diff --git a/config/sequencer/default_config.json b/config/sequencer/default_config.json
index 88e74ef29e..7e7fc21d4d 100644
--- a/config/sequencer/default_config.json
+++ b/config/sequencer/default_config.json
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
   "rpc_state_reader_config.json_rpc_version": {
     "description": "The json rpc version.",
     "privacy": "Public",
-    "value": ""
+    "value": "2.0"
   },
   "rpc_state_reader_config.url": {
     "description": "The url of the rpc server.",