diff --git a/lsyncd.c b/lsyncd.c
index 7eeb1d1..ba0498b 100644
--- a/lsyncd.c
+++ b/lsyncd.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,8 @@ bool parse_config(bool fullparse) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "error in config file: version specifier missing in \"%s\",\n", conf_filename);
 		exit(LSYNCD_BADCONFIGFILE);
 	}
-	if (xmlStrcmp(xc, BAD_CAST "1.24")) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "error in config file: expected a \"1.24\" versioned file, found \"%s\"\n", xc);
+	if (xmlStrcmp(xc, BAD_CAST "1.25")) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "error in config file: expected a \"1.25\" versioned file, found \"%s\"\n", xc);
 		exit(LSYNCD_BADCONFIGFILE);
 	}