diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index f432c50..349b5e9 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (c *Client) connectToServer(op secure.OperationTypeEnum, enc *gob.Encoder,
 	startPacket := secure.PacketStartRequest{
 		OperationType:   op,
 		ClientName:      "",
-		ProtocolVersion: "1.1",
+		ProtocolVersion: ProtocolVersion,
 		AuthToken:       c.authToken,
 	}
 	err := enc.Encode(startPacket)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7aea834..e63f11f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 var CurrentVersion = "v0.0.3"
 
+const ProtocolVersion = "1.1"
+
 type PasteValue struct {
 	PasteRequired bool
 	PasteNumber   uint
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 11f3fd0..055c9b5 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// tell teh client the dealio
+	// tell the client if the connection is ok.
 	startResponse := secure.PacketStartResponse{}
 
-	if start.ProtocolVersion != "1.1" {
+	if start.ProtocolVersion != ProtocolVersion {
 		log.Errorf("bad protocol version")
 		startResponse.Response = secure.PacketStartResponseEnumWrongProtocol
 		enc.Encode(startResponse)