diff --git a/src/vm/parse.nim b/src/vm/parse.nim
index 4f6f923a0a..3325bb1e61 100644
--- a/src/vm/parse.nim
+++ b/src/vm/parse.nim
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const
     Dash                        = '-'
 
     QuestionMark                = '?'
+    Underscore                  = '_'
 
     CR                          = '\c'
     LF                          = '\L'
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ const
     ScientificNotation_Start    = {'e', 'E'}
     Symbols                     = {'~', '!', '@', '#', '$', '%', '^', '&', '*', '-', '=', '+', '<', '>', '/', '|', '?'}
     Letters                     = {'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z'}
-    PermittedIdentifiers_Start  = Letters + {'_'}
+    PermittedIdentifiers_Start  = Letters + {Underscore}
     PermittedColorChars         = Letters + Numbers
     PermittedIdentifiers_In     = PermittedIdentifiers_Start + Numbers
     PermittedQuantityChars      = Letters + Numbers + {'.', '/'}
diff --git a/version/build b/version/build
index ebb545617e..e3d3894ece 100644
--- a/version/build
+++ b/version/build
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3271
\ No newline at end of file
+3272
\ No newline at end of file