diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4a839aecee4..02960b1f481 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "parking",
  "polling",
- "rustix 0.37.25",
+ "rustix 0.37.26",
  "slab",
  "socket2 0.4.9",
  "waker-fn",
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4682ae6287fcf752ecaabbfcc7b6f9b72aa33933dc23a554d853aea8eea8635"
+checksum = "327762f6e5a765692301e5bb513e0d9fef63be86bbc14528052b1cd3e6f03e07"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitvec"
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c79ad7fb2dd38f3dabd76b09c6a5a20c038fc0213ef1e9afd30eb777f120f019"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
- "regex-automata 0.4.2",
+ "regex-automata 0.4.3",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -1377,9 +1377,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a17b76ff3a4162b0b27f354a0c87015ddad39d35f9c0c36607a3bdd175dde1f1"
+checksum = "3fbc60abd742b35f2492f808e1abbb83d45f72db402e14c55057edc9c7b1e9e4"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -2021,9 +2021,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ed25519"
-version = "2.2.2"
+version = "2.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "60f6d271ca33075c88028be6f04d502853d63a5ece419d269c15315d4fc1cf1d"
+checksum = "115531babc129696a58c64a4fef0a8bf9e9698629fb97e9e40767d235cfbcd53"
 dependencies = [
  "pkcs8 0.10.2",
  "signature 2.1.0",
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7277392b266383ef8396db7fdeb1e77b6c52fed775f5df15bb24f35b72156980"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek 4.1.1",
- "ed25519 2.2.2",
+ "ed25519 2.2.3",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-stream",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
- "uuid 1.4.1",
+ "uuid 1.5.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-bft"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-bin"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-chain-config"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bech32 0.9.1",
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-client"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cynic",
@@ -2758,7 +2758,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-client-bin"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "fuel-core-client",
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-consensus-module"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fuel-core-chain-config",
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-database"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fuel-core-storage",
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-e2e-client"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-executor"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fuel-core-chain-config",
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-importer"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fuel-core-metrics",
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-keygen"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-metrics"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "once_cell",
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-p2p"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-poa"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2930,7 +2930,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-producer"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-relayer"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-services"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-storage"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fuel-core-types",
@@ -3000,7 +3000,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-sync"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3046,7 +3046,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-trace"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "ctor",
  "tracing",
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-txpool"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fuel-core-types"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "derive_more",
@@ -3502,9 +3502,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.14.1"
+version = "0.14.2"
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-checksum = "7dfda62a12f55daeae5015f81b0baea145391cb4520f86c248fc615d72640d12"
+checksum = "f93e7192158dbcda357bdec5fb5788eebf8bbac027f3f33e719d29135ae84156"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hashers"
@@ -3879,7 +3879,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8adf3ddd720272c6ea8bf59463c04e0f93d0bbf7c5439b691bca2987e0270897"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
- "hashbrown 0.14.1",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3977,7 +3977,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cb0889898416213fab133e1d33a0e5858a48177452750691bde3666d0fdbaf8b"
 dependencies = [
  "hermit-abi",
- "rustix 0.38.19",
+ "rustix 0.38.20",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
@@ -4676,9 +4676,9 @@ checksum = "da2479e8c062e40bf0066ffa0bc823de0a9368974af99c9f6df941d2c231e03f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.10"
+version = "0.4.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c1cc9717a20b1bb222f333e6a92fd32f7d8a18ddc5a3191a11af45dcbf4dcd16"
+checksum = "3c168f8615b12bc01f9c17e2eb0cc07dcae1940121185446edc3744920e8ef45"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "scopeguard",
@@ -5048,7 +5048,7 @@ version = "0.27.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2eb04e9c688eff1c89d72b407f168cf79bb9e867a9d3323ed6c01519eb9cc053"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -5276,9 +5276,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e52c774a4c39359c1d1c52e43f73dd91a75a614652c825408eec30c95a9b2067"
+checksum = "bb813b8af86854136c6922af0598d719255ecb2179515e6e7730d468f05c9cae"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
@@ -5298,7 +5298,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
 dependencies = [
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- "parking_lot_core 0.9.8",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.9",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5317,13 +5317,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.9.8"
+version = "0.9.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "93f00c865fe7cabf650081affecd3871070f26767e7b2070a3ffae14c654b447"
+checksum = "4c42a9226546d68acdd9c0a280d17ce19bfe27a46bf68784e4066115788d008e"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall 0.3.5",
+ "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
  "smallvec",
  "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
@@ -5783,7 +5783,7 @@ checksum = "7c003ac8c77cb07bb74f5f198bce836a689bcd5a42574612bf14d17bfd08c20e"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-set",
  "bit-vec",
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "lazy_static",
  "num-traits",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -6099,6 +6099,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4722d768eff46b75989dd134e5c353f0d6296e5aaa3132e776cbdb56be7731aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -6112,13 +6121,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
-version = "1.10.1"
+version = "1.10.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aaac441002f822bc9705a681810a4dd2963094b9ca0ddc41cb963a4c189189ea"
+checksum = "380b951a9c5e80ddfd6136919eef32310721aa4aacd4889a8d39124b026ab343"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
- "regex-automata 0.4.2",
+ "regex-automata 0.4.3",
  "regex-syntax 0.8.2",
 ]
 
@@ -6133,9 +6142,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5011c7e263a695dc8ca064cddb722af1be54e517a280b12a5356f98366899e5d"
+checksum = "5f804c7828047e88b2d32e2d7fe5a105da8ee3264f01902f796c8e067dc2483f"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -6250,9 +6259,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.17.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9babe80d5c16becf6594aa32ad2be8fe08498e7ae60b77de8df700e67f191d7e"
+checksum = "fb0205304757e5d899b9c2e448b867ffd03ae7f988002e47cd24954391394d0b"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "getrandom 0.2.10",
@@ -6405,9 +6414,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.37.25"
+version = "0.37.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d4eb579851244c2c03e7c24f501c3432bed80b8f720af1d6e5b0e0f01555a035"
+checksum = "84f3f8f960ed3b5a59055428714943298bf3fa2d4a1d53135084e0544829d995"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "errno",
@@ -6419,11 +6428,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.19"
+version = "0.38.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "745ecfa778e66b2b63c88a61cb36e0eea109e803b0b86bf9879fbc77c70e86ed"
+checksum = "67ce50cb2e16c2903e30d1cbccfd8387a74b9d4c938b6a4c5ec6cc7556f7a8a0"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.4.10",
@@ -6575,9 +6584,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scale-info"
-version = "2.9.0"
+version = "2.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "35c0a159d0c45c12b20c5a844feb1fe4bea86e28f17b92a5f0c42193634d3782"
+checksum = "7f7d66a1128282b7ef025a8ead62a4a9fcf017382ec53b8ffbf4d7bf77bd3c60"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "derive_more",
@@ -6587,9 +6596,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scale-info-derive"
-version = "2.9.0"
+version = "2.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "912e55f6d20e0e80d63733872b40e1227c0bce1e1ab81ba67d696339bfd7fd29"
+checksum = "abf2c68b89cafb3b8d918dd07b42be0da66ff202cf1155c5739a4e0c1ea0dc19"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -7280,7 +7289,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "fastrand 2.0.1",
  "redox_syscall 0.3.5",
- "rustix 0.38.19",
+ "rustix 0.38.20",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
@@ -7335,18 +7344,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.49"
+version = "1.0.50"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1177e8c6d7ede7afde3585fd2513e611227efd6481bd78d2e82ba1ce16557ed4"
+checksum = "f9a7210f5c9a7156bb50aa36aed4c95afb51df0df00713949448cf9e97d382d2"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.49"
+version = "1.0.50"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "10712f02019e9288794769fba95cd6847df9874d49d871d062172f9dd41bc4cc"
+checksum = "266b2e40bc00e5a6c09c3584011e08b06f123c00362c92b975ba9843aaaa14b8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -7640,9 +7649,9 @@ checksum = "b6bc1c9ce2b5135ac7f93c72918fc37feb872bdc6a5533a8b85eb4b86bfdae52"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
-version = "0.1.39"
+version = "0.1.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ee2ef2af84856a50c1d430afce2fdded0a4ec7eda868db86409b4543df0797f9"
+checksum = "c3523ab5a71916ccf420eebdf5521fcef02141234bbc0b8a49f2fdc4544364ef"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pin-project-lite 0.2.13",
@@ -7985,9 +7994,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "79daa5ed5740825c40b389c5e50312b9c86df53fccd33f281df655642b43869d"
+checksum = "88ad59a7560b41a70d191093a945f0b87bc1deeda46fb237479708a1d6b6cdfc"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.10",
 ]
@@ -8178,7 +8187,7 @@ version = "0.22.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed63aea5ce73d0ff405984102c42de94fc55a6b75765d621c65262469b3c9b53"
 dependencies = [
- "ring 0.17.3",
+ "ring 0.17.5",
  "untrusted 0.9.0",
 ]
 
@@ -8320,7 +8329,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "turn",
  "url",
- "uuid 1.4.1",
+ "uuid 1.5.0",
  "waitgroup",
  "webrtc-mdns",
  "webrtc-util",
@@ -8423,7 +8432,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "home",
  "once_cell",
- "rustix 0.38.19",
+ "rustix 0.38.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b1b5149a2dd..d3cd330802c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,32 +45,32 @@ homepage = "https://fuel.network/"
 keywords = ["blockchain", "cryptocurrencies", "fuel-vm", "vm"]
 license = "BUSL-1.1"
 repository = "https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core"
-version = "0.20.7"
+version = "0.20.8"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # Workspace members
-fuel-core = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/fuel-core", default-features = false }
-fuel-core-client-bin = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./bin/fuel-core-client" }
-fuel-core-bin = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./bin/fuel-core" }
-fuel-core-keygen = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./bin/keygen" }
-fuel-core-chain-config = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/chain-config" }
-fuel-core-client = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/client" }
-fuel-core-database = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/database" }
-fuel-core-metrics = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/metrics" }
-fuel-core-services = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services" }
-fuel-core-consensus-module = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module" }
-fuel-core-bft = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module/bft" }
-fuel-core-poa = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module/poa" }
-fuel-core-executor = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/executor" }
-fuel-core-importer = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/importer" }
-fuel-core-p2p = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/p2p" }
-fuel-core-producer = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/producer" }
-fuel-core-relayer = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/relayer" }
-fuel-core-sync = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/sync" }
-fuel-core-txpool = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/services/txpool" }
-fuel-core-storage = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/storage" }
-fuel-core-trace = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/trace" }
-fuel-core-types = { version = "0.20.7", path = "./crates/types", default-features = false }
+fuel-core = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/fuel-core", default-features = false }
+fuel-core-client-bin = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./bin/fuel-core-client" }
+fuel-core-bin = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./bin/fuel-core" }
+fuel-core-keygen = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./bin/keygen" }
+fuel-core-chain-config = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/chain-config" }
+fuel-core-client = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/client" }
+fuel-core-database = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/database" }
+fuel-core-metrics = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/metrics" }
+fuel-core-services = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services" }
+fuel-core-consensus-module = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module" }
+fuel-core-bft = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module/bft" }
+fuel-core-poa = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/consensus_module/poa" }
+fuel-core-executor = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/executor" }
+fuel-core-importer = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/importer" }
+fuel-core-p2p = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/p2p" }
+fuel-core-producer = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/producer" }
+fuel-core-relayer = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/relayer" }
+fuel-core-sync = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/sync" }
+fuel-core-txpool = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/services/txpool" }
+fuel-core-storage = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/storage" }
+fuel-core-trace = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/trace" }
+fuel-core-types = { version = "0.20.8", path = "./crates/types", default-features = false }
 fuel-core-tests = { version = "0.0.0", path = "./tests" }
 fuel-core-xtask = { version = "0.0.0", path = "./xtask" }
 
diff --git a/crates/fuel-core/src/p2p_test_helpers.rs b/crates/fuel-core/src/p2p_test_helpers.rs
index 6243acabeaf..e27be5d3437 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-core/src/p2p_test_helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-core/src/p2p_test_helpers.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use crate::{
 use fuel_core_p2p::{
     codecs::postcard::PostcardCodec,
     network_service::FuelP2PService,
+    p2p_service::FuelP2PEvent,
+    service::to_message_acceptance,
 };
 use fuel_core_poa::{
     ports::BlockImporter,
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ use fuel_core_types::{
         Bytes32,
     },
     secrecy::Secret,
+    services::p2p::GossipsubMessageAcceptance,
 };
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -62,6 +65,12 @@ use std::{
 };
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum BootstrapType {
+    BootstrapNodes,
+    ReservedNodes,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 /// Setup for a producer node
 pub struct ProducerSetup {
@@ -71,6 +80,10 @@ pub struct ProducerSetup {
     pub secret: SecretKey,
     /// Number of test transactions to create for this producer.
     pub num_test_txs: usize,
+    /// Enable full utxo stateful validation.
+    pub utxo_validation: bool,
+    /// Indicates the type of initial connections.
+    pub bootstrap_type: BootstrapType,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -80,6 +93,10 @@ pub struct ValidatorSetup {
     pub name: String,
     /// Public key of the producer to sync from.
     pub pub_key: Address,
+    /// Enable full utxo stateful validation.
+    pub utxo_validation: bool,
+    /// Indicates the type of initial connections.
+    pub bootstrap_type: BootstrapType,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -126,7 +143,20 @@ impl Bootstrap {
                         assert!(result.is_ok());
                         break;
                     }
-                    _ = bootstrap.next_event() => {}
+                    event = bootstrap.next_event() => {
+                        // The bootstrap node only forwards data without validating it.
+                        if let Some(FuelP2PEvent::GossipsubMessage {
+                            peer_id,
+                            message_id,
+                            ..
+                        }) = event {
+                            bootstrap.report_message_validation_result(
+                                &message_id,
+                                peer_id,
+                                to_message_acceptance(&GossipsubMessageAcceptance::Accept)
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -253,9 +283,27 @@ pub async fn make_nodes(
 
         let mut test_txs = Vec::with_capacity(0);
         node_config.block_production = Trigger::Instant;
-        node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().bootstrap_nodes = boots.clone();
 
-        if let Some((ProducerSetup { secret, .. }, txs)) = s {
+        if let Some((
+            ProducerSetup {
+                secret,
+                utxo_validation,
+                bootstrap_type,
+                ..
+            },
+            txs,
+        )) = s
+        {
+            match bootstrap_type {
+                BootstrapType::BootstrapNodes => {
+                    node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().bootstrap_nodes = boots.clone();
+                }
+                BootstrapType::ReservedNodes => {
+                    node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().reserved_nodes = boots.clone();
+                }
+            }
+
+            node_config.utxo_validation = utxo_validation;
             let pub_key = secret.public_key();
             match &mut node_config.chain_conf.consensus {
                 crate::chain_config::ConsensusConfig::PoA { signing_key } => {
@@ -283,9 +331,24 @@ pub async fn make_nodes(
             chain_config.clone(),
         );
         node_config.block_production = Trigger::Never;
-        node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().bootstrap_nodes = boots.clone();
 
-        if let Some(ValidatorSetup { pub_key, .. }) = s {
+        if let Some(ValidatorSetup {
+            pub_key,
+            utxo_validation,
+            bootstrap_type,
+            ..
+        }) = s
+        {
+            node_config.utxo_validation = utxo_validation;
+
+            match bootstrap_type {
+                BootstrapType::BootstrapNodes => {
+                    node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().bootstrap_nodes = boots.clone();
+                }
+                BootstrapType::ReservedNodes => {
+                    node_config.p2p.as_mut().unwrap().reserved_nodes = boots.clone();
+                }
+            }
             match &mut node_config.chain_conf.consensus {
                 crate::chain_config::ConsensusConfig::PoA { signing_key } => {
                     *signing_key = pub_key;
@@ -340,6 +403,11 @@ fn extract_p2p_config(node_config: &Config) -> fuel_core_p2p::config::Config {
 }
 
 impl Node {
+    /// Returns the vector of valid transactions for pre-initialized state.
+    pub fn test_transactions(&self) -> &Vec<Transaction> {
+        &self.test_txs
+    }
+
     /// Waits for `number_of_blocks` and each block should be `is_local`
     pub async fn wait_for_blocks(&self, number_of_blocks: usize, is_local: bool) {
         let mut stream = self
@@ -450,6 +518,8 @@ impl ProducerSetup {
             name: Default::default(),
             secret,
             num_test_txs: Default::default(),
+            utxo_validation: true,
+            bootstrap_type: BootstrapType::BootstrapNodes,
         }
     }
 
@@ -466,6 +536,20 @@ impl ProducerSetup {
             ..self
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn utxo_validation(self, utxo_validation: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            utxo_validation,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn bootstrap_type(self, bootstrap_type: BootstrapType) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bootstrap_type,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl ValidatorSetup {
@@ -473,6 +557,8 @@ impl ValidatorSetup {
         Self {
             pub_key,
             name: Default::default(),
+            utxo_validation: true,
+            bootstrap_type: BootstrapType::BootstrapNodes,
         }
     }
 
@@ -482,6 +568,20 @@ impl ValidatorSetup {
             ..self
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn utxo_validation(self, utxo_validation: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            utxo_validation,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn bootstrap_type(self, bootstrap_type: BootstrapType) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bootstrap_type,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
 }
 impl BootstrapSetup {
     pub fn new(pub_key: Address) -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/services/consensus_module/poa/src/service.rs b/crates/services/consensus_module/poa/src/service.rs
index fc42fc8d49e..2e050b57bae 100644
--- a/crates/services/consensus_module/poa/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/services/consensus_module/poa/src/service.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ where
         p2p_port: P,
     ) -> Self {
         let tx_status_update_stream = txpool.transaction_status_events();
-        let (request_sender, request_receiver) = mpsc::channel(100);
+        let (request_sender, request_receiver) = mpsc::channel(1024);
         let (last_height, last_timestamp, last_block_created) =
             Self::extract_block_info(last_block);
 
diff --git a/crates/services/p2p/src/lib.rs b/crates/services/p2p/src/lib.rs
index 83ad440dfdf..5db0022f95f 100644
--- a/crates/services/p2p/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/services/p2p/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-mod behavior;
+pub mod behavior;
 pub mod codecs;
 pub mod config;
-mod discovery;
-mod gossipsub;
-mod heartbeat;
-mod p2p_service;
-mod peer_manager;
-mod peer_report;
+pub mod discovery;
+pub mod gossipsub;
+pub mod heartbeat;
+pub mod p2p_service;
+pub mod peer_manager;
+pub mod peer_report;
 pub mod ports;
-mod request_response;
+pub mod request_response;
 pub mod service;
 
 pub use gossipsub::config as gossipsub_config;
diff --git a/crates/services/p2p/src/p2p_service.rs b/crates/services/p2p/src/p2p_service.rs
index d0236ca0822..386119eaa10 100644
--- a/crates/services/p2p/src/p2p_service.rs
+++ b/crates/services/p2p/src/p2p_service.rs
@@ -377,8 +377,15 @@ impl<Codec: NetworkCodec> FuelP2PService<Codec> {
         &mut self,
         msg_id: &MessageId,
         propagation_source: PeerId,
-        acceptance: MessageAcceptance,
+        mut acceptance: MessageAcceptance,
     ) {
+        // Even invalid transactions shouldn't affect reserved peer reputation.
+        if let MessageAcceptance::Reject = acceptance {
+            if self.peer_manager.is_reserved(&propagation_source) {
+                acceptance = MessageAcceptance::Ignore;
+            }
+        }
+
         if let Some(gossip_score) = self
             .swarm
             .behaviour_mut()
diff --git a/crates/services/p2p/src/peer_manager.rs b/crates/services/p2p/src/peer_manager.rs
index e65ad104ea6..5489ce25b12 100644
--- a/crates/services/p2p/src/peer_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/services/p2p/src/peer_manager.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ impl PeerManager {
         self.reserved_peers_updates.clone()
     }
 
+    pub fn is_reserved(&self, peer_id: &PeerId) -> bool {
+        self.reserved_peers.contains(peer_id)
+    }
+
     pub fn handle_gossip_score_update<T: Punisher>(
         &self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
diff --git a/crates/services/p2p/src/service.rs b/crates/services/p2p/src/service.rs
index bbb6af26c57..47394624bff 100644
--- a/crates/services/p2p/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/services/p2p/src/service.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,35 @@ enum TaskRequest {
 
 impl Debug for TaskRequest {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "TaskRequest")
+        match self {
+            TaskRequest::BroadcastTransaction(_) => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::BroadcastTransaction")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::BroadcastBlock(_) => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::BroadcastBlock")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::BroadcastVote(_) => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::BroadcastVote")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::GetPeerIds(_) => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::GetPeerIds")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::GetBlock { .. } => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::GetBlock")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::GetSealedHeader { .. } => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::GetSealedHeader")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::GetTransactions { .. } => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::GetTransactions")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::RespondWithGossipsubMessageReport(_) => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::RespondWithGossipsubMessageReport")
+            }
+            TaskRequest::RespondWithPeerReport { .. } => {
+                write!(f, "TaskRequest::RespondWithPeerReport")
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -131,9 +159,9 @@ impl<D> Task<D> {
         db: Arc<D>,
         block_importer: Arc<B>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let (request_sender, request_receiver) = mpsc::channel(100);
-        let (tx_broadcast, _) = broadcast::channel(100);
-        let (block_height_broadcast, _) = broadcast::channel(100);
+        let (request_sender, request_receiver) = mpsc::channel(1024 * 10);
+        let (tx_broadcast, _) = broadcast::channel(1024 * 10);
+        let (block_height_broadcast, _) = broadcast::channel(1024 * 10);
 
         let next_block_height = block_importer.next_block_height();
         let max_block_size = config.max_block_size;
@@ -506,7 +534,7 @@ where
     ))
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn to_message_acceptance(
+pub fn to_message_acceptance(
     acceptance: &GossipsubMessageAcceptance,
 ) -> MessageAcceptance {
     match acceptance {
diff --git a/deployment/charts/Chart.yaml b/deployment/charts/Chart.yaml
index 370aeffbb9d..a5f37afeb11 100644
--- a/deployment/charts/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/charts/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: ${fuel_core_service_name}
 description: ${fuel_core_service_name} Helm Chart
 type: application
-appVersion: "0.20.7"
+appVersion: "0.20.8"
 version: 0.1.0
diff --git a/tests/tests/tx_gossip.rs b/tests/tests/tx_gossip.rs
index 8e9f293b1be..06a7bfd2636 100644
--- a/tests/tests/tx_gossip.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/tx_gossip.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 use fuel_core::p2p_test_helpers::{
     make_nodes,
     BootstrapSetup,
+    BootstrapType,
     Nodes,
     ProducerSetup,
     ValidatorSetup,
 };
-use fuel_core_client::client::FuelClient;
+use fuel_core_client::client::{
+    types::TransactionStatus,
+    FuelClient,
+};
+use fuel_core_poa::ports::BlockImporter;
 use fuel_core_types::{
     fuel_tx::*,
     fuel_vm::*,
 };
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use rand::{
     rngs::StdRng,
     SeedableRng,
@@ -20,12 +26,12 @@ use std::{
         Hash,
         Hasher,
     },
+    io,
     time::Duration,
 };
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn test_tx_gossiping() {
-    use futures::StreamExt;
     // Create a random seed based on the test parameters.
     let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
     let num_txs = 1;
@@ -90,3 +96,129 @@ async fn test_tx_gossiping() {
     let response = client_two.transaction(&tx_id).await.unwrap();
     assert!(response.is_some());
 }
+
+const NUMBER_OF_INVALID_TXS: usize = 100;
+
+async fn test_tx_gossiping_invalid_txs(
+    bootstrap_type: BootstrapType,
+) -> io::Result<TransactionStatus> {
+    // Create a random seed based on the test parameters.
+    let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+    let num_txs = 1;
+    let num_validators = 1;
+    let num_partitions = 1;
+    (num_txs, num_validators, num_partitions, line!()).hash(&mut hasher);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(hasher.finish());
+
+    // Create a set of key pairs.
+    let secrets: Vec<_> = (0..1).map(|_| SecretKey::random(&mut rng)).collect();
+    let pub_keys: Vec<_> = secrets
+        .clone()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|secret| Input::owner(&secret.public_key()))
+        .collect();
+
+    // Create a producer for each key pair and a set of validators that share
+    // the same key pair.
+    let Nodes {
+        producers,
+        validators,
+        bootstrap_nodes: _dont_drop,
+    } = make_nodes(
+        pub_keys
+            .iter()
+            .map(|pub_key| Some(BootstrapSetup::new(*pub_key))),
+        secrets.clone().into_iter().enumerate().map(|(i, secret)| {
+            Some(
+                ProducerSetup::new(secret)
+                    .with_txs(num_txs)
+                    .with_name(format!("{}:producer", pub_keys[i]))
+                    .bootstrap_type(bootstrap_type),
+            )
+        }),
+        pub_keys.iter().flat_map(|pub_key| {
+            (0..num_validators).map(move |i| {
+                Some(
+                    ValidatorSetup::new(*pub_key)
+                        .with_name(format!("{pub_key}:{i}"))
+                        .bootstrap_type(bootstrap_type)
+                        // Validator wants to send invalid transactions.
+                        .utxo_validation(false),
+                )
+            })
+        }),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let authority = &producers[0];
+    let sentry = &validators[0];
+
+    // Time for nodes to connect to each other.
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
+    use rand::Rng;
+
+    for _ in 0..NUMBER_OF_INVALID_TXS {
+        let invalid_tx = TransactionBuilder::script(vec![], vec![])
+            .add_unsigned_coin_input(
+                rng.gen(),
+                rng.gen(),
+                rng.gen(),
+                rng.gen(),
+                Default::default(),
+                Default::default(),
+            )
+            .finalize()
+            .into();
+
+        sentry.node.submit(invalid_tx).await.expect(
+            "Should accept invalid transaction because `utxo_validation = false`.",
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Give some time to receive all invalid transactions.
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+
+    let mut authority_blocks = authority.node.shared.block_importer.block_stream();
+
+    // Submit a valid transaction from banned sentry to an authority node.
+    let valid_transaction = authority.test_transactions()[0].clone();
+    sentry
+        .node
+        .submit(valid_transaction.clone())
+        .await
+        .expect("Transaction is valid");
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), authority_blocks.next()).await;
+
+    let authority_client = FuelClient::from(authority.node.bound_address);
+    authority_client
+        .transaction_status(&valid_transaction.id(&Default::default()))
+        .await
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn test_tx_gossiping_reserved_nodes_invalid_txs() {
+    // Test verifies that gossiping of invalid transactions from reserved
+    // nodes doesn't decrease its reputation.
+    // After gossiping `NUMBER_OF_INVALID_TXS` transactions,
+    // we will gossip one valid transaction, and it should be included.
+    let status = test_tx_gossiping_invalid_txs(BootstrapType::ReservedNodes).await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        status,
+        Ok(fuel_core_client::client::types::TransactionStatus::Success { .. })
+    ));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn test_tx_gossiping_non_reserved_nodes_invalid_txs() {
+    // This test is opposite to the `test_tx_gossiping_reserved_nodes_invalid_txs`.
+    // It verifies that gossiping about invalid transactions from
+    // non-reserved peers disconnects them.
+    //
+    // The test sends `NUMBER_OF_INVALID_TXS` invalid transactions,
+    // and verifies that sending a valid one will be ignored.
+    let status = test_tx_gossiping_invalid_txs(BootstrapType::BootstrapNodes).await;
+
+    assert!(status.is_err());
+}