diff --git a/p2p/protocol.go b/p2p/protocol.go
index 347e3e95..eebf1a09 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func NewEthProtocol(version uint, opts EthProtocolOptions) ethp2p.Protocol {
 
 			c.headMutex.RLock()
 			status := eth.StatusPacket{
-				ProtocolVersion: 66,
+				ProtocolVersion: uint32(version),
 				NetworkID:       opts.NetworkID,
 				Genesis:         opts.GenesisHash,
 				ForkID:          forkid.NewID(opts.Genesis.Config, opts.Genesis.ToBlock(), opts.Head.Number, uint64(time.Now().Unix())),
diff --git a/p2p/rlpx.go b/p2p/rlpx.go
index 6f930d44..daad3a7d 100644
--- a/p2p/rlpx.go
+++ b/p2p/rlpx.go
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ func Dial(n *enode.Node) (*rlpxConn, error) {
 
 	conn := rlpxConn{
 		Conn:   rlpx.NewConn(fd, n.Pubkey()),
-		caps:   []p2p.Cap{{Name: "eth", Version: 66}},
 		node:   n,
 		logger: log.With().Str("peer", n.URLv4()).Logger(),
+		caps: []p2p.Cap{
+			{Name: "eth", Version: 66},
+			{Name: "eth", Version: 67},
+			{Name: "eth", Version: 68},
+		},
 	}
 
 	if conn.ourKey, err = crypto.GenerateKey(); err != nil {