diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_config.h b/src/currency_core/currency_config.h
index c0b60515..9857b4f3 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_config.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_config.h
@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@
 #define CURRENT_MEMPOOL_ARCHIVE_VER                     (CURRENCY_FORMATION_VERSION+31)
 
 //hard forks section
-#define BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_INITAL                     0
+#define BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_GENESIS                     1
+#define BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION_GENESIS                     0
+#define BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_INITAL                      0
 #ifndef TESTNET
-#define ZANO_HARDFORK_1_AFTER_HEIGHT               166440
+#define ZANO_HARDFORK_1_AFTER_HEIGHT                    166440
 #else
-#define ZANO_HARDFORK_1_AFTER_HEIGHT               62102
+#define ZANO_HARDFORK_1_AFTER_HEIGHT                    62102
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
index ba411958..a7834d8b 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
@@ -1906,8 +1906,8 @@ namespace currency
     //string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(genesis_coinbase_tx_hex, tx_bl);
     bool r = parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(tx_bl, bl.miner_tx);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "failed to parse coinbase tx from hard coded blob");
-    bl.major_version = BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_INITAL;
-    bl.minor_version = CURRENT_BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION;
+    bl.major_version = BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_GENESIS;
+    bl.minor_version = BLOCK_MINOR_VERSION_GENESIS;
     bl.timestamp = 0;
     bl.nonce = CURRENCY_GENESIS_NONCE;
     LOG_PRINT_GREEN("Generated genesis: " << get_block_hash(bl), LOG_LEVEL_0);