diff --git a/rai/core_test/message.cpp b/rai/core_test/message.cpp
index 916073d5..9355ec67 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/message.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/message.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ TEST (message, publish_serialization)
     ASSERT_EQ (8, bytes.size ());
     ASSERT_EQ (0x52, bytes [0]);
     ASSERT_EQ (0x41, bytes [1]);
-    ASSERT_EQ (0x01, bytes [2]);
-    ASSERT_EQ (0x01, bytes [3]);
+    ASSERT_EQ (0x02, bytes [2]);
+    ASSERT_EQ (0x02, bytes [3]);
     ASSERT_EQ (0x01, bytes [4]);
     ASSERT_EQ (static_cast <uint8_t> (rai::message_type::publish), bytes [5]);
     ASSERT_EQ (0x02, bytes [6]);
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ TEST (message, publish_serialization)
     std::bitset <16> extensions;
     ASSERT_FALSE (rai::message::read_header (stream, version_max, version_using, version_min, type, extensions));
     ASSERT_EQ (0x01, version_min);
-    ASSERT_EQ (0x01, version_using);
-    ASSERT_EQ (0x01, version_max);
+    ASSERT_EQ (0x02, version_using);
+    ASSERT_EQ (0x02, version_max);
     ASSERT_EQ (rai::message_type::publish, type);
 }
 
diff --git a/rai/node/common.cpp b/rai/node/common.cpp
index 17d8885c..af133e88 100644
--- a/rai/node/common.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/common.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ size_t constexpr rai::message::bootstrap_server_position;
 std::bitset <16> constexpr rai::message::block_type_mask;
 
 rai::message::message (rai::message_type type_a) :
-version_max (0x01),
-version_using (0x01),
+version_max (0x02),
+version_using (0x02),
 version_min (0x01),
 type (type_a)
 {