diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog.txt b/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
index 062f716ad1..8096b35db5 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2012-12-06 15:51 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+    * default .hbc version number changed to 1 (from 0)
+
 2012-12-06 15:19 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   + extras/template/tests/hbstart.hb
   * extras/template/readme.txt
diff --git a/harbour/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg b/harbour/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
index 2cbd3406a8..b1dffd3c92 100644
--- a/harbour/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+++ b/harbour/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
@@ -9834,7 +9834,7 @@ STATIC FUNCTION HBC_ProcessOne( hbmk, cFileName, nNestingLevel )
       RETURN ""
    ENDIF
 
-   nVersion := 0
+   nVersion := 1
 
    AAddNew( hbmk[ _HBMK_aDEPTHBC ], { cFileName, nNestingLevel - 1 } )
 
@@ -10441,7 +10441,7 @@ STATIC FUNCTION HBC_ProcessOne( hbmk, cFileName, nNestingLevel )
       ENDCASE
    NEXT
 
-   cVersion := iif( nVersion == 0, "0", "0x" + hb_NumToHex( nVersion, 6 ) )
+   cVersion := iif( nVersion == 1, "1", "0x" + hb_NumToHex( nVersion, 6 ) )
 
    AAddNew( hbmk[ _HBMK_aOPTPRG ], "-D" + hb_StrFormat( _HBMK_HAS_TPL_HBC, StrToDefine( hb_FNameName( cFileName ) ) ) + "=" + cVersion )