diff --git a/libethcore/Common.cpp b/libethcore/Common.cpp
index 9eb622fe3..8bd4ef143 100644
--- a/libethcore/Common.cpp
+++ b/libethcore/Common.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace eth
 {
 
 const unsigned c_protocolVersion = 56;
-const unsigned c_databaseBaseVersion = 7;
+const unsigned c_databaseBaseVersion = 8;
 #if ETH_FATDB
 const unsigned c_databaseVersionModifier = 1000;
 #else