diff --git a/schemas/metadata_schema.json b/schemas/metadata_schema.json
index fc9efb29a..5df6c5ad4 100644
--- a/schemas/metadata_schema.json
+++ b/schemas/metadata_schema.json
@@ -34383,10 +34383,10 @@
          "type": "string"
       },
       "schema_version": {
-         "const": "1.0.1",
-         "default": "1.0.1",
+         "const": "1.0.0",
+         "default": "1.0.0",
          "enum": [
-            "1.0.1"
+            "1.0.0"
          ],
          "title": "Schema Version",
          "type": "string"
diff --git a/src/aind_data_schema/core/metadata.py b/src/aind_data_schema/core/metadata.py
index e9ec22d5a..f7fd07e03 100644
--- a/src/aind_data_schema/core/metadata.py
+++ b/src/aind_data_schema/core/metadata.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Metadata(AindCoreModel):
 
     _DESCRIBED_BY_URL = AindCoreModel._DESCRIBED_BY_BASE_URL.default + "aind_data_schema/core/metadata.py"
     describedBy: str = Field(_DESCRIBED_BY_URL, json_schema_extra={"const": _DESCRIBED_BY_URL})
-    schema_version: Literal["1.0.1"] = Field("1.0.1")
+    schema_version: Literal["1.0.0"] = Field("1.0.0")
     id: UUID = Field(
         default_factory=uuid4,
         alias="_id",