diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7db7b0c..5aceb7b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thunder"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -4570,7 +4570,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thunder_app"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -4607,7 +4607,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thunder_app_cli"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip300301",
@@ -4622,7 +4622,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thunder_app_rpc_api"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 dependencies = [
  "bip300301",
  "jsonrpsee",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7975000..1ac1297 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ authors = [
     "Nikita Chashchinskii <nikita.chashchinskii@gmail.com>"
 ]
 edition = "2021"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 
 [workspace.dependencies.bip300301]
 git = "https://github.com/Ash-L2L/bip300301.git"
diff --git a/lib/node/mainchain_task.rs b/lib/node/mainchain_task.rs
index bfd002a..d8c08ba 100644
--- a/lib/node/mainchain_task.rs
+++ b/lib/node/mainchain_task.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! Task to communicate with mainchain node
 
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
 
 use bip300301::{
     bitcoin::{self, hashes::Hash as _},
@@ -109,8 +112,18 @@ impl MainchainTask {
         let mut current_height = None;
         let mut headers: Vec<BitcoinHeader> = Vec::new();
         tracing::debug!(%block_hash, "requesting ancestor headers");
+        const LOG_PROGRESS_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+        let mut progress_logged = Instant::now();
         loop {
             if let Some(current_height) = current_height {
+                let now = Instant::now();
+                if now.duration_since(progress_logged) >= LOG_PROGRESS_INTERVAL
+                {
+                    progress_logged = now;
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        %block_hash,
+                        "requesting ancestor headers: {current_block_hash}({current_height} remaining)");
+                }
                 tracing::trace!(%block_hash, "requesting ancestor headers: {current_block_hash}({current_height})")
             }
             let header = drivechain.get_header(current_block_hash).await?;