diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/runtime/kotlin/Metadata.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/runtime/kotlin/Metadata.kt
index ad9c1cb49bd..1bac9414ddd 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/runtime/kotlin/Metadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/runtime/kotlin/Metadata.kt
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ public annotation class Metadata(
     /**
      * The version of the bytecode interface (naming conventions, signatures) of the class file annotated with this annotation.
      */
+    @Deprecated(
+        "Bytecode version had no significant use in Kotlin metadata and it will be removed in a future version.",
+        level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING,
+    )
     @get:JvmName("bv")
-    val bytecodeVersion: IntArray = [],
+    val bytecodeVersion: IntArray = [1, 0, 3],
     /**
      * Metadata in a custom format. The format may be different (or even absent) for different kinds.
      */