1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/handbook/ref-variables.xml b/handbook/ref-variables.xml
index 5d821a2108..f95bb90027 100644
--- a/handbook/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/handbook/ref-variables.xml
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
         <glossentry id='var-PE'><glossterm>PE</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>
-                    Epoch of the package. The default value is "1". The field is used 
+                    Epoch of the package. The default value is "0". The field is used 
                     to make upgrades possible when the versioning scheme changes in 
                     some backwards incompatible way.
                 </para>