diff --git a/gossip/handler.go b/gossip/handler.go
index 0d9fbe052..0a7d49485 100644
--- a/gossip/handler.go
+++ b/gossip/handler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package gossip
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera/version"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"strings"
@@ -787,9 +788,12 @@ func (h *handler) handle(p *peer) error {
 	if !useless && (!eligibleForSnap(p.Peer) || !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(p.Name()), "x1")) {
 		useless = true
 		discfilter.Ban(p.ID())
-	} else if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(p.Name()), "1.1.3") {
-		log.Warn("ignore v1.1.3 peer", "peer", p.ID(), "name", p.Name())
-		return p2p.DiscTooManyPeers
+	} else {
+		ver := version.ParseVersionStringIntoU64(p.Peer.Name())
+		if ver < 1000001000005 { // version 1.1.5
+			log.Warn("Ignoring old peer. Sorry buddy.", "peer", p.ID(), "name", p.Name())
+			return p2p.DiscTooManyPeers
+		}
 	}
 	if !p.Peer.Info().Network.Trusted && useless {
 		if h.peers.UselessNum() >= h.maxPeers/10 {
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index acd414f33..1e39cdeac 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package version
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"math/big"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -44,3 +46,26 @@ func ToString(major, minor, patch uint16) string {
 func U64ToString(v uint64) string {
 	return ToString(uint16((v/1e12)%1e6), uint16((v/1e6)%1e6), uint16(v%1e6))
 }
+
+func ParseVersionString(clientName string) (major, minor, patch uint16) {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)`)
+	groups := re.FindStringSubmatch(strings.ToLower(clientName))
+
+	if len(groups) < 4 {
+		return 0, 0, 0
+	}
+
+	value, _ := strconv.ParseUint(groups[1], 10, 16)
+	major = uint16(value)
+	value, _ = strconv.ParseUint(groups[2], 10, 16)
+	minor = uint16(value)
+	value, _ = strconv.ParseUint(groups[3], 10, 16)
+	patch = uint16(value)
+
+	return major, minor, patch
+}
+
+func ParseVersionStringIntoU64(version string) uint64 {
+	major, miner, patch := ParseVersionString(version)
+	return ToU64(major, miner, patch)
+}
diff --git a/version/version_test.go b/version/version_test.go
index b1dd823d7..277ea7d6e 100644
--- a/version/version_test.go
+++ b/version/version_test.go
@@ -39,3 +39,63 @@ func TestAsBigInt(t *testing.T) {
 		prev = next
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseVersion_WithValidVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	major, minor, patch := ParseVersionString("go-x1/v1.2.3-asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(1), major)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(2), minor)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(3), patch)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersion_WithInvalidVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	major, minor, patch := ParseVersionString("go-x1/v1.2.asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), major)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), minor)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), patch)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersion_WithNoVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	major, minor, patch := ParseVersionString("go-x1/asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), major)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), minor)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), patch)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersion_WithMaxUint16Version(t *testing.T) {
+	major, minor, patch := ParseVersionString("go-x1/v65535.65535.65535-asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(65535), major)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(65535), minor)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(65535), patch)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersion_WithAnotherInvalidVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	major, minor, patch := ParseVersionString("go-x1/v-1.2.0.asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), major)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), minor)
+	require.Equal(t, uint16(0), patch)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersionStringIntoU64_WithValidVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	result := ParseVersionStringIntoU64("go-x1/v1.2.3-asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1000002000003), result)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersionStringIntoU64_WithInvalidVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	result := ParseVersionStringIntoU64("go-x1/v1.2.asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), result)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersionStringIntoU64_WithNoVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	result := ParseVersionStringIntoU64("go-x1/asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), result)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersionStringIntoU64_WithMaxUint16Version(t *testing.T) {
+	result := ParseVersionStringIntoU64("go-x1/v65535.65535.65535-asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(65535065535065535), result)
+}
+
+func TestParseVersionStringIntoU64_WithMaxUint16Version2(t *testing.T) {
+	result := ParseVersionStringIntoU64("go-x1/v1.1.3-asdasadas")
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1000001000003), result)
+}