diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8dc2bca..17d2904 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-02-02  Blacka  <davidb@verisignlabs.com>
+
+	* DnsKeyConverter: support the new BIND 9.7 private key format,
+	which only entails recognizing the new version string, since the
+	new format is a superset of the old format.
+
 2011-01-11  Blacka  <davidb@verisignlabs.com>
 
 	* jdnssec-zoneformat: add a -m option for formatting as
diff --git a/src/com/verisignlabs/dnssec/security/DnsKeyConverter.java b/src/com/verisignlabs/dnssec/security/DnsKeyConverter.java
index 9db0f70..01f7efe 100644
--- a/src/com/verisignlabs/dnssec/security/DnsKeyConverter.java
+++ b/src/com/verisignlabs/dnssec/security/DnsKeyConverter.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class DnsKeyConverter
 
       if (line.startsWith("Private-key-format: "))
       {
-        if (!val.equals("v1.2"))
+        if (!val.equals("v1.2") && !val.equals("v1.3"))
         {
           throw new IOException("unsupported private key format: " + val);
         }