diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/impls/web3.rs b/rpc/src/v1/impls/web3.rs
index e0c5c98ab..c4f16fe9d 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/impls/web3.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/impls/web3.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl Web3Client {
 impl Web3 for Web3Client {
 	fn client_version(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 		match params {
-			Params::None => Ok(Value::String(format!("Parity/{}/{}-{}-{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), Target::arch(), Target::env(), Target::os()))),
+			Params::None => Ok(Value::String(format!("Parity/-/{}/{}-{}-{}/rust1.8-nightly", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), Target::arch(), Target::env(), Target::os()))),
 			_ => Err(Error::invalid_params())
 		}
 	}