diff --git a/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in b/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
index 3c57aa0ef..e2e095147 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
+++ b/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 namespace llarp
 {
   // clang-format off
-  const std::array<uint16_t, 3> LOKINET_VERSION{{@lokinet_VERSION_MAJOR@, @lokinet_VERSION_MINOR@, @lokinet_VERSION_PATCH@}};
+  const std::array<uint8_t, 3> LOKINET_VERSION{{@lokinet_VERSION_MAJOR@, @lokinet_VERSION_MINOR@, @lokinet_VERSION_PATCH@}};
   const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_TAG   = "@VERSIONTAG@";
   const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_FULL  = "lokinet-@lokinet_VERSION_MAJOR@.@lokinet_VERSION_MINOR@.@lokinet_VERSION_PATCH@-@LOKINET_VERSION_TAG@";
 
diff --git a/llarp/constants/version.hpp b/llarp/constants/version.hpp
index 31c2ebee2..bd83bdde6 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/version.hpp
+++ b/llarp/constants/version.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 namespace llarp
 {
   // Given a full lokinet version of: lokinet-1.2.3-abc these are:
-  extern const std::array<uint16_t, 3> LOKINET_VERSION;
+  extern const std::array<uint8_t, 3> LOKINET_VERSION;
   extern const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_TAG;
   extern const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_FULL;