diff --git a/packages/api-sync/source/listeners/peers.ts b/packages/api-sync/source/listeners/peers.ts
index 806ec5ad2..7e77390a1 100644
--- a/packages/api-sync/source/listeners/peers.ts
+++ b/packages/api-sync/source/listeners/peers.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class Peers extends AbstractListener<Contracts.P2P.Peer, Models.Peer> {
 	protected getEventMapping(): ListenerEventMapping {
 		return {
 			[Events.PeerEvent.Added]: ListenerEvent.OnAdded,
+			[Events.PeerEvent.Updated]: ListenerEvent.OnAdded, // upsert
 			[Events.PeerEvent.Removed]: ListenerEvent.OnRemoved,
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/packages/contracts/source/events.ts b/packages/contracts/source/events.ts
index cab5eef75..733c43374 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/source/events.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/source/events.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export enum PeerEvent {
 	Disconnected = "peer.disconnected",
 	Disconnecting = "peer.disconnecting",
 	Removed = "peer.removed",
+	Updated = "peer.updated",
 }
 
 export enum ConsensusEvent {
diff --git a/packages/p2p/source/peer-repository.test.ts b/packages/p2p/source/peer-repository.test.ts
index ae3567ccb..c3e8cceca 100644
--- a/packages/p2p/source/peer-repository.test.ts
+++ b/packages/p2p/source/peer-repository.test.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ describe<{
 	sandbox: Sandbox;
 	peerRepository: PeerRepository;
 }>("PeerRepository", ({ it, assert, beforeEach }) => {
+	const eventDispatcher = { dispatch: () => {}, listen: () => {} };
+
 	beforeEach((context) => {
 		context.sandbox = new Sandbox();
 
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.Queue.Factory).toConstantValue({});
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.ServiceProvider.Configuration).toConstantValue({});
+		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.EventDispatcher.Service).toConstantValue(eventDispatcher);
 
 		context.peerRepository = context.sandbox.app.resolve(PeerRepository);
 	});
diff --git a/packages/p2p/source/peer.test.ts b/packages/p2p/source/peer.test.ts
index dbc4a5655..cab3fda96 100644
--- a/packages/p2p/source/peer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/p2p/source/peer.test.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ describe<{
 }>("Peer", ({ it, assert, beforeEach, each }) => {
 	const ip = "167.184.53.78";
 	const port = 4000;
+	const eventDispatcher = { dispatch: () => {}, listen: () => {} };
 
 	beforeEach((context) => {
 		context.sandbox = new Sandbox();
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.Queue.Factory).toConstantValue({});
+		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.EventDispatcher.Service).toConstantValue(eventDispatcher);
 
 		context.peer = context.sandbox.app.resolve(Peer).init(ip, port);
 	});
diff --git a/packages/p2p/source/peer.ts b/packages/p2p/source/peer.ts
index 4c1a7a68b..de9ab7696 100644
--- a/packages/p2p/source/peer.ts
+++ b/packages/p2p/source/peer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { inject, injectable } from "@mainsail/container";
-import { Contracts, Identifiers } from "@mainsail/contracts";
+import { Contracts, Events, Identifiers } from "@mainsail/contracts";
 import { Types, Utils } from "@mainsail/kernel";
 import dayjs, { Dayjs } from "dayjs";
 
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export class Peer implements Contracts.P2P.Peer {
 	@inject(Identifiers.Services.Queue.Factory)
 	private readonly createQueue!: Types.QueueFactory;
 
+	@inject(Identifiers.Services.EventDispatcher.Service)
+	private readonly events!: Contracts.Kernel.EventDispatcher;
+
 	public ip!: string;
 
 	public port!: number;
@@ -54,7 +57,18 @@ export class Peer implements Contracts.P2P.Peer {
 	}
 
 	public set header(header: Contracts.P2P.HeaderData) {
+		const isUpdate = this.#header !== undefined;
+
 		this.#header = header;
+
+		if (!isUpdate) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const changed = header.height !== this.#header.height || header.version !== this.#header.version;
+		if (changed) {
+			void this.events.dispatch(Events.PeerEvent.Updated, this);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public recentlyPinged(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/p2p/source/service-provider.test.ts b/packages/p2p/source/service-provider.test.ts
index ef31e5778..9c2359580 100644
--- a/packages/p2p/source/service-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/p2p/source/service-provider.test.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ describe<{
 	const server = { boot: async () => {}, dispose: async () => {}, initialize: async () => {} };
 	const service = { boot: async () => {}, dispose: async () => {} };
 	const peerDisposer = { disposePeers: async () => {} };
+	const eventDispatcher = { dispatch: () => {}, listen: () => {} };
 
 	beforeEach((context) => {
 		context.sandbox = new Sandbox();
 
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.Trigger.Service).toConstantValue(triggerService);
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Cryptography.Validator).toConstantValue(validator);
+		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.EventDispatcher.Service).toConstantValue(eventDispatcher);
 
 		context.serviceProvider = context.sandbox.app.resolve(ServiceProvider);
 	});
diff --git a/packages/p2p/source/socket-server/controllers/get-peers.test.ts b/packages/p2p/source/socket-server/controllers/get-peers.test.ts
index 1286cabea..08173a4b9 100644
--- a/packages/p2p/source/socket-server/controllers/get-peers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/p2p/source/socket-server/controllers/get-peers.test.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ describe<{
 	controller: GetPeersController;
 }>("GetPeersController", ({ it, assert, beforeEach, stub }) => {
 	const peerRepository = { getPeers: () => {} };
+	const eventDispatcher = { dispatch: () => {}, listen: () => {} };
 
 	beforeEach((context) => {
 		context.sandbox = new Sandbox();
 
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.P2P.Peer.Repository).toConstantValue(peerRepository);
+		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.EventDispatcher.Service).toConstantValue(eventDispatcher);
 		context.sandbox.app.bind(Identifiers.Services.Queue.Factory).toConstantValue({});
 
 		context.controller = context.sandbox.app.resolve(GetPeersController);