diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f86ba25b6f..74e50bec0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,15 +187,15 @@ Below is an example profile set to the default ROS2 QoS settings.
   reliability: reliable
   durability: volatile
   deadline:
-    sec: 2147483647   # LONG_MAX
-    nsec: 4294967295  # ULONG_MAX
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   lifespan:
-    sec: 2147483647
-    nsec: 4294967295
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   liveliness: system_default
   liveliness_lease_duration:
-    sec: 2147483647
-    nsec: 4294967295
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false
 ```
 
diff --git a/ros2bag/test/resources/empty_bag/metadata.yaml b/ros2bag/test/resources/empty_bag/metadata.yaml
index bf90464011..896d33fc03 100644
--- a/ros2bag/test/resources/empty_bag/metadata.yaml
+++ b/ros2bag/test/resources/empty_bag/metadata.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ rosbag2_bagfile_information:
         name: /parameter_events
         type: rcl_interfaces/msg/ParameterEvent
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 0
     - topic_metadata:
         name: /rosout
         type: rcl_interfaces/msg/Log
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 1\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 10\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 1\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 10\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 0
   compression_format: ""
   compression_mode: ""
diff --git a/ros2bag/test/resources/incomplete_qos_duration.yaml b/ros2bag/test/resources/incomplete_qos_duration.yaml
index adc670003d..a27ae1597e 100644
--- a/ros2bag/test/resources/incomplete_qos_duration.yaml
+++ b/ros2bag/test/resources/incomplete_qos_duration.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
   reliability: reliable
   durability: volatile
   deadline:
-    sec: 2147483647  # LONG_MAX
+    sec: 0
diff --git a/ros2bag/test/resources/qos_profile.yaml b/ros2bag/test/resources/qos_profile.yaml
index 4ec1917cf4..a65ddd5b2b 100644
--- a/ros2bag/test/resources/qos_profile.yaml
+++ b/ros2bag/test/resources/qos_profile.yaml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   reliability: reliable
   durability: transient_local
   deadline:
-    sec: 2147483647
-    nsec: 4294967295
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   lifespan:
-    sec: 2147483647
-    nsec: 4294967295
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   liveliness: automatic
   liveliness_lease_duration:
-    sec: 2147483647
-    nsec: 4294967295
+    sec: 0
+    nsec: 0
   avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false
diff --git a/rosbag2_py/resources/talker/metadata.yaml b/rosbag2_py/resources/talker/metadata.yaml
index 35db28401c..da247440fc 100644
--- a/rosbag2_py/resources/talker/metadata.yaml
+++ b/rosbag2_py/resources/talker/metadata.yaml
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ rosbag2_bagfile_information:
         name: /topic
         type: std_msgs/msg/String
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 10
     - topic_metadata:
         name: /rosout
         type: rcl_interfaces/msg/Log
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 1\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 10\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 1\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 10\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 10
     - topic_metadata:
         name: /parameter_events
         type: rcl_interfaces/msg/ParameterEvent
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 0
   compression_format: ""
   compression_mode: ""
diff --git a/rosbag2_tests/resources/cdr_test/metadata.yaml b/rosbag2_tests/resources/cdr_test/metadata.yaml
index dc50cb4111..6a8fed7f2f 100644
--- a/rosbag2_tests/resources/cdr_test/metadata.yaml
+++ b/rosbag2_tests/resources/cdr_test/metadata.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ rosbag2_bagfile_information:
         name: /test_topic
         type: test_msgs/msg/BasicTypes
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 3
     - topic_metadata:
         name: /array_topic
         type: test_msgs/msg/Arrays
         serialization_format: cdr
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 4
   compression_format: ""
   compression_mode: ""
diff --git a/rosbag2_tests/resources/wrong_rmw_test/metadata.yaml b/rosbag2_tests/resources/wrong_rmw_test/metadata.yaml
index b4fe352e34..47fc7ab0ae 100644
--- a/rosbag2_tests/resources/wrong_rmw_test/metadata.yaml
+++ b/rosbag2_tests/resources/wrong_rmw_test/metadata.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ rosbag2_bagfile_information:
         name: /test_topic
         type: test_msgs/msg/BasicTypes
         serialization_format: wrong_format
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 3
     - topic_metadata:
         name: /array_topic
         type: test_msgs/msg/Arrays
         serialization_format: wrong_format
-        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 2147483647\n    nsec: 4294967295\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
+        offered_qos_profiles: "- history: 3\n  depth: 0\n  reliability: 1\n  durability: 2\n  deadline:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  lifespan:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  liveliness: 1\n  liveliness_lease_duration:\n    sec: 0\n    nsec: 0\n  avoid_ros_namespace_conventions: false"
       message_count: 4
   compression_format: ""
   compression_mode: ""