diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba94209317d..574fd7e0dd0 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ message(STATUS "CMake version ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.15 CACHE STRING "macOS deployment target (Apple clang only)")
 
 project(beldex
-    VERSION 7.0.3
+    VERSION 7.0.4
     LANGUAGES CXX C)
 set(BELDEX_RELEASE_CODENAME "Obscura")
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 80893ab5fd0..43ae3c1f8f6 100755
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
     if(tx.type == txtype::key_image_unlock)
     {
-      if(hf_version  >= hf::hf18_bns)
+      if(!opts.kept_by_block && hf_version  >= hf::hf18_bns)
       {
         crypto::public_key mnode_key;
         if (!cryptonote::get_master_node_pubkey_from_tx_extra(tx.extra, mnode_key))
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
           return false;
 
         uint64_t block_height = m_blockchain.get_current_blockchain_height();
-        if (!m_blockchain.get_master_node_list().is_master_node(mnode_key))
+        if (!m_blockchain.get_master_node_list().is_master_node(mnode_key, /*require_active=*/false))
           return false;
         const master_nodes::master_node_info &node_info = m_blockchain.get_master_node_list().get_master_node_details(mnode_key);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index e657f55c686..71b9d4aa38d 100755
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ namespace cryptonote::rpc {
     auto db_size = db.get_database_size();
     info.response["database_size"] = context.admin ? db_size : round_up(db_size, 1'000'000'000);
     info.response["version"]       = context.admin ? BELDEX_VERSION_FULL : std::to_string(BELDEX_VERSION[0]);
+    info.response["release_codename"] = BELDEX_RELEASE_NAME;
     info.response["status_line"]   = context.admin ? m_core.get_status_string() :
       "v" + std::to_string(BELDEX_VERSION[0]) + "; Height: " + std::to_string(height);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index cfe4e08bad4..144c0cff5e4 100755
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ namespace cryptonote::rpc {
   /// - `version` -- Current version of this daemon, as a string.  For a public node this will just be
   ///   the major and minor version (e.g. "9"); for an admin rpc endpoint this will return the full
   ///   version (e.g. "9.2.1").
+  /// - `release_codename` -- Release codename of this daemon build (e.g. "Obscura").
   /// - `status_line` -- A short one-line summary string of the node (requires an admin/unrestricted
   ///   connection for most details)
   ///
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/daemon_info.py b/tests/functional_tests/daemon_info.py
index 7b606fe0c45..6fd5ef684c3 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/daemon_info.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/daemon_info.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ def _test_get_info(self):
         assert 'height' in res.keys()
         assert res.height >= 1
 
+        # release codename should be provided as a non-empty string
+        assert 'release_codename' in res.keys()
+        assert isinstance(res.release_codename, str)
+        assert res.release_codename
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     DaemonGetInfoTest().run_test()