diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_content_type_v1.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_content_type_v1.h
index 3de39367a..6fa13d9be 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_content_type_v1.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_content_type_v1.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct wlr_content_type_manager_v1 {
 };
 
 struct wlr_content_type_manager_v1 *wlr_content_type_manager_v1_create(
-	struct wl_display *display);
+	struct wl_display *display, uint32_t version);
 enum wp_content_type_v1_type wlr_surface_get_content_type_v1(
 	struct wlr_content_type_manager_v1 *manager, struct wlr_surface *surface);
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_content_type_v1.c b/types/wlr_content_type_v1.c
index 037228be2..36996ce98 100644
--- a/types/wlr_content_type_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_content_type_v1.c
@@ -157,15 +157,16 @@ static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 }
 
 struct wlr_content_type_manager_v1 *wlr_content_type_manager_v1_create(
-		struct wl_display *display) {
+		struct wl_display *display, uint32_t version) {
+	assert(version <= CONTENT_TYPE_VERSION);
+
 	struct wlr_content_type_manager_v1 *manager = calloc(1, sizeof(*manager));
 	if (manager == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	manager->global = wl_global_create(display,
-		&wp_content_type_manager_v1_interface, CONTENT_TYPE_VERSION,
-		manager, manager_bind);
+		&wp_content_type_manager_v1_interface, version, manager, manager_bind);
 	if (manager->global == NULL) {
 		free(manager);
 		return NULL;