diff --git a/ext/bg/js/ankiconnect.js b/ext/bg/js/ankiconnect.js
index f6f94329..3a6e3690 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/ankiconnect.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/ankiconnect.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AnkiConnect {
     constructor(server) {
         this.server = server;
         this.asyncPools = {};
-        this.localVersion = 1;
+        this.localVersion = 2;
         this.remoteVersion = null;
     }