diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index 6f7c6b528e..e05f975387 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --expected-genesis-hash ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 = --expected-shred-version ]]; then
+      args+=("$1" "$2")
+      shift 2
     elif [[ $1 = --identity-keypair ]]; then
       identity_keypair_path=$2
       args+=("$1" "$2")
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index f92b9dd6ca..d5d6bc18ee 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ EOF
         export BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATOR_IDENTITY_KEYPAIR=net/keypairs/bootstrap-validator-identity.json
       fi
       multinode-demo/setup.sh "${args[@]}"
+
+      solana-ledger-tool -l config/bootstrap-validator shred-version | tee config/shred-version
     fi
     args=(
       --gossip-host "$entrypointIp"
@@ -273,12 +275,15 @@ EOF
         net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
           "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-identity-"$nodeIndex".json config/validator-identity.json
       fi
+      net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
+        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/shred-version config/shred-version
     fi
 
     args=(
       --entrypoint "$entrypointIp:8001"
       --gossip-port 8001
       --rpc-port 8899
+      --expected-shred-version "$(cat config/shred-version)"
     )
     if [[ $nodeType = blockstreamer ]]; then
       args+=(