diff --git a/core/embed/bootloader_ci/messages.c b/core/embed/bootloader_ci/messages.c
index d1051cdfdf..cfb53aa6b4 100644
--- a/core/embed/bootloader_ci/messages.c
+++ b/core/embed/bootloader_ci/messages.c
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ static secbool _send_msg(uint8_t iface_num, uint16_t msg_id,
     msg_send.has_##FIELD = true;            \
     msg_send.FIELD = VALUE;                 \
   }
+#define MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_REQUIRED_VALUE(FIELD, VALUE) \
+  { msg_send.FIELD = VALUE; }
 #define MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_STRING(FIELD, VALUE)                    \
   {                                                             \
     msg_send.has_##FIELD = true;                                \
@@ -281,9 +283,9 @@ static void send_msg_features(uint8_t iface_num,
                               const image_header *const hdr) {
   MSG_SEND_INIT(Features);
   MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_STRING(vendor, "trezor.io");
-  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_VALUE(major_version, VERSION_MAJOR);
-  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_VALUE(minor_version, VERSION_MINOR);
-  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_VALUE(patch_version, VERSION_PATCH);
+  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_REQUIRED_VALUE(major_version, VERSION_MAJOR);
+  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_REQUIRED_VALUE(minor_version, VERSION_MINOR);
+  MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_REQUIRED_VALUE(patch_version, VERSION_PATCH);
   MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_VALUE(bootloader_mode, true);
   MSG_SEND_ASSIGN_STRING(model, "T");
   if (vhdr && hdr) {