diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
index ebf6c18b3..063fffd8e 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define META_SCREEN_CAST_DBUS_SERVICE "org.gnome.Mutter.ScreenCast"
 #define META_SCREEN_CAST_DBUS_PATH "/org/gnome/Mutter/ScreenCast"
-#define META_SCREEN_CAST_API_VERSION 1
+#define META_SCREEN_CAST_API_VERSION 2
 
 struct _MetaScreenCast
 {