diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h b/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
index dbcf6b321..d643d5164 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 #define VERSION_0027 27
 #define VERSION_0028 28
 #define VERSION_0029 29
+#define VERSION_0030 30
 
-#define VERSION VERSION_0029
+#define VERSION VERSION_0030
 
 /* The BYTE_SEX tag is used to check the endian
    of the IVE file being read in.  The IVE format
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/Program.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/Program.cpp
index bb60e81de..7357f79ff 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/Program.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/Program.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ void Program::write(DataOutputStream* out){
     }
     else
         throw Exception("Program::write(): Could not cast this osg::Program to an osg::Object.");
+        
+    if ( out->getVersion() >= VERSION_0030 )
+    {
+        out->writeInt(getParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_VERTICES_OUT_EXT));
+        out->writeInt(getParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_INPUT_TYPE_EXT));
+        out->writeInt(getParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_OUTPUT_TYPE_EXT));
+    }
 
     const AttribBindingList& abl = getAttribBindingList();
     out->writeUInt(abl.size());
@@ -71,6 +78,13 @@ void Program::read(DataInputStream* in)
         throw Exception("Program::read(): Expected Program identification.");
     }
 
+    if ( in->getVersion() >= VERSION_0030 )
+    {
+        setParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_VERTICES_OUT_EXT, in->readInt());
+        setParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_INPUT_TYPE_EXT, in->readInt());
+        setParameter(GL_GEOMETRY_OUTPUT_TYPE_EXT, in->readInt());
+    }
+
     // reading in shaders.
     unsigned int size = in->readUInt();
     for(unsigned int ai=0; ai<size; ++ai)