diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 87ca77e..4823664 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internet2"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin_hashes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f833349..7d77de4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "internet2"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["Dr. Maxim Orlovsky <orlovsky@lnp-bp.org>"]
 description = "Rust implementation for the stack of Internet2 protocols"
diff --git a/src/session/session.rs b/src/session/session.rs
index 7dcbd8e..6737ea7 100644
--- a/src/session/session.rs
+++ b/src/session/session.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::net::TcpListener;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "keygen")]
 use addr::NodeAddr;
+use addr::NodeId;
 use amplify::Bipolar;
 #[cfg(feature = "keygen")]
 use inet2_addr::InetSocketAddr;
@@ -317,9 +318,7 @@ impl<const LEN_SIZE: usize>
     Session<NoiseTranscoder<LEN_SIZE>, encrypted::Connection<LEN_SIZE>>
 {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn remote_pubkey(&self) -> secp256k1::PublicKey {
-        self.transcoder.remote_pubkey()
-    }
+    pub fn remote_id(&self) -> NodeId { self.transcoder.remote_pubkey().into() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "keygen")]