helpers/make-system-config-printer
index d89f85a6a26fcb43baaf811937aecadeebe5debc..d65b820410d707d14fd9bf6dac8362dad8d88835 100644
--- a/helpers/make-system-config-printer
+++ b/helpers/make-system-config-printer
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-tasksel b/helpers/make-tasksel
index 2e0527527e5f3545a59ea45768e1c199c070e9f6..7ac7b5578d9aeb9a769d7405d1b558d2df5619b8 100644
--- a/helpers/make-tasksel
+++ b/helpers/make-tasksel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=4
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-tomboy b/helpers/make-tomboy
index 966cc9e28fc8ebb77206036c379a6444f584b03a..ff61d37e58d2edcb28f07012ff4a3bc0191e964a 100644
--- a/helpers/make-tomboy
+++ b/helpers/make-tomboy
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
diff --git a/helpers/make-ubiquity b/helpers/make-ubiquity
index d117fe69e2e7b3d5af992f55f86af734fb35beb1..ace1e45ab216442fe26fb9d57c6bd1eec77a9403 100644
--- a/helpers/make-ubiquity
+++ b/helpers/make-ubiquity
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=4
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-ubufox b/helpers/make-ubufox
index 3e9ecd246dc21255cde6a52ab31d22cb8b9a6d03..ffc5f24e504d56dbe218cf80bb8b46e93b940d36 100644
--- a/helpers/make-ubufox
+++ b/helpers/make-ubufox
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=14
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-unity-greeter b/helpers/make-unity-greeter
index 40050cefa0fdef6de5f48c73e3ab67404edba668..564636fed38e60be6b2a4e441a80538bb6a5fa31 100644
--- a/helpers/make-unity-greeter
+++ b/helpers/make-unity-greeter
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-update-manager b/helpers/make-update-manager
index badac9cb26d5afa79ba418d16cfaac85328296ca..2b5a75df0ca516f22a2a3b8bc1367ef2a7ea6ff4 100644
--- a/helpers/make-update-manager
+++ b/helpers/make-update-manager
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # gpg -ba release_name.tar.gz
 # Also, don't forget to update the meta-release files at archive and packages.t.i
 
-VERSION=5
+VERSION=1
 
 . ./config