diff --git a/bin/rialto/node/src/cli.rs b/bin/rialto/node/src/cli.rs
index 98323c9d9c..c39efed4ce 100644
--- a/bin/rialto/node/src/cli.rs
+++ b/bin/rialto/node/src/cli.rs
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ pub enum Subcommand {
 	Inspect(node_inspect::cli::InspectCmd),
 
 	/// Benchmark runtime pallets.
-	#[clap(subcommand)]
+	#[command(subcommand)]
 	Benchmark(frame_benchmarking_cli::BenchmarkCmd),
 
 	/// FOR INTERNAL USE: analog of the "prepare-worker" command of the polkadot binary.
-	#[clap(name = "prepare-worker", hide = true)]
+	#[command(name = "prepare-worker", hide = true)]
 	PvfPrepareWorker(ValidationWorkerCommand),
 
 	/// FOR INTERNAL USE: analog of the "execute-worker" command of the polkadot binary.
-	#[clap(name = "execute-worker", hide = true)]
+	#[command(name = "execute-worker", hide = true)]
 	PvfExecuteWorker(ValidationWorkerCommand),
 }
 
@@ -84,5 +84,9 @@ pub enum Subcommand {
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct ValidationWorkerCommand {
 	/// The path to the validation host's socket.
+	#[arg(long)]
 	pub socket_path: String,
+	/// Calling node implementation version
+	#[arg(long)]
+	pub node_impl_version: String,
 }
diff --git a/bin/rialto/node/src/command.rs b/bin/rialto/node/src/command.rs
index 0bff2e523b..a21b3a88d2 100644
--- a/bin/rialto/node/src/command.rs
+++ b/bin/rialto/node/src/command.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ pub fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
 			builder.with_colors(false);
 			let _ = builder.init();
 
-			polkadot_node_core_pvf::prepare_worker_entrypoint(&cmd.socket_path, None);
+			polkadot_node_core_pvf::prepare_worker_entrypoint(
+				&cmd.socket_path,
+				Some(&cmd.node_impl_version),
+			);
 			Ok(())
 		},
 		Some(crate::cli::Subcommand::PvfExecuteWorker(cmd)) => {
@@ -172,7 +175,10 @@ pub fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
 			builder.with_colors(false);
 			let _ = builder.init();
 
-			polkadot_node_core_pvf::execute_worker_entrypoint(&cmd.socket_path, None);
+			polkadot_node_core_pvf::execute_worker_entrypoint(
+				&cmd.socket_path,
+				Some(&cmd.node_impl_version),
+			);
 			Ok(())
 		},
 		None => {
diff --git a/deployments/bridges/rialto-millau/docker-compose.yml b/deployments/bridges/rialto-millau/docker-compose.yml
index 5d15a0398b..7ce33da67c 100644
--- a/deployments/bridges/rialto-millau/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployments/bridges/rialto-millau/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ services:
       - rialto-node-charlie
       - rialto-node-dave
       - rialto-node-eve
+      - rialto-node-ferdie
 
   relay-messages-millau-to-rialto-generator:
     <<: *sub-bridge-relay
diff --git a/deployments/networks/dashboard/prometheus/rialto-targets.yml b/deployments/networks/dashboard/prometheus/rialto-targets.yml
index 0c89926e8c..7ec194f99d 100644
--- a/deployments/networks/dashboard/prometheus/rialto-targets.yml
+++ b/deployments/networks/dashboard/prometheus/rialto-targets.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
   - rialto-node-charlie:9615
   - rialto-node-dave:9615
   - rialto-node-eve:9615
+  - rialto-node-ferdie:9615
diff --git a/deployments/networks/rialto.yml b/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
index fab85b89c0..ebd8393fca 100644
--- a/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
+++ b/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,24 @@ services:
       - "10344:9944"
       - "10315:9615"
 
+  rialto-node-ferdie:
+    <<: *rialto-bridge-node
+    entrypoint:
+      - /home/user/rialto-bridge-node
+      - --execution=Native
+      - --chain=local
+      - --bootnodes=/dns4/rialto-node-alice/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWMF6JvV319a7kJn5pqkKbhR3fcM2cvK5vCbYZHeQhYzFE
+      - --ferdie
+      - --rpc-cors=all
+      - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
+      - --unsafe-rpc-external
+      - --unsafe-ws-external
+      - --prometheus-external
+    ports:
+      - "10433:9933"
+      - "10444:9944"
+      - "10415:9615"
+
   rialto-chainspec-exporter:
     image: ${RIALTO_BRIDGE_NODE_IMAGE:-paritytech/rialto-bridge-node}
     entrypoint: /entrypoints/rialto-chainspec-exporter-entrypoint.sh
@@ -118,6 +136,7 @@ services:
       - rialto-node-charlie
       - rialto-node-dave
       - rialto-node-eve
+      - rialto-node-ferdie
 
 # we're using `/rialto-share` to expose Rialto chain spec to those who are interested. Right
 # now it is Rialto Parachain collator nodes. Local + tmpfs combination allows sharing writable