diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/LATClient.py b/sql-edition/servers/LATClient.py
index d9b06148c6dfe57fe33c36b963d3ed4069854142..638d20b05bc1f3a136a93f2c5fd415f964c1048e 100644
--- a/sql-edition/servers/LATClient.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/LATClient.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import logging
 LATCP_SOCKET = '/var/run/latlogin'
 
 LAT_VERSION = '1.22'
+LAT_VERSION = '1.24' # for running on Mermaid. [DAA] 20071107
 LATCP_CMD_VERSION = 8
 LATCP_CMD_TERMINALSESSION = 26
 LATCP_CMD_ERRORMSG = 99