diff --git a/proto-compiler/src/constants.rs b/proto-compiler/src/constants.rs
index eae86ce..ab8ef4e 100644
--- a/proto-compiler/src/constants.rs
+++ b/proto-compiler/src/constants.rs
@@ -256,4 +256,8 @@ pub static CUSTOM_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
         ".tendermint.types.VersionParams.app_version",
         QUOTED_WITH_DEFAULT,
     ),
+    (
+        ".tendermint.types.VersionParams.consensus_version",
+        QUOTED_WITH_DEFAULT,
+    ),
 ];
diff --git a/proto/build.rs b/proto/build.rs
index 2cf3ce6..f74a282 100644
--- a/proto/build.rs
+++ b/proto/build.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use tenderdash_proto_compiler::GenerationMode;
 
 fn main() {
     // default Tenderdash version to use if TENDERDASH_COMMITISH is not set
-    const DEFAULT_VERSION: &str = "v1.1.0";
+    const DEFAULT_VERSION: &str = "68a03d69dcfaa64a6edb829b6efed40e72e8e7bd";
 
     // check if TENDERDASH_COMMITISH is already set; if not, set it to the current
     // version
diff --git a/proto/tests/unit.rs b/proto/tests/unit.rs
index 229c353..7dd4258 100644
--- a/proto/tests/unit.rs
+++ b/proto/tests/unit.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ pub fn test_consensus_params_serde() {
           ]
         },
         "version": {
+          "consensus_version": "1",
           "app_version": "1"
         },
         "synchrony": {
@@ -173,5 +174,6 @@ pub fn test_consensus_params_serde() {
     }
     "#;
 
-    let _new_params: ConsensusParams = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+    let new_params: ConsensusParams = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(new_params.version.unwrap().consensus_version, 1)
 }