diff --git a/bridge/zulip/zulip.go b/bridge/zulip/zulip.go
index 56b5afbac7..729c8fb6b7 100644
--- a/bridge/zulip/zulip.go
+++ b/bridge/zulip/zulip.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func New(cfg *bridge.Config) bridge.Bridger {
 }
 
 func (b *Bzulip) Connect() error {
-	bot := gzb.Bot{APIKey: b.GetString("token"), APIURL: b.GetString("server") + "/api/v1/", Email: b.GetString("login")}
+	bot := gzb.Bot{APIKey: b.GetString("token"), APIURL: b.GetString("server") + "/api/v1/", Email: b.GetString("login"), UserAgent: fmt.Sprintf("matterbridge/%s", version.Release)}
 	bot.Init()
 	q, err := bot.RegisterAll()
 	b.q = q
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/matterbridge/gozulipbot/bot.go b/vendor/github.com/matterbridge/gozulipbot/bot.go
index ae642f6073..1130e2a1c0 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/matterbridge/gozulipbot/bot.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/matterbridge/gozulipbot/bot.go
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Bot struct {
-	APIKey  string
-	APIURL  string
-	Email   string
-	Queues  []*Queue
-	Streams []string
-	Client  Doer
-	Backoff time.Duration
-	Retries int64
+	APIKey    string
+	APIURL    string
+	Email     string
+	Queues    []*Queue
+	Streams   []string
+	Client    Doer
+	Backoff   time.Duration
+	Retries   int64
+	UserAgent string
 }
 
 type Doer interface {
@@ -260,6 +261,9 @@ func (b *Bot) constructRequest(method, endpoint, body string) (*http.Request, er
 	}
 
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	if b.UserAgent != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", b.UserAgent)
+	}
 	req.SetBasicAuth(b.Email, b.APIKey)
 
 	return req, nil