diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Blocks/Block.Convert.cs b/MCGalaxy/Blocks/Block.Convert.cs
index 4d9f2896c..6f1bd6f71 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Blocks/Block.Convert.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Blocks/Block.Convert.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public static partial class Block {
                 case Crate:       block = Wood; break;
                 case StoneBrick:  block = Stone; break;
             }
-            if (p.version >= Server.VERSION_0030) return block;
+            if (p.ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0030) return block;
             
             // protocol version 6 only supports up to Gold block
             switch (block) {
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ public static partial class Block {
                 case MossyRocks: block = Cobblestone; break;
                 case Obsidian:   block = Cobblestone; break;
             }
-            if (p.version >= Server.VERSION_0020) return block;
+            if (p.ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0020) return block;
             
             // protocol version 5 only supports up to Glass block
             if (block == Block.Gold)      block = Block.Sponge;
             if (block >= Block.Dandelion) block = Block.Sapling;
             if (block >= Block.Red)       block = Block.Sand;
-            if (p.version >= Server.VERSION_0019) return block;
+            if (p.ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0019) return block;
             
             // protocol version 4 only supports up to Leaves block
             if (block == Block.Glass) block  = Block.Leaves;
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Moderation/ModActionCmd.cs b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Moderation/ModActionCmd.cs
index 24625eb99..3b2dfce35 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Moderation/ModActionCmd.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Moderation/ModActionCmd.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public static class ModActionCmd {
             
             Entities.DespawnEntities(who, false);
             // this packet doesn't exist before protocol version 7
-            if (who.version >= Server.VERSION_0030)
+            if (who.ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0030)
                 who.Send(Packet.UserType(who.UserType()));
           
             who.SendCurrentBlockPermissions();
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Network/Packets/Packet.cs b/MCGalaxy/Network/Packets/Packet.cs
index 7cfd67eda..a9e4d509c 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Network/Packets/Packet.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Network/Packets/Packet.cs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ public static class Packet
         #region Classic
         
         public static byte[] Motd(Player p, string motd) {
-            bool type     = p.version >= Server.VERSION_0020;
+            bool type     = p.ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0020;
             byte[] buffer = new byte[130 + (type ? 1 : 0)];
             buffer[0] = Opcode.Handshake;
-            buffer[1] = p.version;
+            buffer[1] = p.ProtocolVersion;
             
             if (motd.Length > NetUtils.StringSize) {
                 NetUtils.Write(motd, buffer, 2, p.hasCP437);
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Network/Utils/BufferedBlockSender.cs b/MCGalaxy/Network/Utils/BufferedBlockSender.cs
index f9805f728..b85bb6849 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Network/Utils/BufferedBlockSender.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Network/Utils/BufferedBlockSender.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public sealed class BufferedBlockSender
                 // supports all 255 blocks (classicube enhanced client)
                 if (normal == null) normal = MakeNormal();
                 return normal;
-            } else if (!p.hasCustomBlocks && p.version == Server.VERSION_0030) {
+            } else if (!p.hasCustomBlocks && p.ProtocolVersion == Server.VERSION_0030) {
                 // support original 45 blocks (classic client)
                 if (classic == null) classic = MakeLimited(p.fallback);
                 return classic;
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Fields.cs b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Fields.cs
index 099138cfd..f9ba1aefa 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Fields.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Fields.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public partial class Player : IDisposable {
         public bool verifiedName;
         bool gotSQLData;
         
-        internal byte version; // protocol version
+        public byte ProtocolVersion;
         internal byte[] fallback = new byte[256]; // fallback for classic+CPE block IDs
         
         
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Login.cs b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Login.cs
index 9b6939e2b..2923eaf62 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Login.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Player/Player.Login.cs
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ public partial class Player : IDisposable
             // the packet must be at least old_size long
             if (left < old_size) return 0;  
             
-            LastAction = DateTime.UtcNow;
-            version    = buffer[offset + 1];
-            if (version > Server.VERSION_0030) {
+            LastAction      = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            ProtocolVersion = buffer[offset + 1];
+            if (ProtocolVersion > Server.VERSION_0030) {
                 Leave(null, "Unsupported protocol version", true); return -1; 
             }
             
             // check size now that know whether usertype field is included or not
-            int size = version >= Server.VERSION_0020 ? new_size : old_size;
+            int size = ProtocolVersion >= Server.VERSION_0020 ? new_size : old_size;
             if (left < size) return 0;
             if (loggedIn)    return size;