diff --git a/java_gen/templates/of_virtual_class.java b/java_gen/templates/of_virtual_class.java
index 33a6cd2..6237b8c 100644
--- a/java_gen/templates/of_virtual_class.java
+++ b/java_gen/templates/of_virtual_class.java
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 
 abstract class ${msg.name} {
     // version: ${version}
-    private final static byte WIRE_VERSION = ${version.int_version};
+    final static byte WIRE_VERSION = ${version.int_version};
 //:: if msg.is_fixed_length:
-    private final static int LENGTH = ${msg.length};
+    final static int LENGTH = ${msg.length};
 //:: else:
-    private final static int MINIMUM_LENGTH = ${msg.min_length};
+    final static int MINIMUM_LENGTH = ${msg.min_length};
 //:: #endif