diff --git a/clients/validator/package.json b/clients/validator/package.json
index 644ac097dc..8ef5351bfc 100644
--- a/clients/validator/package.json
+++ b/clients/validator/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nymproject/nym-validator-client",
-  "version": "0.10.0-rc3",
+  "version": "0.10.0-rc4",
   "description": "A TypeScript client for interacting with smart contracts in Nym validators",
   "repository": "https://github.com/nymtech/nym",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/clients/validator/src/index.ts b/clients/validator/src/index.ts
index 049e491a58..40874ea94d 100644
--- a/clients/validator/src/index.ts
+++ b/clients/validator/src/index.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ export default class ValidatorClient {
         return new ValidatorClient(url, queryClient, contractAddress, stakeDenom)
     }
 
+    public get address(): string {
+        if (this.client instanceof NetClient) {
+            return this.client.clientAddress
+        } else {
+            return ""
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * TODO: re-enable this once we move back to client-side wallets running on people's machines
      * instead of the web wallet.