diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index b48f993f2..acadda6f6 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ COMMON_HEADERS_NOGEN := $(COMMON_SRC_NOGEN:.c=.h)	\
 	common/ecdh.h					\
 	common/errcode.h				\
 	common/gossip_constants.h			\
+	common/hsm_version.h				\
 	common/htlc.h					\
 	common/json_command.h				\
 	common/jsonrpc_errors.h				\
diff --git a/common/hsm_version.h b/common/hsm_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fd2135e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/hsm_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef LIGHTNING_COMMON_HSM_VERSION_H
+#define LIGHTNING_COMMON_HSM_VERSION_H
+#include "config.h"
+
+/* We give a maximum and minimum compatibility version to HSM, to allow
+ * some API adaptation. */
+#define HSM_MIN_VERSION 1
+#define HSM_MAX_VERSION 1
+#endif /* LIGHTNING_COMMON_HSM_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/hsmd/hsmd.c b/hsmd/hsmd.c
index 9e3991c4e..3c4b56192 100644
--- a/hsmd/hsmd.c
+++ b/hsmd/hsmd.c
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ static struct io_plan *init_hsm(struct io_conn *conn,
 	struct sha256 *shaseed;
 	struct secret *hsm_encryption_key;
 	struct bip32_key_version bip32_key_version;
+	u32 minversion, maxversion;
+	const u32 our_minversion = 1, our_maxversion = 1;
 
 	/* This must be lightningd. */
 	assert(is_lightningd(c));
@@ -452,9 +454,19 @@ static struct io_plan *init_hsm(struct io_conn *conn,
 	 * an extension of the simple comma-separated format output by the
 	 * BOLT tools/extract-formats.py tool. */
 	if (!fromwire_hsmd_init(NULL, msg_in, &bip32_key_version, &chainparams,
-	                       &hsm_encryption_key, &privkey, &seed, &secrets, &shaseed))
+				&hsm_encryption_key, &privkey, &seed, &secrets, &shaseed,
+				&minversion, &maxversion))
 		return bad_req(conn, c, msg_in);
 
+	/*~ Usually we don't worry about API breakage between internal daemons,
+	 * but there are other implementations of the HSM daemon now, so we
+	 * do at least the simplest, clearest thing. */
+	if (our_minversion > maxversion || our_maxversion < minversion)
+		return bad_req_fmt(conn, c, msg_in,
+				   "Version %u-%u not valid: we need %u-%u",
+				   minversion, maxversion,
+				   our_minversion, our_maxversion);
+
 	/*~ The memory is actually copied in towire(), so lock the `hsm_secret`
 	 * encryption key (new) memory again here. */
 	if (hsm_encryption_key && sodium_mlock(hsm_encryption_key,
diff --git a/hsmd/hsmd_wire.csv b/hsmd/hsmd_wire.csv
index ba29d2b86..37ff13806 100644
--- a/hsmd/hsmd_wire.csv
+++ b/hsmd/hsmd_wire.csv
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ msgdata,hsmd_init,dev_force_privkey,?privkey,
 msgdata,hsmd_init,dev_force_bip32_seed,?secret,
 msgdata,hsmd_init,dev_force_channel_secrets,?secrets,
 msgdata,hsmd_init,dev_force_channel_secrets_shaseed,?sha256,
+msgdata,hsmd_init,hsm_wire_min_version,u32,
+msgdata,hsmd_init,hsm_wire_max_version,u32,
 
 #include <common/bip32.h>
 msgtype,hsmd_init_reply,111
diff --git a/lightningd/hsm_control.c b/lightningd/hsm_control.c
index f360d813a..b1b46db51 100644
--- a/lightningd/hsm_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/hsm_control.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <common/ecdh.h>
 #include <common/errcode.h>
 #include <common/hsm_encryption.h>
+#include <common/hsm_version.h>
 #include <common/json_command.h>
 #include <common/json_param.h>
 #include <common/jsonrpc_errors.h>
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ struct ext_key *hsm_init(struct lightningd *ld)
 							 IFDEV(ld->dev_force_privkey, NULL),
 							 IFDEV(ld->dev_force_bip32_seed, NULL),
 							 IFDEV(ld->dev_force_channel_secrets, NULL),
-							 IFDEV(ld->dev_force_channel_secrets_shaseed, NULL))))
+							  IFDEV(ld->dev_force_channel_secrets_shaseed, NULL),
+							  HSM_MIN_VERSION,
+							  HSM_MAX_VERSION)))
 		err(EXITCODE_HSM_GENERIC_ERROR, "Writing init msg to hsm");
 
 	bip32_base = tal(ld, struct ext_key);