diff --git a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
index fdc849b8..50d23e7b 100755
--- a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
+++ b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Private P2P Communication - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.net'
 ONIONR_VERSION = '6.1.0'
 ONIONR_VERSION_CODENAME = 'Genesis'
 ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
-API_VERSION = '3' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
+API_VERSION = '2' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
 MIN_PY_VERSION = 7 # min version of 7 so we can take advantage of non-cyclic type hints
 DEVELOPMENT_MODE = False
 IS_QUBES = False