diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
index 5ecd9794d..a1261e4bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 
 #include "connection.h"
 
-static void core_marshal_hello(void *object)
+static void core_marshal_hello(void *object, uint32_t version)
 {
 	struct pw_proxy *proxy = object;
 	struct spa_pod_builder *b;
 
 	b = pw_protocol_native_begin_proxy(proxy, PW_CORE_PROXY_METHOD_HELLO);
 
-	spa_pod_builder_add_struct(b, "P", NULL);
+	spa_pod_builder_add_struct(b, "i", version);
 
 	pw_protocol_native_end_proxy(proxy, b);
 }
@@ -364,13 +364,14 @@ static int core_demarshal_hello(void *object, void *data, size_t size)
 {
 	struct pw_resource *resource = object;
 	struct spa_pod_parser prs;
-	void *ptr;
+	uint32_t version;
 
 	spa_pod_parser_init(&prs, data, size, 0);
-	if (spa_pod_parser_get(&prs, "[P]", &ptr, NULL) < 0)
+	if (spa_pod_parser_get(&prs, "[ i", &version,
+					NULL) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pw_resource_do(resource, struct pw_core_proxy_methods, hello, 0);
+	pw_resource_do(resource, struct pw_core_proxy_methods, hello, 0, version);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index 85f6a1088..4a1786a86 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -134,12 +134,13 @@ static const struct pw_resource_events resource_events = {
 	.destroy = destroy_registry_resource
 };
 
-static void core_hello(void *object)
+static void core_hello(void *object, uint32_t version)
 {
 	struct pw_resource *resource = object;
 	struct pw_core *this = resource->core;
 
-	pw_log_debug("core %p: hello from source %p", this, resource);
+	pw_log_debug("core %p: hello %d from source %p", this, version, resource);
+
 	this->info.change_mask = PW_CORE_CHANGE_MASK_ALL;
 	pw_core_resource_info(resource, &this->info);
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/interfaces.h b/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
index e98278a1d..c9d072f66 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ struct pw_core_proxy_methods {
 	uint32_t version;
 	/**
 	 * Start a conversation with the server. This will send
-	 * the core info and server types.
+	 * the core info..
 	 */
-	void (*hello) (void *object);
+	void (*hello) (void *object, uint32_t version);
 	/**
 	 * Do server roundtrip
 	 *
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ struct pw_core_proxy_methods {
 };
 
 static inline void
-pw_core_proxy_hello(struct pw_core_proxy *core)
+pw_core_proxy_hello(struct pw_core_proxy *core, uint32_t version)
 {
-	pw_proxy_do((struct pw_proxy*)core, struct pw_core_proxy_methods, hello);
+	pw_proxy_do((struct pw_proxy*)core, struct pw_core_proxy_methods, hello, version);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/src/pipewire/port.c b/src/pipewire/port.c
index 94ee32adb..aaa353765 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/port.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/port.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void port_enum_params(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t index, uint32_t
 }
 
 static const struct pw_port_proxy_methods port_methods = {
-	PW_VERSION_NODE_PROXY_METHODS,
+	PW_VERSION_PORT_PROXY_METHODS,
 	.enum_params = port_enum_params
 };
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index 2bce47cf7..3ee0f9f2a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int do_connect(struct pw_remote *remote)
 
 	pw_core_proxy_add_listener(remote->core_proxy, &impl->core_listener, &core_proxy_events, remote);
 
-	pw_core_proxy_hello(remote->core_proxy);
+	pw_core_proxy_hello(remote->core_proxy, PW_VERSION_CORE);
 	pw_core_proxy_client_update(remote->core_proxy, &remote->properties->dict);
 	pw_core_proxy_sync(remote->core_proxy, 0);