diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
index 7d81eb7d6b..9ecac6efee 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/CassandraServer.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class CassandraServer implements Cassandra.Iface
         }
         else if (propertyName.equals("version"))
         {
-            return "1";
+            return "0.3.0";
         }
         else
         {