diff --git a/package/mender/mender.mk b/package/mender/mender.mk
index cd840b1e3f..2faf3fe980 100644
--- a/package/mender/mender.mk
+++ b/package/mender/mender.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MENDER_LDFLAGS = -X main.Version=$(MENDER_VERSION)
 
 define MENDER_INSTALL_CONFIG_FILES
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender/scripts
-	echo -n "2" > $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender/scripts/version
+	echo -n "3" > $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender/scripts/version
 
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(MENDER_PKGDIR)/mender.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender/mender.conf