diff --git a/pkg/container/announcement.go b/pkg/container/announcement.go
index 412272bf..bc8b6e4c 100644
--- a/pkg/container/announcement.go
+++ b/pkg/container/announcement.go
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ func NewAnnouncementFromV2(v *container.UsedSpaceAnnouncement) *UsedSpaceAnnounc
 	return (*UsedSpaceAnnouncement)(v)
 }
 
+// Epoch of the announcement.
+func (a *UsedSpaceAnnouncement) Epoch() uint64 {
+	return (*container.UsedSpaceAnnouncement)(a).GetEpoch()
+}
+
+// SetEpoch sets announcement epoch value.
+func (a *UsedSpaceAnnouncement) SetEpoch(epoch uint64) {
+	(*container.UsedSpaceAnnouncement)(a).SetEpoch(epoch)
+}
+
 // ContainerID of the announcement.
 func (a *UsedSpaceAnnouncement) ContainerID() *ID {
 	return NewIDFromV2(
diff --git a/pkg/container/announcement_test.go b/pkg/container/announcement_test.go
index 3fca102e..ad3b16f4 100644
--- a/pkg/container/announcement_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/announcement_test.go
@@ -9,21 +9,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAnnouncement(t *testing.T) {
-	const usedSpace uint64 = 100
+	const epoch, usedSpace uint64 = 10, 100
 
 	cidValue := [32]byte{1, 2, 3}
 	cid := container.NewID()
 	cid.SetSHA256(cidValue)
 
 	a := container.NewAnnouncement()
+	a.SetEpoch(epoch)
 	a.SetContainerID(cid)
 	a.SetUsedSpace(usedSpace)
 
+	require.Equal(t, epoch, a.Epoch())
 	require.Equal(t, usedSpace, a.UsedSpace())
 	require.Equal(t, cid, a.ContainerID())
 
 	t.Run("test v2", func(t *testing.T) {
-		const newUsedSpace uint64 = 200
+		const newEpoch, newUsedSpace uint64 = 20, 200
 
 		newCidValue := [32]byte{4, 5, 6}
 		newCID := new(refs.ContainerID)
@@ -31,13 +33,16 @@ func TestAnnouncement(t *testing.T) {
 
 		v2 := a.ToV2()
 		require.Equal(t, usedSpace, v2.GetUsedSpace())
+		require.Equal(t, epoch, v2.GetEpoch())
 		require.Equal(t, cidValue[:], v2.GetContainerID().GetValue())
 
+		v2.SetEpoch(newEpoch)
 		v2.SetUsedSpace(newUsedSpace)
 		v2.SetContainerID(newCID)
 
 		newA := container.NewAnnouncementFromV2(v2)
 
+		require.Equal(t, newEpoch, newA.Epoch())
 		require.Equal(t, newUsedSpace, newA.UsedSpace())
 		require.Equal(t, container.NewIDFromV2(newCID), newA.ContainerID())
 	})