diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index aa01576c8..6309aa4d4 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * network protocol versioning
  */
 
-static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70002;
+static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70003;
 
 //! initial proto version, to be increased after version/verack negotiation
 static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 209;