diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87f3384f738..096b4826311 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.4.1
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [BESU-25](https://jira.hyperledger.org/browse/BESU-25) Use v5 Devp2p when pinging [\#392](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/392)
+
+
 ## 1.4.0 RC-1 
 
 ### Additions and Improvements 
diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/internal/PingPacketData.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/internal/PingPacketData.java
index a3fba289a0f..214115e8a10 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/internal/PingPacketData.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/internal/PingPacketData.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 public class PingPacketData implements PacketData {
 
-  /* Fixed value that represents we're using v4 of the P2P discovery protocol. */
-  private static final int VERSION = 4;
+  /* Fixed value that represents we're using v5 of the P2P discovery protocol. */
+  private static final int VERSION = 5;
 
   /* Source. */
   private final Endpoint from;
diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryPacketPcapSedesTest.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryPacketPcapSedesTest.java
index ba4366d01ef..29c0aae6946 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryPacketPcapSedesTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryPacketPcapSedesTest.java
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public void serializeDeserialize() {
         ping.getTo().getTcpPort().ifPresent(p -> assertThat(p).isPositive());
         ping.getFrom().getTcpPort().ifPresent(p -> assertThat(p).isPositive());
         assertThat(ping.getExpiration()).isPositive();
-        break;
+        // because of the version upgrade the ping packet won't re-serialize, so we're done
+        return;
 
       case PONG:
         assertThat(packet.getPacketData(PongPacketData.class)).isPresent();