diff --git a/net/secureservice/credential.go b/net/secureservice/credential.go
index b4c9bcc8..5a5ac7d9 100644
--- a/net/secureservice/credential.go
+++ b/net/secureservice/credential.go
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-func newNoVerifyChecker(protoVersion uint32) handshake.CredentialChecker {
+func newNoVerifyChecker(protoVersion uint32, clientVersion string) handshake.CredentialChecker {
 	return &noVerifyChecker{
-		cred: &handshakeproto.Credentials{Type: handshakeproto.CredentialsType_SkipVerify, Version: protoVersion},
+		cred: &handshakeproto.Credentials{
+			Type:          handshakeproto.CredentialsType_SkipVerify,
+			Version:       protoVersion,
+			ClientVersion: clientVersion,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -33,16 +37,18 @@ func (n noVerifyChecker) CheckCredential(remotePeerId string, cred *handshakepro
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func newPeerSignVerifier(protoVersion uint32, account *accountdata.AccountKeys) handshake.CredentialChecker {
+func newPeerSignVerifier(protoVersion uint32, clientVersion string, account *accountdata.AccountKeys) handshake.CredentialChecker {
 	return &peerSignVerifier{
-		protoVersion: protoVersion,
-		account:      account,
+		protoVersion:  protoVersion,
+		clientVersion: clientVersion,
+		account:       account,
 	}
 }
 
 type peerSignVerifier struct {
-	protoVersion uint32
-	account      *accountdata.AccountKeys
+	protoVersion  uint32
+	clientVersion string
+	account       *accountdata.AccountKeys
 }
 
 func (p *peerSignVerifier) MakeCredentials(remotePeerId string) *handshakeproto.Credentials {
@@ -58,9 +64,10 @@ func (p *peerSignVerifier) MakeCredentials(remotePeerId string) *handshakeproto.
 	}
 	payload, _ := msg.Marshal()
 	return &handshakeproto.Credentials{
-		Type:    handshakeproto.CredentialsType_SignedPeerIds,
-		Payload: payload,
-		Version: p.protoVersion,
+		Type:          handshakeproto.CredentialsType_SignedPeerIds,
+		Payload:       payload,
+		Version:       p.protoVersion,
+		ClientVersion: p.clientVersion,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/secureservice/credential_test.go b/net/secureservice/credential_test.go
index 067cb86d..78222c87 100644
--- a/net/secureservice/credential_test.go
+++ b/net/secureservice/credential_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ func TestPeerSignVerifier_CheckCredential(t *testing.T) {
 	identity1, _ := a1.SignKey.GetPublic().Marshall()
 	identity2, _ := a2.SignKey.GetPublic().Marshall()
 
-	cc1 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, a1)
-	cc2 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, a2)
+	cc1 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, "test:v1", a1)
+	cc2 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, "test:v1", a2)
 
 	c1 := a2.PeerId
 	c2 := a1.PeerId
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func TestIncompatibleVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	a2 := newTestAccData(t)
 	_, _ = a1.SignKey.GetPublic().Marshall()
 
-	cc1 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, a1)
-	cc2 := newPeerSignVerifier(1, a2)
+	cc1 := newPeerSignVerifier(0, "test:v1", a1)
+	cc2 := newPeerSignVerifier(1, "test:v1", a2)
 
 	c1 := a2.PeerId
 	c2 := a1.PeerId
diff --git a/net/secureservice/secureservice.go b/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
index 842b04a7..f5a1aa78 100644
--- a/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
+++ b/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func (s *secureService) Init(a *app.App) (err error) {
 	if s.key, err = crypto.UnmarshalEd25519PrivateKey(peerKey); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	s.noVerifyChecker = newNoVerifyChecker(s.protoVersion)
-	s.peerSignVerifier = newPeerSignVerifier(s.protoVersion, account.Account())
+	s.noVerifyChecker = newNoVerifyChecker(s.protoVersion, a.VersionName())
+	s.peerSignVerifier = newPeerSignVerifier(s.protoVersion, a.VersionName(), account.Account())
 
 	s.nodeconf = a.MustComponent(nodeconf.CName).(nodeconf.Service)