diff --git a/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15f76c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types",
+      "comment": "SignedMessage object might have an optional message property instead of the messageHex",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types"
+}
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diff --git a/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f46730b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/CU-86dthj1c5_2024-06-07-15-03.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit",
+      "comment": "Increased compatibility of signMessage and verifyMessage",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit"
+}
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diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit-types/src/Neo3Signer.ts b/packages/neon-dappkit-types/src/Neo3Signer.ts
index 1cfa34e..95969c5 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit-types/src/Neo3Signer.ts
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit-types/src/Neo3Signer.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export type SignMessagePayload = {
 }
 
 /**
- * A simple type that defines the Signed Message format
+ * The base for the SignedMessage, it doesn't have message or messageHex
  */
-export type SignedMessage = {
+export interface SignedMessageBase {
   /**
    * signer's public key
    */
@@ -33,13 +33,37 @@ export type SignedMessage = {
    * salt used to encrypt
    */
   salt?: string
+}
 
+/**
+ * The SignedMessage including the messageHex, message is optional
+ */
+export interface SignedMessageWithHex extends SignedMessageBase {
   /**
    * message hex
    */
   messageHex: string
+
+  message?: string
 }
 
+/**
+ * The SignedMessage including the original message, the messageHex is optional
+ */
+export interface SignedMessageWithTheOriginal extends SignedMessageBase {
+  /**
+   * original message
+   */
+  message: string
+
+  messageHex?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * A simple type that defines the Signed Message format
+ */
+export type SignedMessage = SignedMessageWithHex | SignedMessageWithTheOriginal
+
 export interface EncryptedPayload {
   randomVector: string
   cipherText: string
diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit/NEON-SIGNER.md b/packages/neon-dappkit/NEON-SIGNER.md
index 42fc82b..11d02b6 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit/NEON-SIGNER.md
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit/NEON-SIGNER.md
@@ -29,16 +29,27 @@ The process of signing and then verifying a message is useful to prove that the
 truly signed your specific message. 
 ```ts
 // 1) sign a message
-const mySignedMessage = await signer.signMessage({ message: 'My message', version: 2 })
-// the signed message contains messageHex, data, publicKey and salt
+const mySignedMessage = await signer.signMessage({ message: 'My message' })
+// the signed message contains the message, messageHex, data, publicKey and salt
 
 // 2) store or share these information to be verified later or by someone else
 
 // 3) check if the signature is valid, if the method returns true, it is certain that that specific publicKey signed that messageHex
 const valid = await signer.verifyMessage(mySignedMessage)
 ```
-You can use different **versions**, the default is `2`, but you can use `3` to sign a message without salt, and `1` to
-use the legacy version.
+You can use different signing **versions**:
+1. CLASSIC: The same format as Neoline, with salt.
+2. DEFAULT: The more human-readable version, easier to verify with neon-js (with salt).
+3. WITHOUT_SALT: The same format as Neoline, but without salt.
+
+```ts
+import { SignMessageVersion } from '@cityofzion/neon-dappkit-types'
+// ...
+const mySignedMessage = await signer.signMessage({
+    message: 'My message',
+    version: SignMessageVersion.CLASSIC
+})
+```
 
 ### Encrypt and Decrypt data
 
diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonSigner.ts b/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonSigner.ts
index 391b6d9..b88c83d 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonSigner.ts
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonSigner.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export class NeonSigner implements Neo3Signer {
       publicKey: this.account.publicKey,
       data: wallet.sign(messageHex, this.account.privateKey),
       salt,
+      message,
       messageHex,
     }
   }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class NeonSigner implements Neo3Signer {
       publicKey: this.account.publicKey,
       data: wallet.sign(messageHex, this.account.privateKey, salt),
       salt,
+      message,
       messageHex,
     }
   }
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export class NeonSigner implements Neo3Signer {
     return {
       publicKey: this.account.publicKey,
       data: wallet.sign(messageHex, this.account.privateKey),
+      message,
       messageHex,
     }
   }
@@ -74,7 +77,21 @@ export class NeonSigner implements Neo3Signer {
   }
 
   async verifyMessage(verifyArgs: SignedMessage): Promise<boolean> {
-    return wallet.verify(verifyArgs.messageHex, verifyArgs.data, verifyArgs.publicKey)
+    return (await this.verifyMessageSimple(verifyArgs)) || (await this.verifyMessageLegacy(verifyArgs))
+  }
+
+  private async verifyMessageSimple(verifyArgs: SignedMessage): Promise<boolean> {
+    const messageHex = verifyArgs.messageHex ?? u.str2hexstring(verifyArgs.message)
+    return wallet.verify(messageHex, verifyArgs.data, verifyArgs.publicKey)
+  }
+
+  private async verifyMessageLegacy(verifyArgs: SignedMessage): Promise<boolean> {
+    const message = verifyArgs.salt + (verifyArgs.message ?? u.hexstring2str(verifyArgs.messageHex))
+    const parameterHexString = Buffer.from(message).toString('hex')
+    const lengthHex = u.num2VarInt(parameterHexString.length / 2)
+    const concatenatedString = lengthHex + parameterHexString
+    const messageHex = '010001f0' + concatenatedString + '0000'
+    return wallet.verify(messageHex, verifyArgs.data, verifyArgs.publicKey)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonSigner.spec.ts b/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonSigner.spec.ts
index 6481100..e5c7c58 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonSigner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonSigner.spec.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ describe('NeonSigner', function () {
     assert(verified)
   })
 
+  it('can verify legacy messages', async () => {
+    const signer = new NeonSigner()
+    const verified = await signer.verifyMessage({
+      message: 'Hello World',
+      messageHex: '48656c6c6f20576f726c64',
+      salt: '1b7fbf00b4f43ed9afd51d794e3470b8',
+      data: 'ba32f6a69e80e7e0ddc8c18324988769cd785f0e36f6ca5b7c0ab49149b89a27f9173fcfa8404386dd69bc14605ed8440e4970da0bda802b58a673fc5d00f3d4',
+      publicKey: '0297f256ad8c5361dca4e931f7c69568fbb14b0b203062678d160dbaeff88e9e53',
+    })
+
+    assert(verified)
+  })
+
   it('can verify when failing', async () => {
     const signer = new NeonSigner()
     const verified = await signer.verifyMessage({
diff --git a/rush.json b/rush.json
index fa9c956..d5952b0 100644
--- a/rush.json
+++ b/rush.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/rush/v5/rush.schema.json",
   "rushVersion": "5.102.0",
   "pnpmVersion": "7.33.5",
-  "nodeSupportedVersionRange": ">=14.15.0 <15.0.0 || >=16.13.0 <17.0.0 || >=18.15.0 <19.0.0",
+  "nodeSupportedVersionRange": ">=14.15.0 <15.0.0 || >=16.13.0 <17.0.0 || >=18.15.0 <=20.14.0",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/CityOfZion/neon-dappkit",
     "defaultBranch": "main"