diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2976ef21..4b1e58c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go get -u github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk/protocols/rpc
 ```
 
 ### Added
+- `getNetwork` endpoint now returns core supported protocol version ([#563](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/563)).
 - Expanded `getLatestLedger` endpoint to also return `closeTime`, `headerXdr`, and `metadataXdr` ([#554](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/554)).
 - Added `soroban-env-host` info to `version` command ([#550](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/550)).
 - Added a new `--network` configuration parameter, allowing users to specify a default Stellar network (`testnet`, `pubnet`, or `futurenet`) ([#540](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/540), [#543](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/543)).
diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/integrationtest/get_network_test.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/integrationtest/get_network_test.go
index 2c78baeb..b60d2cdd 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/integrationtest/get_network_test.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/integrationtest/get_network_test.go
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ func TestGetNetworkSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, infrastructure.FriendbotURL, result.FriendbotURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, infrastructure.StandaloneNetworkPassphrase, result.Passphrase)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.ProtocolVersion, 20)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.ProtocolVersion, 24)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.CoreSupportedProtocolVersion, 25)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
index d5b05981..71095c52 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/jsonrpc.go
@@ -189,9 +189,11 @@ func NewJSONRPCHandler(cfg *config.Config, params HandlerParams) Handler {
 		{
 			methodName: protocol.GetNetworkMethodName,
 			underlyingHandler: methods.NewGetNetworkHandler(
+				params.Logger,
 				cfg.NetworkPassphrase,
 				cfg.FriendbotURL,
 				params.LedgerReader,
+				cfg.StellarCoreBinaryPath,
 			),
 			longName:             toSnakeCase(protocol.GetNetworkMethodName),
 			queueLimit:           cfg.RequestBacklogGetNetworkQueueLimit,
diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/methods/get_network.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/methods/get_network.go
index 2cc420d3..b0e19f4c 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/methods/get_network.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/methods/get_network.go
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 package methods
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/creachadair/jrpc2"
 
 	protocol "github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk/protocols/rpc"
+	"github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk/support/log"
 
 	"github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/db"
 )
 
+var coreVersion int //nolint:gochecknoglobals // allow global cache for core supported protocol version
+
 // NewGetNetworkHandler returns a json rpc handler to for the getNetwork method
 func NewGetNetworkHandler(
+	logger *log.Entry,
 	networkPassphrase string,
 	friendbotURL string,
 	ledgerReader db.LedgerReader,
+	coreBinaryPath string,
 ) jrpc2.Handler {
 	return NewHandler(func(ctx context.Context, _ protocol.GetNetworkRequest) (protocol.GetNetworkResponse, error) {
 		protocolVersion, err := getProtocolVersion(ctx, ledgerReader)
@@ -25,10 +35,55 @@ func NewGetNetworkHandler(
 			}
 		}
 
+		if coreVersion == 0 {
+			coreVersionResponse, err := getCoreSupportedProtocolVersions(ctx, coreBinaryPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Warnf("failed to get supported protocol versions: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				coreVersion = coreVersionResponse
+			}
+		}
+
 		return protocol.GetNetworkResponse{
-			FriendbotURL:    friendbotURL,
-			Passphrase:      networkPassphrase,
-			ProtocolVersion: int(protocolVersion),
+			FriendbotURL:                 friendbotURL,
+			Passphrase:                   networkPassphrase,
+			ProtocolVersion:              int(protocolVersion),
+			CoreSupportedProtocolVersion: coreVersion,
 		}, nil
 	})
 }
+
+func getCoreSupportedProtocolVersions(ctx context.Context, coreBinaryPath string) (int, error) {
+	// Exec `stellar-core version` to get supported protocol versions
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, coreBinaryPath, "version")
+	var out, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return 0, &jrpc2.Error{
+			Code:    jrpc2.InternalError,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to exec `stellar-core version`: %v, stderr: %s", err, stderr.String()),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Find all matches for protocol versions across hosts in stdout
+	outStr := out.String()
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`ledger protocol version:\s*(\d+)`)
+	match := re.FindStringSubmatch(outStr)
+	if match == nil {
+		return 0, &jrpc2.Error{
+			Code:    jrpc2.InternalError,
+			Message: "failed to parse protocol versions from `stellar-core version` output: " + outStr,
+		}
+	}
+
+	version, err := strconv.Atoi(match[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, &jrpc2.Error{
+			Code:    jrpc2.InternalError,
+			Message: "failed to parse protocol version from `stellar-core version` output: " + err.Error(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	return version, nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1e45d072..b51502c6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
-	github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251208182759-7568ee53f4fd
+	github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251210212453-0b8bc9bdc885
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4162620f..e11782b7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ github.com/spf13/viper v1.17.0 h1:I5txKw7MJasPL/BrfkbA0Jyo/oELqVmux4pR/UxOMfI=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.17.0/go.mod h1:BmMMMLQXSbcHK6KAOiFLz0l5JHrU89OdIRHvsk0+yVI=
 github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2 v2.6.0 h1:l+DolpxNWYgruGQVV0xsfeya3CsC7m8iBzDnMpsbLuo=
 github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:gm2SeUoMZEtpnzPNs2Csc0D/gX33k1xIx7lEzqblHEs=
-github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251208182759-7568ee53f4fd h1:90j0mtcO8J6v2v/EVgvyfK+L1WlLW9Fg2Vn4/zAv/0Q=
-github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251208182759-7568ee53f4fd/go.mod h1:fZPcxQZw1I0zZ+X76uFcVPqmQCaYbWc87lDFW/kQJaY=
+github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251210212453-0b8bc9bdc885 h1:ZE6zXQanqXbUG60SJc7IYrcPuW4BsHgoAjcfh/C50hY=
+github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.0.0-20251210212453-0b8bc9bdc885/go.mod h1:fZPcxQZw1I0zZ+X76uFcVPqmQCaYbWc87lDFW/kQJaY=
 github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20231122183749-b53fb00bcac2 h1:OzCVd0SV5qE3ZcDeSFCmOWLZfEWZ3Oe8KtmSOYKEVWE=
 github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20231122183749-b53fb00bcac2/go.mod h1:yoxyU/M8nl9LKeWIoBrbDPQ7Cy+4jxRcWcOayZ4BMps=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=