diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index a0c6c4ee52a13f1eb938ac014b83b3def3055e22..33359894c8a24d8d899e5c8139ad0e222b4b4fe7 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func (f ChannelHandlerFunc) ServeChannel(stream Channel, requests <-chan *ssh.Re
 // TODO rename this "InsecureOpenServerConfig"?
 func DefaultServerConfig() *ssh.ServerConfig {
 	return &ssh.ServerConfig{
+		ServerVersion:     "SSH-2.0-Go sshutil",
 		PublicKeyCallback: allowAllPublicKeys,
 	}
 }