diff --git a/data/stk_config.xml b/data/stk_config.xml
index 3e1d1c445..6e3f83b78 100644
--- a/data/stk_config.xml
+++ b/data/stk_config.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <!-- Minimum and maxium server versions that be be read by this binary.
        Older versions will be ignored. -->
-  <server-version min="3" max="3"/>
+  <server-version min="5" max="5"/>
 
   <!-- Maximum number of karts to be used at the same time. This limit
        can easily be increased, but some tracks might not have valid start
diff --git a/src/network/server_config.hpp b/src/network/server_config.hpp
index c700f39b7..dc1618ee0 100644
--- a/src/network/server_config.hpp
+++ b/src/network/server_config.hpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace ServerConfig
 
     // ========================================================================
     /** Server version, will be advanced if there are protocol changes. */
-    static const uint32_t m_server_version = 3;
+    static const uint32_t m_server_version = 5;
     // ========================================================================
     void loadServerConfig(const std::string& path = "");
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------