diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
index c58ca3461..8dc3aa1d8 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RuntimeScene.java,v 1.2 2002/06/20 22:10:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RuntimeScene.java,v 1.3 2003/02/04 17:25:09 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ public interface RuntimeScene
      */
     public int getVersion ();
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the version number of this scene and immediately updates
+     * our associated scene model.
+     */
+    public void setVersion (int version);
+
     /**
      * Returns the list of scene ids of this scene's neighbors.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
index e349ceb61..d0e78f8e2 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RuntimeSceneImpl.java,v 1.2 2002/06/20 22:10:56 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RuntimeSceneImpl.java,v 1.3 2003/02/04 17:25:09 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public class RuntimeSceneImpl implements RuntimeScene
         return _model.version;
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void setVersion (int version)
+    {
+        _model.version = version;
+    }
+
     // documentation inherited
     public int[] getNeighborIds ()
     {