diff --git a/lib/nats/client.rb b/lib/nats/client.rb
index be527a68..1ddeccd6 100644
--- a/lib/nats/client.rb
+++ b/lib/nats/client.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 module NATS
 
-  PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1
   DEFAULT_PORT = 4222
   DEFAULT_URI = "nats://localhost:#{DEFAULT_PORT}".freeze
 
@@ -519,9 +518,9 @@ def connect_command #:nodoc:
     cs = {
       :verbose => @options[:verbose],
       :pedantic => @options[:pedantic],
-      :lang => :ruby,
-      :version => VERSION,
-      :protocol => PROTOCOL_VERSION
+      :lang => ::NATS::LANG,
+      :version => ::NATS::VERSION,
+      :protocol => ::NATS::PROTOCOL_VERSION
     }
     if auth_connection?
       cs[:user] = @uri.user
diff --git a/lib/nats/version.rb b/lib/nats/version.rb
index 3993dbc1..60787dcc 100644
--- a/lib/nats/version.rb
+++ b/lib/nats/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 module NATS
-  VERSION = "0.8.0".freeze
+  # NOTE: These are all announced to the server on CONNECT
+  VERSION = "0.8.2".freeze
+  LANG    = RUBY_ENGINE
+  PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1
 end
diff --git a/spec/client/client_spec.rb b/spec/client/client_spec.rb
index e2772f79..b1180d7f 100644
--- a/spec/client/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client/client_spec.rb
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ def c.send_ping
 
   it 'should allowing setting name for the client on connect' do
     with_em_timeout do
-      connect_command = "CONNECT {\"verbose\":false,\"pedantic\":false,\"lang\":\"ruby\",\"version\":\"#{NATS::VERSION}\",\"protocol\":1,\"name\":\"hello\"}\r\n"
+      connect_command = "CONNECT {\"verbose\":false,\"pedantic\":false,\"lang\":\"#{NATS::LANG}\",\"version\":\"#{NATS::VERSION}\",\"protocol\":#{NATS::PROTOCOL_VERSION},\"name\":\"hello\"}\r\n"
       conn = NATS.connect(:name => "hello")
       expect(conn.connect_command).to eql(connect_command)
     end
   end
 
   it 'should not repeat SUB commands when connecting' do
-    pending_commands = "CONNECT {\"verbose\":false,\"pedantic\":true,\"lang\":\"ruby\",\"version\":\"#{NATS::VERSION}\",\"protocol\":1}\r\n"
+    pending_commands = "CONNECT {\"verbose\":false,\"pedantic\":true,\"lang\":\"#{NATS::LANG}\",\"version\":\"#{NATS::VERSION}\",\"protocol\":#{NATS::PROTOCOL_VERSION}}\r\n"
     pending_commands += "PING\r\n"
     pending_commands += "SUB hello  2\r\nSUB hello  3\r\nSUB hello  4\r\nSUB hello  5\r\nSUB hello  6\r\n"