diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e37830887b..0ebefca172 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_protocol"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.10.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/sn_cli/Cargo.toml b/sn_cli/Cargo.toml
index 8cd3325358..379beb098b 100644
--- a/sn_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ sn_client = { path = "../sn_client", version = "0.99.31" }
 sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.14.31" }
 sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.16" }
 sn_peers_acquisition= { path="../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.1.13" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0" }
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["io-util", "macros", "parking_lot", "rt", "sync", "time", "fs"] }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ eyre = "0.6.8"
 criterion = "0.5.1"
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
 rand = { version = "~0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4", features = ["test-utils"]}
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0", features = ["test-utils"]}
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/sn_client/Cargo.toml b/sn_client/Cargo.toml
index 0c9c4d185c..56c1e70902 100644
--- a/sn_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 self_encryption = "~0.28.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = [ "derive", "rc" ]}
 sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.12.12" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0" }
 sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.3.6" }
 sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.14.31" }
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
diff --git a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
index d9dbd52b5e..31d54639b8 100644
--- a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rand = { version = "~0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
 rayon = "1.8.0"
 rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = [ "derive", "rc" ]}
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0" }
 sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.14.31" }
 sysinfo = { version = "0.29.0", default-features = false, optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
diff --git a/sn_node/Cargo.toml b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
index 1cdca71d31..78ef1e10b5 100644
--- a/sn_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sn_peers_acquisition= { path="../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.1.13" }
 sn_client = { path = "../sn_client", version = "0.99.31" }
 sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.16" }
 sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.12.12" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0" }
 sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.3.6" }
 sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.14.31" }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
 reqwest = { version="0.11.18", default-features=false, features = ["rustls"] }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4", features = ["test-utils"]}
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0", features = ["test-utils"]}
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml b/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
index b0de132ea0..50aadad026 100644
--- a/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sn_client = { path = "../sn_client", version = "0.99.31" }
 sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.16" }
 sn_node = { path = "../sn_node", version = "0.100.28" }
 sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.1.13" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.9.4" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.10.0" }
 sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.14.31" }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 # # watch out updating this, protoc compiler needs to be installed on all build systems
diff --git a/sn_protocol/CHANGELOG.md b/sn_protocol/CHANGELOG.md
index e727742dcc..15024ca197 100644
--- a/sn_protocol/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sn_protocol/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.10.0](https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network/compare/sn_protocol-v0.9.4...sn_protocol-v0.10.0) - 2023-12-28
+
+### Added
+- *(protocol)* [**breaking**] new request response for ChunkExistenceProof
+
 ## [0.9.4](https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network/compare/sn_protocol-v0.9.3...sn_protocol-v0.9.4) - 2023-12-19
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml b/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
index 9cae194721..6e66950b9e 100644
--- a/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_protocol"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.10.0"
 
 [features]
 test-utils=["dirs-next", "serde_json"]