diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/broadcast.go b/eth/protocols/eth/broadcast.go
index d88785238d65..55284ede7a4f 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/broadcast.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/broadcast.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	broadcastSendTxsLenGauge    = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/direct/txs", nil)
-	broadcastSendTxsFailGauge   = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/direct/fail", nil)
+	broadcastSendTxsFailCounter = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/direct/fail", nil)
 	broadcastSendHashesLenGauge = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/direct/hashes", nil)
 	broadcastSendQueueLenGauge  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/direct/queue", nil)
 	broadcastAnnoTxsLenGauge    = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/anno/txs", nil)
-	broadcastAnnoTxsFailGauge   = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/anno/fail", nil)
+	broadcastAnnoTxsFailCounter = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/anno/fail", nil)
 	broadcastAnnoHashesLenGauge = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/anno/hashes", nil)
 	broadcastAnnoQueueLenGauge  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/broadcast/anno/queue", nil)
 )
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (p *Peer) broadcastTransactions() {
 					broadcastSendTxsLenGauge.Update(int64(len(txs)))
 					if err := p.SendTransactions(txs); err != nil {
 						log.Debug("Sending transactions", "count", len(txs), "err", err)
-						broadcastSendTxsFailGauge.Inc(1)
+						broadcastSendTxsFailCounter.Inc(1)
 						fail <- err
 						return
 					}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (p *Peer) announceTransactions() {
 					broadcastAnnoTxsLenGauge.Update(int64(len(pending)))
 					if err := p.sendPooledTransactionHashes(pending); err != nil {
 						log.Debug("Sending transaction announcements", "count", len(pending), "err", err)
-						broadcastAnnoTxsFailGauge.Inc(1)
+						broadcastAnnoTxsFailCounter.Inc(1)
 						fail <- err
 						return
 					}
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index 6c1534d17575..71731ebf587a 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	newPooledTxHashesFailGauge    = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/newpooledtxhashes/fail", nil)
+	newPooledTxHashesFailCounter  = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/newpooledtxhashes/fail", nil)
 	newPooledTxHashesLenGauge     = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/newpooledtxhashes/len", nil)
-	getPooledTxsFailGauge         = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/getpooledtxs/fail", nil)
+	getPooledTxsFailCounter       = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/getpooledtxs/fail", nil)
 	getPooledTxsQueryLenGauge     = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/getpooledtxs/query", nil)
 	getPooledTxsRetrievedLenGauge = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/getpooledtxs/retrieved", nil)
-	handleTxsFailGauge            = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/handletxs/fail", nil)
+	handleTxsFailCounter          = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/handletxs/fail", nil)
 	handleTxsLenGauge             = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/handletxs/len", nil)
-	handleTxsNilGauge             = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/handletxs/nil", nil)
-	pooledTxs66FailGauge          = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/pooledtxs66/fail", nil)
+	handleTxsNilCounter           = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/handletxs/nil", nil)
+	pooledTxs66FailCounter        = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/pooledtxs66/fail", nil)
 	pooledTxs66LenGauge           = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/pooledtxs66/len", nil)
-	pooledTxs66NillGauge          = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/pooledtxs66/nil", nil)
+	pooledTxs66NilCounter         = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("eth/protocols/eth/handlers/pooledtxs66/nil", nil)
 )
 
 // handleGetBlockHeaders66 is the eth/66 version of handleGetBlockHeaders
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func handleNewPooledTransactionHashes(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer)
 	ann := new(NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket)
 	if err := msg.Decode(ann); err != nil {
 		log.Debug("Failed to decode `NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket`", "peer", peer.String(), "err", err)
-		newPooledTxHashesFailGauge.Inc(1)
+		newPooledTxHashesFailCounter.Inc(1)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: message %v: %v", errDecode, msg, err)
 	}
 	// Schedule all the unknown hashes for retrieval
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func handleGetPooledTransactions66(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) err
 	var query GetPooledTransactionsPacket66
 	if err := msg.Decode(&query); err != nil {
 		log.Debug("Failed to decode `GetPooledTransactionsPacket66`", "peer", peer.String(), "err", err)
-		getPooledTxsFailGauge.Inc(1)
+		getPooledTxsFailCounter.Inc(1)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: message %v: %v", errDecode, msg, err)
 	}
 	hashes, txs := answerGetPooledTransactions(backend, query.GetPooledTransactionsPacket, peer)
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func handleTransactions(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 	// Transactions can be processed, parse all of them and deliver to the pool
 	var txs TransactionsPacket
 	if err := msg.Decode(&txs); err != nil {
-		handleTxsFailGauge.Inc(1)
+		handleTxsFailCounter.Inc(1)
 		log.Debug("Failed to decode `TransactionsPacket`", "peer", peer.String(), "err", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: message %v: %v", errDecode, msg, err)
 	}
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func handleTransactions(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 	for i, tx := range txs {
 		// Validate and mark the remote transaction
 		if tx == nil {
-			handleTxsNilGauge.Inc(1)
+			handleTxsNilCounter.Inc(1)
 			log.Debug("handleTransactions: transaction is nil", "peer", peer.String(), "i", i)
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: transaction %d is nil", errDecode, i)
 		}
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func handlePooledTransactions66(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error
 	// Transactions can be processed, parse all of them and deliver to the pool
 	var txs PooledTransactionsPacket66
 	if err := msg.Decode(&txs); err != nil {
-		pooledTxs66FailGauge.Inc(1)
+		pooledTxs66FailCounter.Inc(1)
 		log.Debug("Failed to decode `PooledTransactionsPacket66`", "peer", peer.String(), "err", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: message %v: %v", errDecode, msg, err)
 	}
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func handlePooledTransactions66(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error
 	for i, tx := range txs.PooledTransactionsPacket {
 		// Validate and mark the remote transaction
 		if tx == nil {
-			pooledTxs66NillGauge.Inc(1)
+			pooledTxs66NilCounter.Inc(1)
 			log.Debug("handlePooledTransactions: transaction is nil", "peer", peer.String(), "i", i)
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: transaction %d is nil", errDecode, i)
 		}
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 51f9c664e127..913407c954b0 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 5         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 7         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 3         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 4         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "mainnet" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )