diff --git a/go/common/node/node.go b/go/common/node/node.go
index 9a3c2be0ecc..8941f5071bf 100644
--- a/go/common/node/node.go
+++ b/go/common/node/node.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 	LatestNodeDescriptorVersion = 3
 
 	// Minimum and maximum descriptor versions that are allowed.
-	minNodeDescriptorVersion = 2
+	minNodeDescriptorVersion = 3
 	maxNodeDescriptorVersion = LatestNodeDescriptorVersion
 
 	nodeSoftwareVersionMaxLength = 128