diff --git a/src/main/aerospike.c b/src/main/aerospike.c
index 89c65ea51..ac4fe38ba 100644
--- a/src/main/aerospike.c
+++ b/src/main/aerospike.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AerospikeConstants operator_constants[] = {
 MOD_INIT(aerospike)
 {
 
-	static char version[6] = "1.0.61";
+	const char version[8] = "1.0.61";
 	// Makes things "thread-safe"
 	PyEval_InitThreads();
 	int i = 0;