diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index c29e5da88..8c68b14b3 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 minecraft.version=1.7.10
 forge.version=10.13.4.1614-1.7.10
 
-oc.version=1.8.7-snapshot
+oc.version=1.8.8-snapshot
 
 ae2.version=rv2-stable-10
 bc.version=7.1.24
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 841864bda..c82f9e553 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 ## Fixes/improvements
 
-* [#3703] Fix potential packet memory leak.
-* [#3729] Fix potential crash when opening the manual.
-* Added a configuration option for network packet TTL. (Timothé GRISOT)
-* Improved mod load times on certain platforms. (charagarland)
-* Updated Chinese translation. (HfSr)
-* Updated Unifont to 16.0.02.
-
-## OpenOS fixes/improvements
-
-* [#3714] Fix an OpenOS 1.8.0 regression causing event.pullFiltered() to effectively ignore filter timeouts.
-* [#3727] Fix an exception handler bug in process.lua, uncovered by fixing recursive xpcall() handling in 1.8.4.
+* [#3769] Add default user agent configuration option; change OpenComputers' default user agent to "opencomputers/$version".
 
 ## List of contributors
 
-asie, charagarland, DragDen, HfSr, Timothé GRISOT
+asie
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index ef798c1fb..b6f5d5512 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -1001,6 +1001,11 @@ opencomputers {
       "allow default"
     ]
 
+    # The default user agent used by HTTP calls made by the internet card.
+    # The string "$version" will be replaced with the version of the copy of
+    # OpenComputers used.
+    httpUserAgent: "opencomputers/$version"
+
     # The time in seconds to wait for a response to a request before timing
     # out and returning an error message. If this is zero (the default) the
     # request will never time out.
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
index ebb0c9d33..00071da39 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ class Settings(val config: Config) {
   def internetAccessAllowed(): Boolean = {
     internetAccessConfigured() && !internetFilteringRulesInvalid()
   }
+
+  // >= 1.8.8
+  val httpUserAgent = config.getString("internet.httpUserAgent")
 }
 
 object Settings {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/InternetCard.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/InternetCard.scala
index 159ddf192..a13c8912d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/InternetCard.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/InternetCard.scala
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ object InternetCard {
             http.setDoInput(true)
             http.setDoOutput(post.isDefined)
             http.setRequestMethod(if (method.isDefined) method.get else if (post.isDefined) "POST" else "GET")
+            http.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", Settings.get.httpUserAgent.replace("$version", OpenComputers.Version))
             headers.foreach(Function.tupled(http.setRequestProperty))
             if (post.isDefined) {
               http.setReadTimeout(Settings.get.httpTimeout)