diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/jgit.config.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/jgit.config.j2
index a2bc4e4c02..7409637592 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/jgit.config.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/jgit.config.j2
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 	packedGitOpenFiles = {{ gerrit_packed_git_open_files }}
 	packedGitLimit = 400m
 	packedGitWindowSize = 16k
+[protocol]
+	version = 2
 [receive]
 	autogc = false