diff --git a/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/session.py b/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
index be7cfd0c0..5df97444f 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from lbry.wallet.server.db.writer import LBRYDB
 from lbry.wallet.server.db import reader
 from lbry.wallet.server.websocket import AdminWebSocket
 from lbry.wallet.server.metrics import ServerLoadData, APICallMetrics
+from lbry import __version__ as sdk_version
 
 
 class ResultCacheItem:
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(ElectrumX):
     PROTOCOL_MIN = (0, 0)  # temporary, for supporting 0.10 protocol
     max_errors = math.inf  # don't disconnect people for errors! let them happen...
     session_mgr: LBRYSessionManager
+    version = sdk_version
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/lbry/tests/integration/test_wallet_server_sessions.py b/lbry/tests/integration/test_wallet_server_sessions.py
index 3ac714ce6..ba6a92cb8 100644
--- a/lbry/tests/integration/test_wallet_server_sessions.py
+++ b/lbry/tests/integration/test_wallet_server_sessions.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import asyncio
 import os
 
 import lbry.wallet
+from lbry import __version__ as sdk_version
 from lbry.testcase import CommandTestCase
 from lbry.extras.daemon.Components import HeadersComponent
 from torba.client.basenetwork import ClientSession
 from torba.testcase import IntegrationTestCase
 
 
-class TestSessionBloat(IntegrationTestCase):
+class TestSessions(IntegrationTestCase):
     """
     Tests that server cleans up stale connections after session timeout and client times out too.
     """
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ class TestSessionBloat(IntegrationTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(session.is_closing())
         self.assertEqual(len(self.conductor.spv_node.server.session_mgr.sessions), 0)
 
+    async def test_proper_version(self):
+        info = await self.ledger.network.get_server_features()
+        self.assertEqual(sdk_version, info['server_version'])
+
 
 class TestSegwitServer(IntegrationTestCase):
     LEDGER = lbry.wallet
diff --git a/torba/torba/server/session.py b/torba/torba/server/session.py
index edee37d6e..6f92e894a 100644
--- a/torba/torba/server/session.py
+++ b/torba/torba/server/session.py
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ class SessionBase(RPCSession):
     MAX_CHUNK_SIZE = 2016
     session_counter = itertools.count()
     request_handlers: typing.Dict[str, typing.Callable] = {}
+    version = '0.5.7'
 
     def __init__(self, session_mgr, db, mempool, peer_mgr, kind):
         connection = JSONRPCConnection(JSONRPCAutoDetect)
@@ -742,7 +743,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
         return {
             'hosts': env.hosts_dict(),
             'pruning': None,
-            'server_version': torba.__version__,
+            'server_version': cls.version,
             'protocol_min': min_str,
             'protocol_max': max_str,
             'genesis_hash': env.coin.GENESIS_HASH,
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
     @classmethod
     def server_version_args(cls):
         """The arguments to a server.version RPC call to a peer."""
-        return [torba.__version__, cls.protocol_min_max_strings()]
+        return [cls.version, cls.protocol_min_max_strings()]
 
     def protocol_version_string(self):
         return util.version_string(self.protocol_tuple)
@@ -1063,7 +1064,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
         revision //= 100
         daemon_version = f'{major:d}.{minor:d}.{revision:d}'
         for pair in [
-                ('$SERVER_VERSION', torba.__version__),
+                ('$SERVER_VERSION', self.version),
                 ('$DAEMON_VERSION', daemon_version),
                 ('$DAEMON_SUBVERSION', network_info['subversion']),
                 ('$DONATION_ADDRESS', self.env.donation_address),
@@ -1077,7 +1078,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
 
     async def banner(self):
         """Return the server banner text."""
-        banner = f'You are connected to an {torba.__version__} server.'
+        banner = f'You are connected to an {self.version} server.'
 
         if self.is_tor():
             banner_file = self.env.tor_banner_file
@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
                            f'unsupported protocol version: {protocol_version}')
         self.set_request_handlers(ptuple)
 
-        return torba.__version__, self.protocol_version_string()
+        return self.version, self.protocol_version_string()
 
     async def transaction_broadcast(self, raw_tx):
         """Broadcast a raw transaction to the network.