diff --git a/ggml/include/ggml-rpc.h b/ggml/include/ggml-rpc.h
index df1ad2a516..1c11495b66 100644
--- a/ggml/include/ggml-rpc.h
+++ b/ggml/include/ggml-rpc.h
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define RPC_PROTO_MAJOR_VERSION    3
 #define RPC_PROTO_MINOR_VERSION    6
-#define RPC_PROTO_PATCH_VERSION    0
+#define RPC_PROTO_PATCH_VERSION    1
+
+#ifdef  __cplusplus
+static_assert(GGML_OP_COUNT == 96, "GGML_OP_COUNT has changed - update RPC_PROTO_PATCH_VERSION");
+#endif
+
 #define GGML_RPC_MAX_SERVERS       16
 
 // backend API