diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 959f2cb4b..ca37cb22e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum => github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-3
+replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum => github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-4
 
 replace github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base => github.com/faircrypto/lachesis-base v0.0.0-20230817040848-1326ba9aa59b
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4bd1ba582..9da3aeec2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7
 github.com/etcd-io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:ZF2nL25h33cCyBtcyWeZ2/I3HQOfTP+0PIEvHjkjCrw=
 github.com/evalphobia/logrus_sentry v0.8.2 h1:dotxHq+YLZsT1Bb45bB5UQbfCh3gM/nFFetyN46VoDQ=
 github.com/evalphobia/logrus_sentry v0.8.2/go.mod h1:pKcp+vriitUqu9KiWj/VRFbRfFNUwz95/UkgG8a6MNc=
-github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-3 h1:AgRb8c+QOxAqwrcdgQnm7UscEf/yt6WPVQ8dvE8MPqI=
-github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-3/go.mod h1:ah5rnRobPJSTUKXIETbrkyrrEhWPTUPfmF1gPPNr0Tg=
+github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-4 h1:1C5SKbOuwFyuMrut1SvD+qyFUlC52cA8P+TKC6igKjg=
+github.com/faircrypto/go-ethereum v1.1.4-rc1-4/go.mod h1:ah5rnRobPJSTUKXIETbrkyrrEhWPTUPfmF1gPPNr0Tg=
 github.com/faircrypto/lachesis-base v0.0.0-20230817040848-1326ba9aa59b h1:mEofwrV6bMlbuneVS8tnZmNZut7WY2YH++2GI7DxzHg=
 github.com/faircrypto/lachesis-base v0.0.0-20230817040848-1326ba9aa59b/go.mod h1:Ogv5etzSmM2rQ4eN3OfmyitwWaaPjd4EIDiW/NAbYGk=
 github.com/fasthttp-contrib/websocket v0.0.0-20160511215533-1f3b11f56072/go.mod h1:duJ4Jxv5lDcvg4QuQr0oowTf7dz4/CR8NtyCooz9HL8=
diff --git a/gossip/handler.go b/gossip/handler.go
index 0a7d49485..449383475 100644
--- a/gossip/handler.go
+++ b/gossip/handler.go
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ func (h *handler) handle(p *peer) error {
 		p.Log().Warn("Leecher peer registration failed", "err", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	if p.RunningCap(ProtocolName, []uint{FTM63}) {
+	if p.RunningCap(ProtocolName, []uint{FTM65}) {
 		if err := h.epLeecher.RegisterPeer(p.id); err != nil {
 			p.Log().Warn("Leecher peer registration failed", "err", err)
 			return err
diff --git a/gossip/peer.go b/gossip/peer.go
index 95139b6ee..b4b2a8552 100644
--- a/gossip/peer.go
+++ b/gossip/peer.go
@@ -585,5 +585,5 @@ func (p *snapPeer) info() *snapPeerInfo {
 
 // eligibleForSnap checks eligibility of a peer for a snap protocol. A peer is eligible for a snap if it advertises `snap` sattelite protocol along with `opera` protocol.
 func eligibleForSnap(p *p2p.Peer) bool {
-	return p.RunningCap(ProtocolName, []uint{FTM63}) && p.RunningCap(snap.ProtocolName, snap.ProtocolVersions)
+	return p.RunningCap(ProtocolName, []uint{FTM65}) && p.RunningCap(snap.ProtocolName, snap.ProtocolVersions)
 }
diff --git a/gossip/protocol.go b/gossip/protocol.go
index 61d2a3740..27fdc58aa 100644
--- a/gossip/protocol.go
+++ b/gossip/protocol.go
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ import (
 
 // Constants to match up protocol versions and messages
 const (
-	FTM62           = 62
-	FTM63           = 63
-	ProtocolVersion = FTM63
+	FTM64           = 64
+	FTM65           = 65
+	ProtocolVersion = FTM65
 )
 
 // ProtocolName is the official short name of the protocol used during capability negotiation.
 const ProtocolName = "x1"
 
 // ProtocolVersions are the supported versions of the protocol (first is primary).
-var ProtocolVersions = []uint{FTM62, FTM63}
+var ProtocolVersions = []uint{FTM64, FTM65}
 
 // protocolLengths are the number of implemented message corresponding to different protocol versions.
-var protocolLengths = map[uint]uint64{FTM62: EventsStreamResponse + 1, FTM63: EPsStreamResponse + 1}
+var protocolLengths = map[uint]uint64{FTM64: EventsStreamResponse + 1, FTM65: EPsStreamResponse + 1}
 
 const protocolMaxMsgSize = inter.ProtocolMaxMsgSize // Maximum cap on the size of a protocol message