diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_private.h b/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
index 09ffff2b18..bb65034e8e 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define MAX_SPECTATORS 16
 #define RARCH_DEFAULT_PORT 55435
 
-#define NETPLAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION 2
+#define NETPLAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION 3
 
 #define PREV_PTR(x) ((x) == 0 ? netplay->buffer_size - 1 : (x) - 1)
 #define NEXT_PTR(x) ((x + 1) % netplay->buffer_size)