diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index efdc8d214..661f89322 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 // SAVESIG should match SAVEVER.
 
 // MINSAVEVER is the minimum level snapshot version that can be loaded.
-#define MINSAVEVER 1001
+#define MINSAVEVER 1018
 
 #if SVN_REVISION_NUMBER < MINSAVEVER
 // Never write a savegame with a version lower than what we need