diff --git a/node/network/protocol/src/peer_set.rs b/node/network/protocol/src/peer_set.rs
index ff6cb4d9ad1b..78e4ca02dce3 100644
--- a/node/network/protocol/src/peer_set.rs
+++ b/node/network/protocol/src/peer_set.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl PeerSet {
 	pub fn get_main_version(self) -> ProtocolVersion {
 		#[cfg(not(feature = "network-protocol-staging"))]
 		match self {
-			PeerSet::Validation => ValidationVersion::V1.into(),
+			PeerSet::Validation => ValidationVersion::VStaging.into(),
 			PeerSet::Collation => CollationVersion::V1.into(),
 		}