diff --git a/fileformats/datascience/__init__.py b/fileformats/datascience/__init__.py
index af22e17..0ebedf3 100644
--- a/fileformats/datascience/__init__.py
+++ b/fileformats/datascience/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from .scripts import RFile, IPythonNotebook
 from .object_serialization import (
     Pickle,
-    Pickle___Gzip,
+    Pickle__Gzip,
 )
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
     "RFile",
     "IPythonNotebook",
     "Pickle",
-    "Pickle___Gzip",
+    "Pickle__Gzip",
 ]
diff --git a/fileformats/datascience/object_serialization.py b/fileformats/datascience/object_serialization.py
index 31a742e..4355b5a 100644
--- a/fileformats/datascience/object_serialization.py
+++ b/fileformats/datascience/object_serialization.py
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
-from fileformats.generic import BinaryFile
-from fileformats.core.mixin import WithMagicNumber
 from fileformats.application import Gzip
+from fileformats.core.mixin import WithMagicVersion
+from fileformats.generic import BinaryFile
 
 
 class ObjectSerialisation(BinaryFile): ...
 
 
-class Pickle(WithMagicNumber, ObjectSerialisation):
+class Pickle(WithMagicVersion, ObjectSerialisation):
     """Python's native byte-encoded serialization format"""
 
     ext = ".pkl"
-    magic_number = "8004"
+    magic_pattern = rb"\x80([\x02-\xff])"
+    magic_pattern_maxlength = 2
+
+    @classmethod
+    def decode_version(cls, version_bytes: bytes) -> str:
+        # The protocol version is stored as the integer value
+        # of the byte
+        return str(version_bytes[0])
 
 
-class Pickle___Gzip(Gzip[Pickle]):  # type: ignore[type-arg]
+class Pickle__Gzip(Gzip[Pickle]):  # type: ignore[type-arg]
     """Python pickle file that has been gzipped"""
 
     ext = "pkl.gz"
diff --git a/fileformats/datascience/tests/test_mime.py b/fileformats/datascience/tests/test_mime.py
index 29aa51d..ce23a47 100644
--- a/fileformats/datascience/tests/test_mime.py
+++ b/fileformats/datascience/tests/test_mime.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from fileformats.core import from_mime
-from fileformats.datascience import Pickle___Gzip
+from fileformats.datascience import Pickle__Gzip
 
 
 def test_native_container_roundtrip() -> None:
 
-    mime = Pickle___Gzip.mime_like
-    assert Pickle___Gzip is from_mime(mime)
+    mime = Pickle__Gzip.mime_like
+    assert Pickle__Gzip is from_mime(mime)