diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 82ae9717..882ea74e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Mario Lang
 2010-03-04 Stephane Letz  <letz@grame.fr>
 
 	* Correct JackMachServerChannel::Execute : keep running even in error cases.
+	* Raise JACK_PROTOCOL_VERSION number.
 
 2010-03-03 Stephane Letz  <letz@grame.fr>
 
diff --git a/common/JackConstants.h b/common/JackConstants.h
index 695fcd0f..e04906dd 100644
--- a/common/JackConstants.h
+++ b/common/JackConstants.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 #define ALL_CLIENTS -1 // for notification
 
-#define JACK_PROTOCOL_VERSION 7  
+#define JACK_PROTOCOL_VERSION 8
 
 #define SOCKET_TIME_OUT 5               // in sec
 #define DRIVER_OPEN_TIMEOUT 5           // in sec