diff --git a/release/go/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.pb.go b/release/go/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.pb.go
index ce6fcefd..4056bb95 100644
--- a/release/go/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.pb.go
+++ b/release/go/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.pb.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type NetworkInfoResponse struct {
 	Hrp                   string                 `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=hrp,proto3" json:"hrp,omitempty"`
 	EffectiveGenesisLayer uint32                 `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=effective_genesis_layer,json=effectiveGenesisLayer,proto3" json:"effective_genesis_layer,omitempty"` // effective genesis layer, i.e., first layer after genesis initialization period
 	LayersPerEpoch        uint32                 `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=layers_per_epoch,json=layersPerEpoch,proto3" json:"layers_per_epoch,omitempty"`                      // number of layers per epoch
+	LabelsPerUnit         uint64                 `protobuf:"varint,8,opt,name=labels_per_unit,json=labelsPerUnit,proto3" json:"labels_per_unit,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *NetworkInfoResponse) Reset() {
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ func (x *NetworkInfoResponse) GetLayersPerEpoch() uint32 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *NetworkInfoResponse) GetLabelsPerUnit() uint64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.LabelsPerUnit
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 type NetworkInfoRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
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 var (
diff --git a/release/openapi/swagger/src/api.swagger.json b/release/openapi/swagger/src/api.swagger.json
index 4c224177..a5ee4d1d 100644
--- a/release/openapi/swagger/src/api.swagger.json
+++ b/release/openapi/swagger/src/api.swagger.json
@@ -598,6 +598,10 @@
         "hrp": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "labelsPerUnit": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "uint64"
+        },
         "layerDuration": {
           "type": "string",
           "title": "duration of each layer in the network, specified as a duration"
diff --git a/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.proto b/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.proto
index 54122ec5..d72d4d20 100644
--- a/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.proto
+++ b/spacemesh/v2alpha1/network.proto
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ message NetworkInfoResponse {
   string hrp = 5;
   uint32 effective_genesis_layer = 6; // effective genesis layer, i.e., first layer after genesis initialization period
   uint32 layers_per_epoch = 7; // number of layers per epoch
+  uint64 labels_per_unit = 8;
 }
 
 message NetworkInfoRequest {}