diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 1872a04..5e98762 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: gobbler
-Version: 0.3.9
-Date: 2024-10-02
+Version: 0.3.10
+Date: 2024-10-18
 Title: Interface to the gobbler service
 Description:
     Friendly interface to the gobbler service.
diff --git a/R/fetchPermissions.R b/R/fetchPermissions.R
index 91bd874..ea2a94b 100644
--- a/R/fetchPermissions.R
+++ b/R/fetchPermissions.R
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 #' If not provided, there is no restriction on the uploaded version name.
 #' \item (optional) \code{until}, a \link{POSIXct} object containing the expiry date of this authorization.
 #' If not provided, the authorization does not expire.
-#' \item (optional) \code{trusted}, whether the uploader is trusted.
+#' \item (optional) \code{trusted}, a logical scalar indicating whether the uploader is trusted.
 #' If not provided, defaults to \code{FALSE}.
 #' }
+#' \item (optional) \code{global_write}, a logical scalar indicating whether global writes are enabled. 
+#' In this mode, any user can create any number of new assets in this project.
+#' Each user can also upload new versions of any asset that they created in this mode.
 #' }
 #'
 #' @author Aaron Lun
diff --git a/R/setPermissions.R b/R/setPermissions.R
index 5c91789..8225201 100644
--- a/R/setPermissions.R
+++ b/R/setPermissions.R
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #' @param uploaders List specifying the authorized uploaders for this project.
 #' See the \code{uploaders} field in the \code{\link{fetchPermissions}} return value for the expected format. 
 #' If \code{NULL}, no change is made to the existing uploaders of the project.
+#' @param globalWrite Logical scalar indicating whether global writes should be enabled (see \code{\link{fetchPermissions}} for details).
+#' If \code{NULL}, no change is made to the global write status of the project.
 #' @param append Logical scalar indicating whether \code{owners} and \code{uploaders} should be appended to the existing owners and uploaders, respectively, of the project.
 #' If \code{FALSE}, the \code{owners} and \code{uploaders} are used to replace the existing values.
 #' @param registry String containing a path to the registry.
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
 #' fetchPermissions("test", registry=info$registry)
 #'
 #' @export
-setPermissions <- function(project, registry, staging, url, owners=NULL, uploaders=NULL, append=TRUE) {
+setPermissions <- function(project, registry, staging, url, owners=NULL, uploaders=NULL, globalWrite=NULL, append=TRUE) {
     perms <- list()
     if (append) {
         old.perms <- fetchPermissions(project, registry=registry)
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ setPermissions <- function(project, registry, staging, url, owners=NULL, uploade
         perms$uploaders <- sanitize_uploaders(perms$uploaders)
     }
 
+    if (!is.null(globalWrite)) {
+        perms$global_write <- globalWrite
+    }
+
     dump_request(staging, url, "set_permissions", list(project=project, permissions=perms))
     invisible(NULL)
 }
diff --git a/R/startGobbler.R b/R/startGobbler.R
index be6bb67..9751b62 100644
--- a/R/startGobbler.R
+++ b/R/startGobbler.R
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #' 
 #' @export
 #' @importFrom utils download.file
-startGobbler <- function(staging=tempfile(), registry=tempfile(), port = NULL, wait = 1, version = "0.3.4", overwrite = FALSE) {
+startGobbler <- function(staging=tempfile(), registry=tempfile(), port = NULL, wait = 1, version = "0.3.7", overwrite = FALSE) {
     if (!is.null(running$active)) {
         return(list(new=FALSE, staging=running$staging, registry=running$registry, port=running$port, url=assemble_url(running$port)))
     }
diff --git a/man/fetchPermissions.Rd b/man/fetchPermissions.Rd
index 2a941aa..828ab88 100644
--- a/man/fetchPermissions.Rd
+++ b/man/fetchPermissions.Rd
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ If not provided, there is no restriction on the uploaded asset name.
 If not provided, there is no restriction on the uploaded version name.
 \item (optional) \code{until}, a \link{POSIXct} object containing the expiry date of this authorization.
 If not provided, the authorization does not expire.
-\item (optional) \code{trusted}, whether the uploader is trusted.
+\item (optional) \code{trusted}, a logical scalar indicating whether the uploader is trusted.
 If not provided, defaults to \code{FALSE}.
 }
+\item (optional) \code{global_write}, a logical scalar indicating whether global writes are enabled. 
+In this mode, any user can create any number of new assets in this project.
+Each user can also upload new versions of any asset that they created in this mode.
 }
 }
 \description{
diff --git a/man/setPermissions.Rd b/man/setPermissions.Rd
index 1ae44d4..52793f2 100644
--- a/man/setPermissions.Rd
+++ b/man/setPermissions.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ setPermissions(
   url,
   owners = NULL,
   uploaders = NULL,
+  globalWrite = NULL,
   append = TRUE
 )
 }
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ If \code{NULL}, no change is made to the existing owners of the project.}
 See the \code{uploaders} field in the \code{\link{fetchPermissions}} return value for the expected format. 
 If \code{NULL}, no change is made to the existing uploaders of the project.}
 
+\item{globalWrite}{Logical scalar indicating whether global writes should be enabled (see \code{\link{fetchPermissions}} for details).
+If \code{NULL}, no change is made to the global write status of the project.}
+
 \item{append}{Logical scalar indicating whether \code{owners} and \code{uploaders} should be appended to the existing owners and uploaders, respectively, of the project.
 If \code{FALSE}, the \code{owners} and \code{uploaders} are used to replace the existing values.}
 }
diff --git a/man/startGobbler.Rd b/man/startGobbler.Rd
index 471616f..62f81b0 100644
--- a/man/startGobbler.Rd
+++ b/man/startGobbler.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ startGobbler(
   registry = tempfile(),
   port = NULL,
   wait = 1,
-  version = "0.3.4",
+  version = "0.3.7",
   overwrite = FALSE
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-permissions.R b/tests/testthat/test-permissions.R
index 4055623..b90e070 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-permissions.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-permissions.R
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ test_that("permission setting works as expected", {
     expect_identical(length(perms$uploaders), 1L)
     expect_identical(perms$uploaders[[1]]$id, "lawremi")
     expect_equal(perms$uploaders[[1]]$until, until)
+    expect_null(perms$global_write)
 
     # Checking uploader appending, while also checking owners=NULL.
     setPermissions("test-perms", uploaders=list(list(id="ArtifactDB-bot", trusted=TRUE)), staging=info$staging, url=info$url, registry=info$registry)
@@ -49,4 +50,12 @@ test_that("permission setting works as expected", {
     perms <- fetchPermissions("test-perms", registry=info$registry)
     expect_identical(perms$owners, list("LTLA"))
     expect_identical(length(perms$uploaders), 0L)
+
+    # Enabling global writes.
+    setPermissions("test-perms", globalWrite=TRUE, staging=info$staging, url=info$url, registry=info$registry)
+    perms <- fetchPermissions("test-perms", registry=info$registry)
+    expect_true(perms$global_write)
+    setPermissions("test-perms", globalWrite=FALSE, staging=info$staging, url=info$url, registry=info$registry)
+    perms <- fetchPermissions("test-perms", registry=info$registry)
+    expect_false(perms$global_write)
 })