diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/conn.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/conn.go
index dfa0bfd55b..6d8e0f1f7e 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/conn.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/conn.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (s *Suite) dialAs(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) (*Conn, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	conn.caps = []p2p.Cap{
-		{Name: "eth", Version: 68},
 		{Name: "eth", Version: 69},
 	}
 	conn.ourHighestProtoVersion = 69
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func (c *Conn) ReadEth() (any, error) {
 		var msg any
 		switch int(code) {
 		case eth.StatusMsg:
-			msg = new(eth.StatusPacket)
+			msg = new(eth.StatusPacket69)
 		case eth.GetBlockHeadersMsg:
 			msg = new(eth.GetBlockHeadersPacket)
 		case eth.BlockHeadersMsg:
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func (c *Conn) ReadSnap() (any, error) {
 
 // peer performs both the protocol handshake and the status message
 // exchange with the node in order to peer with it.
-func (c *Conn) peer(chain *Chain, status *eth.StatusPacket) error {
+func (c *Conn) peer(chain *Chain, status *eth.StatusPacket69) error {
 	if err := c.handshake(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("handshake failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ func (c *Conn) negotiateEthProtocol(caps []p2p.Cap) {
 }
 
 // statusExchange performs a `Status` message exchange with the given node.
-func (c *Conn) statusExchange(chain *Chain, status *eth.StatusPacket) error {
+func (c *Conn) statusExchange(chain *Chain, status *eth.StatusPacket69) error {
 loop:
 	for {
 		code, data, err := c.Read()
@@ -313,12 +312,16 @@ loop:
 		}
 		switch code {
 		case eth.StatusMsg + protoOffset(ethProto):
-			msg := new(eth.StatusPacket)
+			msg := new(eth.StatusPacket69)
 			if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &msg); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error decoding status packet: %w", err)
 			}
-			if have, want := msg.Head, chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].Hash(); have != want {
-				return fmt.Errorf("wrong head block in status, want:  %#x (block %d) have %#x",
+			if have, want := msg.LatestBlock, chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].NumberU64(); have != want {
+				return fmt.Errorf("wrong head block in status, want: %d, have %d",
+					want, have)
+			}
+			if have, want := msg.LatestBlockHash, chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].Hash(); have != want {
+				return fmt.Errorf("wrong head block in status, want: %#x (block %d) have %#x",
 					want, chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].NumberU64(), have)
 			}
 			if have, want := msg.ForkID, chain.ForkID(); !reflect.DeepEqual(have, want) {
@@ -348,13 +351,14 @@ loop:
 	}
 	if status == nil {
 		// default status message
-		status = &eth.StatusPacket{
+		status = &eth.StatusPacket69{
 			ProtocolVersion: uint32(c.negotiatedProtoVersion),
 			NetworkID:       chain.config.ChainID.Uint64(),
-			TD:              chain.TD(),
-			Head:            chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].Hash(),
 			Genesis:         chain.blocks[0].Hash(),
 			ForkID:          chain.ForkID(),
+			EarliestBlock:   0,
+			LatestBlock:     chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].NumberU64(),
+			LatestBlockHash: chain.blocks[chain.Len()-1].Hash(),
 		}
 	}
 	if err := c.Write(ethProto, eth.StatusMsg, status); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/protocol.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/protocol.go
index 5c2f7d9e48..a21d1ca7a1 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/protocol.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/protocol.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const (
 // Unexported devp2p protocol lengths from p2p package.
 const (
 	baseProtoLen = 16
-	ethProtoLen  = 17
+	ethProtoLen  = 18
 	snapProtoLen = 8
 )