diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
index 3f083e95..e3c9ac4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class Settings {
 	private int maxRetries = 2;
 
 	/** Minimum peer version number required in order to sync with them */
-	private String minPeerVersion = "0.1.0";
+	private String minPeerVersion = "1.5.0";
 	/** Whether to allow connections with peers below minPeerVersion
 	 * If true, we won't sync with them but they can still sync with us, and will show in the peers list
 	 * If false, sync will be blocked both ways, and they will not appear in the peers list */