diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index b7c0170e3..22b5ad693 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define CRYPTONOTE_MINED_MONEY_UNLOCK_WINDOW            60
 #define CURRENT_TRANSACTION_VERSION                     1
 #define CURRENT_BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION                     1
-#define CURRENT_BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION                     0
+#define CURRENT_BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION                     1
 #define CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_FUTURE_TIME_LIMIT              60*60*2
 
 #define BLOCKCHAIN_TIMESTAMP_CHECK_WINDOW               60
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index 2dd79abdc..a231f9c75 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ namespace cryptonote
     string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(genesis_coinbase_tx_hex, tx_bl);
     bool r = parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(tx_bl, bl.miner_tx);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "failed to parse coinbase tx from hard coded blob");
-    bl.major_version = CURRENT_BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION;
-    bl.minor_version = CURRENT_BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION;
+    bl.major_version = 1;
+    bl.minor_version = 0;
     bl.timestamp = 0;
     bl.nonce = 10000;
     miner::find_nonce_for_given_block(bl, 1, 0);