diff --git a/types/src/version.rs b/types/src/version.rs
index b64782f75ebf..f0a7074f8e73 100644
--- a/types/src/version.rs
+++ b/types/src/version.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0, MIT
 
 use encoding::repr::Serialize_repr;
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 
 /// Specifies the network version
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, PartialOrd, Serialize_repr)]
@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@ pub enum NetworkVersion {
     V2,
     /// ignition (specs-actors v0.9.11)
     V3,
-    /// actors v2 (specs-actors v2.0.x)
+    /// actors v2 (specs-actors v2.0.3)
     V4,
-    /// tape (increases max prove commit size by 10x)
+    /// tape (specs-actors v2.1.0)
     V5,
     /// kumquat (specs-actors v2.2.0)
     V6,
@@ -25,16 +26,38 @@ pub enum NetworkVersion {
     V7,
     /// persian (post-2.3.2 behaviour transition)
     V8,
-    /// orange
+    /// orange (post-2.3.2 behaviour transition)
     V9,
-    /// actors v3 (specs-actors v3.0.x)
+    /// trust (specs-actors v3.0.1)
     V10,
-    /// norwegian (specs-actor v3.1.x)
+    /// norwegian (specs-actors v3.1.0)
     V11,
-    /// actors v3 (specs-actor v4.0.x)
+    /// turbo (specs-actors v4.0.0)
     V12,
-    /// reserved
+    /// hyperdrive (specs-actors v5.0.1)
     V13,
-    /// actors v6
+    /// chocolate (specs-actors v6.0.0)
     V14,
 }
+
+impl Display for NetworkVersion {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::V0 => write!(f, "V0"),
+            Self::V1 => write!(f, "V1"),
+            Self::V2 => write!(f, "V2"),
+            Self::V3 => write!(f, "V3"),
+            Self::V4 => write!(f, "V4"),
+            Self::V5 => write!(f, "V5"),
+            Self::V6 => write!(f, "V6"),
+            Self::V7 => write!(f, "V7"),
+            Self::V8 => write!(f, "V8"),
+            Self::V9 => write!(f, "V9"),
+            Self::V10 => write!(f, "V10"),
+            Self::V11 => write!(f, "V11"),
+            Self::V12 => write!(f, "V12"),
+            Self::V13 => write!(f, "V13"),
+            Self::V14 => write!(f, "V14"),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm/actor_interface/src/builtin/mod.rs b/vm/actor_interface/src/builtin/mod.rs
index 6f2c582044fb..0e701b4d4d5c 100644
--- a/vm/actor_interface/src/builtin/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/actor_interface/src/builtin/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub mod power;
 pub mod reward;
 pub mod system;
 
+use crate::ActorVersion;
+
 use cid::Cid;
 use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
@@ -63,15 +65,24 @@ pub fn is_miner_actor(code: &Cid) -> bool {
         || code == &*actorv6::MINER_ACTOR_CODE_ID
 }
 
-// pub fn actor_name_by_code(code: &Cid) -> String {
-//     if actorv0::is_builtin_actor(code) {
-//     } else if actorv2::is_builtin_actor(code) {
-//     } else if actorv3::is_builtin_actor(code) {
-//     } else if actorv4::is_builtin_actor(code) {
-//     } else {
-//         String::from("<unknown>")
-//     }
-// }
+/// Returns an actor's version or None if it was not a builtin
+pub fn actor_version(code: &Cid) -> Option<ActorVersion> {
+    if actorv6::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V6)
+    } else if actorv5::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V5)
+    } else if actorv4::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V4)
+    } else if actorv3::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V3)
+    } else if actorv2::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V2)
+    } else if actorv0::is_builtin_actor(code) {
+        Some(ActorVersion::V0)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Default, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct FilterEstimate {
diff --git a/vm/actor_interface/src/lib.rs b/vm/actor_interface/src/lib.rs
index 112b22fa3109..903b57ec206f 100644
--- a/vm/actor_interface/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vm/actor_interface/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub use actorv6;
 use fil_types::{NetworkVersion, StateTreeVersion};
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub enum ActorVersion {
     V0,
     V2,
diff --git a/vm/interpreter/src/default_runtime.rs b/vm/interpreter/src/default_runtime.rs
index 10d7d99ba0ae..b655abbfd927 100644
--- a/vm/interpreter/src/default_runtime.rs
+++ b/vm/interpreter/src/default_runtime.rs
@@ -827,6 +827,17 @@ where
             );
         }
 
+        // Unwrapping is safe because we are priorly testing if it's a builtin
+        let version = actor::actor_version(&code_id).unwrap();
+        let support = ActorVersion::from(self.network_version());
+        if version != support {
+            let msg = format!(
+                "actor {} is a version {} actor; chain only supports actor version {} at height {} and nver {}",
+                &code_id, version, support, self.curr_epoch(), self.network_version()
+            );
+            return Err(actor_error!(SysErrIllegalArgument; "Cannot create actor: {}", msg));
+        }
+
         if actor::is_singleton_actor(&code_id) {
             return Err(actor_error!(SysErrIllegalArgument;
                     "Can only have one instance of singleton actors."));