diff --git a/src/plugins/support/SEDMLSupport/src/sedmlfile.cpp b/src/plugins/support/SEDMLSupport/src/sedmlfile.cpp
index b4f509f509..8b4679c135 100644
--- a/src/plugins/support/SEDMLSupport/src/sedmlfile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/support/SEDMLSupport/src/sedmlfile.cpp
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ bool SedmlFile::load()
 
     mLoadingNeeded = false;
 
-    // Create a new SED-ML document, if needed, or try to load our file
+    // Create a new L1V4 SED-ML document, if needed, or try to load our file
 
     mSedmlDocument = mNew?
-                         new libsedml::SedDocument():
+                         new libsedml::SedDocument(1, 4):
                          libsedml::readSedML(mFileName.toUtf8().constData());
 
     return !hasErrors();