diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 7b6830109..5537860b2 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * network protocol versioning
  */
 
-static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70227;
+static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70228;
 
 //! initial proto version, to be increased after version/verack negotiation
 static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 209;