diff --git a/pydgraph/proto/api.proto b/pydgraph/proto/api.proto
index f890837..69dc067 100644
--- a/pydgraph/proto/api.proto
+++ b/pydgraph/proto/api.proto
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ message Value {
 		bytes datetime_val = 9;
 		string password_val = 10;
 		uint64 uid_val=11;
+		// number 12 is reserved for bigfloat
+		bytes vfloat32_val=13;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pydgraph/proto/api_pb2.py b/pydgraph/proto/api_pb2.py
index b79e135..6bd708b 100644
--- a/pydgraph/proto/api_pb2.py
+++ b/pydgraph/proto/api_pb2.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 
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 _builder.BuildMessageAndEnumDescriptors(DESCRIPTOR, globals())
 _builder.BuildTopDescriptorsAndMessages(DESCRIPTOR, 'api_pb2', globals())
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@
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   _NQUAD._serialized_end=1653
   _VALUE._serialized_start=1656
-  _VALUE._serialized_end=1900
-  _FACET._serialized_start=1903
-  _FACET._serialized_end=2074
-  _FACET_VALTYPE._serialized_start=2009
-  _FACET_VALTYPE._serialized_end=2074
-  _LOGINREQUEST._serialized_start=2076
-  _LOGINREQUEST._serialized_end=2166
-  _JWT._serialized_start=2168
-  _JWT._serialized_end=2214
-  _DGRAPH._serialized_start=2217
-  _DGRAPH._serialized_end=2448
+  _VALUE._serialized_end=1924
+  _FACET._serialized_start=1927
+  _FACET._serialized_end=2098
+  _FACET_VALTYPE._serialized_start=2033
+  _FACET_VALTYPE._serialized_end=2098
+  _LOGINREQUEST._serialized_start=2100
+  _LOGINREQUEST._serialized_end=2190
+  _JWT._serialized_start=2192
+  _JWT._serialized_end=2238
+  _DGRAPH._serialized_start=2241
+  _DGRAPH._serialized_end=2472
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)