diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
index 89d18057..9045d0ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class Settings {
 	public long recoveryModeTimeout = 10 * 60 * 1000L;
 
 	/** Minimum peer version number required in order to sync with them */
-	private String minPeerVersion = "3.7.0";
+	private String minPeerVersion = "3.8.0";
 	/** 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 */