diff --git a/httpd-client/index.ts b/httpd-client/index.ts
index f2328f436..7cf0e39aa 100644
--- a/httpd-client/index.ts
+++ b/httpd-client/index.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const nodeInfoSchema = object({
   message: string(),
   service: string(),
   version: string(),
+  apiVersion: string(),
   nid: string(),
   path: string(),
   links: array(
diff --git a/httpd-client/lib/fetcher.ts b/httpd-client/lib/fetcher.ts
index 7c8157065..82ef422d5 100644
--- a/httpd-client/lib/fetcher.ts
+++ b/httpd-client/lib/fetcher.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 import type { ZodIssue, ZodType, TypeOf } from "zod";
 
+import { config } from "@app/lib/config";
+import { compare } from "compare-versions";
+
 export interface BaseUrl {
   hostname: string;
   port: number;
@@ -40,16 +43,41 @@ export class ResponseError extends Error {
 export class ResponseParseError extends Error {
   public method: string;
   public body: unknown;
+  public description: string;
+  public apiVersion: string | undefined;
   public zodIssues: ZodIssue[];
   public path?: string;
 
   public constructor(
     method: string,
     body: unknown,
+    apiVersion: string | undefined,
     zodIssues: ZodIssue[],
     path?: string,
   ) {
     super("Failed to parse response body");
+
+    let description: string;
+    if (
+      apiVersion === undefined ||
+      compare(apiVersion, config.nodes.apiVersion, "<")
+    ) {
+      description = `The node you are fetching from seems to be outdated, make sure the httpd API version is at least ${config.nodes.apiVersion} currently ${apiVersion ?? "unknown"}.`;
+    } else if (
+      config.nodes.apiVersion === undefined ||
+      compare(apiVersion, config.nodes.apiVersion, ">")
+    ) {
+      description = `The web client you are using is outdated, make sure it supports at least ${apiVersion} to interact with this node currently ${config.nodes.apiVersion ?? "unknown"}.`;
+    } else {
+      description =
+        "This is usually due to a version mismatch between the seed and the web interface.";
+    }
+    this.apiVersion = apiVersion;
+    this.description =
+      "The response received from the seed does not match the expected schema.<br/>".concat(
+        description,
+      );
+
     this.method = method;
     this.path = path;
     this.body = body;
@@ -93,8 +121,7 @@ export class Fetcher {
   ): Promise<TypeOf<T>> {
     const response = await this.fetch({
       ...params,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-      query: { ...params.query, bust_cache: "1" },
+      query: { ...params.query, v: config.nodes.apiVersion },
     });
 
     if (!response.ok) {
@@ -112,9 +139,12 @@ export class Fetcher {
     if (result.success) {
       return result.data;
     } else {
+      const response = await this.fetch({ method: "GET" });
+      const info = await response.json();
       throw new ResponseParseError(
         params.method,
         responseBody,
+        info.apiVersion,
         result.error.errors,
         params.path,
       );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 21aab0072..f702e4987 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "baconjs": "^3.0.17",
         "bs58": "^5.0.0",
         "buffer": "^6.0.3",
+        "compare-versions": "^6.1.0",
         "dompurify": "^3.0.11",
         "hast-util-to-dom": "^4.0.0",
         "hast-util-to-html": "^9.0.0",
@@ -1880,6 +1881,11 @@
         "node": ">= 12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/compare-versions": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LNZQXhqUvqUTotpZ00qLSaify3b4VFD588aRr8MKFw4CMUr98ytzCW5wDH5qx/DEY5kCDXcbcRuCqL0szEf2tg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fe2611bf..2bfd66f67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "baconjs": "^3.0.17",
     "bs58": "^5.0.0",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
+    "compare-versions": "^6.1.0",
     "dompurify": "^3.0.11",
     "hast-util-to-dom": "^4.0.0",
     "hast-util-to-html": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index 046bb09fe..e03c1bec9 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
     "fallbackPublicExplorer": "https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/$host/$rid$path",
+    "apiVersion": "0.1.0",
     "defaultHttpdPort": 443,
     "defaultLocalHttpdPort": 8080,
     "defaultHttpdHostname": "seed.radicle.garden",
diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index f86c5b0dd..b6564656e 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import configJson from "@app/config.json";
 
 export interface Config {
   nodes: {
+    apiVersion: string;
     fallbackPublicExplorer: string;
     defaultHttpdPort: number;
     defaultHttpdHostname: string;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ function getConfig(): Config {
     return {
       nodes: {
         fallbackPublicExplorer: "https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/$host/$rid$path",
+        apiVersion: "0.1.0",
         defaultHttpdHostname: "127.0.0.1",
         defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
         defaultLocalHttpdPort: 8081,
diff --git a/src/views/home/error.ts b/src/views/home/error.ts
index 5a6af1e2f..d14fd7899 100644
--- a/src/views/home/error.ts
+++ b/src/views/home/error.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ export function handleError(
     return {
       error,
       title: "Could not parse the request",
-      description:
-        "The response received from the seed does not match the expected schema, this is usually due to a version mismatch between the seed and the web interface.",
+      description: error.description,
     };
   } else if (error instanceof ResponseError) {
     return {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/error.ts b/src/views/nodes/error.ts
index 0489cb90b..81b6ce789 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/error.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/error.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ export function handleError(
       params: {
         error,
         title: "Could not parse the request",
-        description:
-          "The response received from the seed does not match the expected schema, this is usually due to a version mismatch between the seed and the web interface.",
+        description: error.description,
       },
     };
   } else if (error instanceof ResponseError) {
diff --git a/src/views/projects/error.ts b/src/views/projects/error.ts
index 95c1e81ea..fae5df875 100644
--- a/src/views/projects/error.ts
+++ b/src/views/projects/error.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ export function handleError(
       params: {
         error,
         title: "Could not parse the request",
-        description:
-          "The response received from the seed does not match the expected schema, this is usually due to a version mismatch between the seed and the web interface.",
+        description: error.description,
       },
     };
   } else if (
diff --git a/tests/support/fixtures.ts b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
index bbd890e24..bf4d76441 100644
--- a/tests/support/fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const test = base.extend<{
             nodes: {
               fallbackPublicExplorer:
                 "https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/$host/$rid$path",
+              apiVersion: "0.1.0",
               defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
               defaultHttpdHostname: "127.0.0.1",
               defaultLocalHttpdPort: 8081,
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ export function appConfigWithFixture(defaultLocalHttpdPort = 8081) {
   window.APP_CONFIG = {
     nodes: {
       fallbackPublicExplorer: "https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/$host/$rid$path",
+      apiVersion: "0.1.0",
       defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
       defaultHttpdHostname: "127.0.0.1",
       defaultLocalHttpdPort,