diff --git a/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/bc_mcp_proxy/proxy.py b/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/bc_mcp_proxy/proxy.py
index 23c4aa50..b1dd2a0f 100644
--- a/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/bc_mcp_proxy/proxy.py
+++ b/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/bc_mcp_proxy/proxy.py
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 import httpx
+import mcp.types  # module-level import so we can patch LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION in-place
 from mcp.client.session import ClientSession
 from mcp.client.streamable_http import streamablehttp_client
 from mcp.server import Server
 from mcp.server.stdio import stdio_server
 from mcp.types import Implementation
 
+# Business Central's MCP server only accepts protocol version "2024-11-05".
+# Newer versions of the MCP SDK default to a later protocol version which BC
+# rejects with HTTP 400.  We override the version before calling initialize().
+_BC_PROTOCOL_VERSION = "2024-11-05"
+
 from .auth import TokenProvider, create_token_provider
 from .config import ProxyConfig
 
@@ -56,7 +62,14 @@ async def run_proxy(config: ProxyConfig) -> None:
         remote_write,
         client_info=client_info,
     ) as remote_session:
-      init_result = await remote_session.initialize()
+      # Temporarily override the protocol version so BC accepts the
+      # initialize handshake (it only supports "2024-11-05").
+      original_protocol_version = mcp.types.LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION
+      mcp.types.LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION = _BC_PROTOCOL_VERSION
+      try:
+        init_result = await remote_session.initialize()
+      finally:
+        mcp.types.LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION = original_protocol_version
       logger.debug("Connected to remote MCP server (protocol %s)", init_result.protocolVersion)
 
       instructions = config.instructions or (
diff --git a/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/pyproject.toml b/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/pyproject.toml
index 17cd0b5e..eafe1a89 100644
--- a/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/pyproject.toml
+++ b/samples/BcMCPProxyPython/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bc-mcp-proxy"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 description = "Python-based MCP stdio proxy for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"