diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Session>>::iterator it;
   for (it = this->sessions.begin(); it != this->sessions.end(); ++it) {
     OlmBuffer buffer = it->second->storeAsB64(secretKey);
-    persist.sessions.insert(make_pair(it->first, buffer));
+    SessionPersist sessionPersist{buffer, it->second->version};
+    persist.sessions.insert(make_pair(it->first, sessionPersist));
   }
 
   return persist;
@@ -357,10 +358,11 @@
         std::string{::olm_account_last_error(this->getOlmAccount())}};
   }
 
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, OlmBuffer>::iterator it;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, SessionPersist>::iterator it;
   for (it = persist.sessions.begin(); it != persist.sessions.end(); ++it) {
     std::unique_ptr<Session> session =
-        session->restoreFromB64(secretKey, it->second);
+        session->restoreFromB64(secretKey, it->second.buffer);
+    session->version = it->second.version;
     this->sessions.insert(make_pair(it->first, move(session)));
   }
 }
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Persist.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Persist.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Persist.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Persist.h
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 namespace comm {
 namespace crypto {
 
+struct SessionPersist {
+  OlmBuffer buffer;
+  int version;
+};
+
 struct Persist {
   OlmBuffer account;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, OlmBuffer> sessions;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, SessionPersist> sessions;
 
   bool isEmpty() const {
     return (this->account.size() == 0);
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Session.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Session.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Session.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/Session.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   OlmBuffer olmSessionBuffer;
 
 public:
+  int version;
+
   static std::unique_ptr<Session> createSessionAsInitializer(
       OlmAccount *account,
       std::uint8_t *ownerIdentityKeys,
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
@@ -1974,7 +1974,10 @@
 
   for (auto it = persist.sessions.begin(); it != persist.sessions.end(); it++) {
     OlmPersistSession persistSession = {
-        it->first, std::string(it->second.begin(), it->second.end())};
+        it->first,
+        std::string(it->second.buffer.begin(), it->second.buffer.end()),
+        it->second.version};
+
     this->storeOlmPersistSession(persistSession);
   }
 }
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
@@ -469,8 +469,10 @@
                 crypto::OlmBuffer sessionDataBuffer(
                     sessionsDataItem.session_data.begin(),
                     sessionsDataItem.session_data.end());
+                crypto::SessionPersist sessionPersist{
+                    sessionDataBuffer, sessionsDataItem.version};
                 contentPersist.sessions.insert(std::make_pair(
-                    sessionsDataItem.target_device_id, sessionDataBuffer));
+                    sessionsDataItem.target_device_id, sessionPersist));
               }
             }
 
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   std::string accountString = persistJSON["account"].asString();
   crypto::OlmBuffer account =
       std::vector<uint8_t>(accountString.begin(), accountString.end());
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, crypto::OlmBuffer> sessions;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, crypto::SessionPersist> sessions;
 
   if (persistJSON["sessions"].isNull()) {
     return std::make_unique<crypto::CryptoModule>(
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
   for (auto &sessionKeyValuePair : persistJSON["sessions"].items()) {
     std::string targetUserID = sessionKeyValuePair.first.asString();
     std::string sessionData = sessionKeyValuePair.second.asString();
-    sessions[targetUserID] =
-        std::vector<uint8_t>(sessionData.begin(), sessionData.end());
+    sessions[targetUserID] = {
+        std::vector<uint8_t>(sessionData.begin(), sessionData.end()), 1};
   }
   return std::make_unique<crypto::CryptoModule>(
       notificationsCryptoAccountID,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   folly::dynamic sessions = folly::dynamic::object;
   for (auto &sessionKeyValuePair : persist.sessions) {
     std::string targetUserID = sessionKeyValuePair.first;
-    crypto::OlmBuffer sessionData = sessionKeyValuePair.second;
+    crypto::OlmBuffer sessionData = sessionKeyValuePair.second.buffer;
     sessions[targetUserID] =
         std::string(sessionData.begin(), sessionData.end());
   }