diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 49fcae7f95..24d0bfbb35 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "addressing",
  "base64 0.11.0",
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "addressing",
  "base64 0.11.0",
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-sfw-provider"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.11.0",
  "built",
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-tungstenite"
 version = "0.10.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/dbcfd/tokio-tungstenite?rev=6dc2018cbfe8fe7ddd75ff977343086503135b38#6dc2018cbfe8fe7ddd75ff977343086503135b38"
+source = "git+https://github.com/snapview/tokio-tungstenite?rev=308d9680c0e59dd1e8651659a775c05df937934e#308d9680c0e59dd1e8651659a775c05df937934e"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.1",
  "log",
diff --git a/common/clients/directory-client/src/presence.rs b/common/clients/directory-client/src/presence.rs
index 19a4e5da01..f20ed9f914 100644
--- a/common/clients/directory-client/src/presence.rs
+++ b/common/clients/directory-client/src/presence.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::requests::presence_topology_get::PresenceTopologyGetRequester;
 use crate::{Client, Config, DirectoryClient};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::io;
+use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 use topology::{CocoNode, MixNode, MixProviderNode, NymTopology};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -44,15 +47,25 @@ pub struct MixNodePresence {
     pub version: String,
 }
 
-impl Into<topology::MixNode> for MixNodePresence {
-    fn into(self) -> topology::MixNode {
-        topology::MixNode {
-            host: self.host.parse().unwrap(),
+impl TryInto<topology::MixNode> for MixNodePresence {
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn try_into(self) -> Result<MixNode, Self::Error> {
+        let resolved_hostname = self.host.to_socket_addrs()?.next();
+        if resolved_hostname.is_none() {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "no valid socket address",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        Ok(topology::MixNode {
+            host: resolved_hostname.unwrap(),
             pub_key: self.pub_key,
             layer: self.layer,
             last_seen: self.last_seen,
             version: self.version,
-        }
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +188,10 @@ impl NymTopology for Topology {
     }
 
     fn get_mix_nodes(&self) -> Vec<topology::MixNode> {
-        self.mix_nodes.iter().map(|x| x.clone().into()).collect()
+        self.mix_nodes
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|x| x.clone().try_into().ok())
+            .collect()
     }
 
     fn get_mix_provider_nodes(&self) -> Vec<topology::MixProviderNode> {
@@ -189,3 +205,40 @@ impl NymTopology for Topology {
         self.coco_nodes.iter().map(|x| x.clone().into()).collect()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod converting_mixnode_presence_into_topology_mixnode {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_returns_error_on_unresolvable_hostname() {
+        let unresolvable_hostname = "foomp.foomp.foomp:1234";
+
+        let mix_presence = MixNodePresence {
+            host: unresolvable_hostname.to_string(),
+            pub_key: "".to_string(),
+            layer: 0,
+            last_seen: 0,
+            version: "".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let result: Result<topology::MixNode, io::Error> = mix_presence.try_into();
+        assert!(result.is_err())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_returns_resolved_ip_on_resolvable_hostname() {
+        let resolvable_hostname = "nymtech.net:1234";
+
+        let mix_presence = MixNodePresence {
+            host: resolvable_hostname.to_string(),
+            pub_key: "".to_string(),
+            layer: 0,
+            last_seen: 0,
+            version: "".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let result: Result<topology::MixNode, io::Error> = mix_presence.try_into();
+        assert!(result.is_ok())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mixnode/CHANGELOG.md b/mixnode/CHANGELOG.md
index 553a967807..2f41201d97 100644
--- a/mixnode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/mixnode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # nym-mixnode Changelog
 
+## 0.3.2
+
+* added separate announce address
+* allows announcing dns hostname instead of an ip address 
+
 ## 0.3.1
 
 * Fixed crash when directory server goes down
diff --git a/mixnode/Cargo.toml b/mixnode/Cargo.toml
index 32859e847a..8c51ad61e0 100644
--- a/mixnode/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mixnode/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 build = "build.rs"
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index 6f92d4285c..ee05378043 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ fn main() {
                         .takes_value(true)
                         .required(true),
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("announce_host")
+                        .long("announce-host")
+                        .help("The host that will be reported to the directory server")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("announce_port")
+                        .long("announce-port")
+                        .help("The port that will be reported to the directory server")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                )
                 .arg(
                     Arg::with_name("directory")
                         .long("directory")
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
index f6e151803d..99f4e9646e 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mod presence;
 pub mod runner;
 
 pub struct Config {
+    announce_address: String,
     directory_server: String,
     layer: usize,
     public_key: MontgomeryPoint,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
index 678d8af880..283a6a3afe 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl Notifier {
         };
         let net_client = directory_client::Client::new(config);
         let presence = MixNodePresence {
-            host: node_config.socket_address.to_string(), // note: the directory server determines the real incoming IP itself, but uses the socket. Host here is just a placeholder.
+            host: node_config.announce_address.clone(),
             pub_key: node_config.public_key_string(),
             layer: node_config.layer as u64,
             last_seen: 0,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
index 8f120cc0a7..a403e02036 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ pub fn start(matches: &ArgMatches) {
         "Listening for incoming packets on {}",
         config.socket_address
     );
+    println!(
+        "Announcing the following socket address: {}",
+        config.announce_address
+    );
 
     let mix = MixNode::new(&config);
     mix.start(config).unwrap();
@@ -51,6 +55,20 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         .next()
         .expect("Failed to extract the socket address from the iterator");
 
+    let announce_host = matches.value_of("announce_host").unwrap_or(host);
+    let announce_port = matches
+        .value_of("announce_port")
+        .map(|port| port.parse::<u16>().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or(port);
+
+    let _ = (announce_host, announce_port)
+        .to_socket_addrs()
+        .expect("Failed to combine announce host and port")
+        .next()
+        .expect("Failed to extract the announce socket address from the iterator");
+
+    let announce_address = format!("{}:{}", announce_host, announce_port);
+
     let (secret_key, public_key) = sphinx::crypto::keygen();
 
     let directory_server = matches
@@ -63,6 +81,7 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         layer,
         public_key,
         socket_address,
+        announce_address,
         secret_key,
     }
 }
diff --git a/nym-client/CHANGELOG.md b/nym-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 02c638b629..34ed4c2dd2 100644
--- a/nym-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/nym-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # nym-client Changelog
 
+## 0.3.2
+
+* allows receiving topology with dns hostname instead of an ip address
+
 ## 0.3.1
 
 * Version increase for consistency with `nym-mixnode` and `nym-sfw-provider`
diff --git a/nym-client/Cargo.toml b/nym-client/Cargo.toml
index 4c52dbd0fb..e2276544c9 100644
--- a/nym-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 build = "build.rs"
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ topology = {path = "../common/topology" }
 sphinx = { git = "https://github.com/nymtech/sphinx", rev="1d8cefcb6a0cb8e87d00d89eb1ccf2839e92aa1f" }
 
 # putting this explicitly below everything and most likely, the next time we look into it, it will already have a proper release
-tokio-tungstenite = { git = "https://github.com/dbcfd/tokio-tungstenite", rev="6dc2018cbfe8fe7ddd75ff977343086503135b38" }
+tokio-tungstenite = { git = "https://github.com/snapview/tokio-tungstenite", rev="308d9680c0e59dd1e8651659a775c05df937934e" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 built = "0.3.2"
diff --git a/sfw-provider/CHANGELOG.md b/sfw-provider/CHANGELOG.md
index 6379cbed8a..6da245a539 100644
--- a/sfw-provider/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sfw-provider/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # nym-sfw-provider Changelog
 
+## 0.3.2
+
+* Version increase for consistency with `nym-mixnode` and `nym-client`
+
 ## 0.3.1
 
 * Fixed crash when directory server goes down
diff --git a/sfw-provider/Cargo.toml b/sfw-provider/Cargo.toml
index 2ab7cc691f..83bf161c9a 100644
--- a/sfw-provider/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sfw-provider/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 build = "build.rs"
 name = "nym-sfw-provider"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 edition = "2018"