diff --git a/protocol/version.go b/protocol/version.go
index 9b73f6128..ac284a7e2 100644
--- a/protocol/version.go
+++ b/protocol/version.go
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 package protocol
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/utils"
+)
+
 // VersionNumber is a version number as int
 type VersionNumber int
 
+// SupportedVersions lists the versions that the server supports
+var SupportedVersions = []VersionNumber{
+	30,
+	32,
+}
+
+// SupportedVersionsAsTags is needed for the SHLO crypto message
+var SupportedVersionsAsTags []byte
+
 // VersionNumberToTag maps version numbers ('32') to tags ('Q032')
 func VersionNumberToTag(vn VersionNumber) uint32 {
 	v := uint32(vn)
@@ -13,3 +28,21 @@ func VersionNumberToTag(vn VersionNumber) uint32 {
 func VersionTagToNumber(v uint32) VersionNumber {
 	return VersionNumber(((v>>8)&0xff-'0')*100 + ((v>>16)&0xff-'0')*10 + ((v>>24)&0xff - '0'))
 }
+
+// IsSupportedVersion returns true if the server supports this version
+func IsSupportedVersion(v VersionNumber) bool {
+	for _, t := range SupportedVersions {
+		if t == v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func init() {
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	for _, v := range SupportedVersions {
+		utils.WriteUint32(&b, VersionNumberToTag(v))
+	}
+	SupportedVersionsAsTags = b.Bytes()
+}
diff --git a/protocol/version_test.go b/protocol/version_test.go
index 439dbb06e..6b2e71b7e 100644
--- a/protocol/version_test.go
+++ b/protocol/version_test.go
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Version", func() {
 		Expect(protocol.VersionNumberToTag(protocol.VersionNumber(123))).To(Equal(uint32('Q' + '1'<<8 + '2'<<16 + '3'<<24)))
 		Expect(protocol.VersionNumberToTag(protocol.VersionNumber(30))).To(Equal(uint32('Q' + '0'<<8 + '3'<<16 + '0'<<24)))
 	})
+
+	It("has proper tag list", func() {
+		Expect(protocol.SupportedVersionsAsTags).To(Equal([]byte("Q030Q032")))
+	})
 })
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index ad4ff004a..ac283864f 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -9,14 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/crypto"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/handshake"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/protocol"
-	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/utils"
 )
 
-var supportedVersions = map[protocol.VersionNumber]bool{
-	30: true,
-	32: true,
-}
-
 // A Server of QUIC
 type Server struct {
 	keyData *crypto.KeyData
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ func (s *Server) ListenAndServe(address string) error {
 		fmt.Printf("Got packet # %d\n", publicHeader.PacketNumber)
 
 		// Send Version Negotiation Packet if the client is speaking a different protocol version
-		if publicHeader.VersionFlag && !supportedVersions[publicHeader.VersionNumber] {
+		if publicHeader.VersionFlag && !protocol.IsSupportedVersion(publicHeader.VersionNumber) {
 			if err := sendVersionNegotiation(conn, remoteAddr, publicHeader); err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Error sending version negotiation: %s", err.Error())
 			}
@@ -104,9 +98,7 @@ func sendVersionNegotiation(conn *net.UDPConn, remoteAddr *net.UDPAddr, publicHe
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for v := range supportedVersions {
-		utils.WriteUint32(fullReply, protocol.VersionNumberToTag(v))
-	}
+	fullReply.Write(protocol.SupportedVersionsAsTags)
 	_, err = conn.WriteToUDP(fullReply.Bytes(), remoteAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err