diff --git a/git-remote-hg b/git-remote-hg
index 3b30ba4..6941dfd 100755
--- a/git-remote-hg
+++ b/git-remote-hg
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Marks:
         self.marks = {}
         self.rev_marks = {}
         self.last_mark = 0
-        self.version = 0
+        self.version = VERSION
         self.last_note = 0
 
     def load(self):