diff --git a/lib/src/core/room.dart b/lib/src/core/room.dart
index 3f3c84e44..1fd102e69 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/core/room.dart
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ class Room extends DisposableChangeNotifier with EventsEmittable<RoomEvent> {
       } else {
         await publication?.unmute();
       }
+    })
+    ..on<SignalTrackUnpublishedEvent>((event) async {
+      // unpublish local track
+      await localParticipant?.unpublishTrack(event.trackSid);
     });
 
   void _setUpEngineListeners() => _engineListener
diff --git a/lib/src/core/signal_client.dart b/lib/src/core/signal_client.dart
index c7ed5dcc0..1454a1c70 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/signal_client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/core/signal_client.dart
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ class SignalClient extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<SignalEvent> {
           track: msg.trackPublished.track,
         ));
         break;
+      case lk_rtc.SignalResponse_Message.trackUnpublished:
+        events.emit(SignalTrackUnpublishedEvent(
+          trackSid: msg.trackUnpublished.trackSid,
+        ));
+        break;
       case lk_rtc.SignalResponse_Message.speakersChanged:
         events.emit(
             SignalSpeakersChangedEvent(speakers: msg.speakersChanged.speakers));
diff --git a/lib/src/events.dart b/lib/src/events.dart
index efaaed8de..05d50735d 100644
--- a/lib/src/events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/events.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'publication/remote.dart';
 import 'publication/track_publication.dart';
 import 'track/track.dart';
 import 'types/other.dart';
+import 'types/participant_permissions.dart';
 
 /// Base type for all LiveKit events.
 mixin LiveKitEvent {}
@@ -360,3 +361,21 @@ class TrackSubscriptionPermissionChangedEvent with RoomEvent, ParticipantEvent {
       '(participant: ${participant}, publication: ${publication}, '
       'state: ${state})';
 }
+
+/// The [ParticipantPermissions] updated for the [Participant].
+/// Currently, only for [LocalParticipant].
+/// Emitted by [Room] and [LocalParticipant].
+class ParticipantPermissionsUpdatedEvent with RoomEvent, ParticipantEvent {
+  final Participant participant;
+  final ParticipantPermissions permissions;
+  final ParticipantPermissions oldPermissions;
+  const ParticipantPermissionsUpdatedEvent({
+    required this.participant,
+    required this.permissions,
+    required this.oldPermissions,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => '${runtimeType}'
+      '(participant: ${participant}, permissions: ${permissions})';
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/extensions.dart b/lib/src/extensions.dart
index 0c0f7e1a8..80ac9e29b 100644
--- a/lib/src/extensions.dart
+++ b/lib/src/extensions.dart
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extension ProtocolVersionExt on ProtocolVersion {
         ProtocolVersion.v4: '4',
         ProtocolVersion.v5: '5',
         ProtocolVersion.v6: '6',
+        ProtocolVersion.v7: '7',
       }[this]!;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/internal/events.dart b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
index 6fadc8b57..7b223a02c 100644
--- a/lib/src/internal/events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@ class SignalLocalTrackPublishedEvent with SignalEvent, InternalEvent {
   });
 }
 
+@internal
+class SignalTrackUnpublishedEvent with SignalEvent, InternalEvent {
+  final String trackSid;
+
+  const SignalTrackUnpublishedEvent({
+    required this.trackSid,
+  });
+}
+
 @internal
 class SignalRoomUpdateEvent with SignalEvent, InternalEvent {
   final lk_models.Room room;
diff --git a/lib/src/options.dart b/lib/src/options.dart
index 33a8e6ec5..30e115b87 100644
--- a/lib/src/options.dart
+++ b/lib/src/options.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ConnectOptions {
   const ConnectOptions({
     this.autoSubscribe = true,
     this.rtcConfiguration = const RTCConfiguration(),
-    this.protocolVersion = ProtocolVersion.v6,
+    this.protocolVersion = ProtocolVersion.v7,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/local.dart b/lib/src/participant/local.dart
index d76fb145b..248a82c4b 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/local.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/local.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-
 import 'package:flutter_webrtc/flutter_webrtc.dart' as rtc;
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import '../track/local/audio.dart';
 import '../track/local/local.dart';
 import '../track/local/video.dart';
 import '../types/other.dart';
+import '../types/participant_permissions.dart';
 import '../types/video_dimensions.dart';
 import '../utils.dart';
 import 'participant.dart';
@@ -339,4 +339,19 @@ class LocalParticipant extends Participant<LocalTrackPublication> {
   @internal
   Iterable<lk_rtc.TrackPublishedResponse> publishedTracksInfo() =>
       trackPublications.values.map((e) => e.toPBTrackPublishedResponse());
+
+  @internal
+  @override
+  ParticipantPermissions? setPermissions(ParticipantPermissions newValue) {
+    final oldValue = super.setPermissions(newValue);
+    if (oldValue != null) {
+      // notify
+      [events, room.events].emit(ParticipantPermissionsUpdatedEvent(
+        participant: this,
+        permissions: newValue,
+        oldPermissions: oldValue,
+      ));
+    }
+    return oldValue;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/participant.dart b/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
index c6090e714..aa9dbaa1b 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import '../support/disposable.dart';
 import '../track/local/local.dart';
 import '../track/track.dart';
 import '../types/other.dart';
+import '../types/participant_permissions.dart';
 import 'local.dart';
 import 'remote.dart';
 
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ abstract class Participant<T extends TrackPublication>
   /// Connection quality between the [Participant] and the server.
   ConnectionQuality _connectionQuality = ConnectionQuality.unknown;
 
+  ParticipantPermissions _permissions = const ParticipantPermissions();
+  ParticipantPermissions get permissions => _permissions;
+
   /// when the participant joined the room
   DateTime get joinedAt {
     final pi = _participantInfo;
@@ -161,6 +165,16 @@ abstract class Participant<T extends TrackPublication>
       _setMetadata(info.metadata);
     }
     _participantInfo = info;
+    setPermissions(info.permission.toLKType());
+  }
+
+  @internal
+  // returns oldValue (if updated)
+  ParticipantPermissions? setPermissions(ParticipantPermissions newValue) {
+    if (_permissions == newValue) return null;
+    final oldValue = _permissions;
+    _permissions = newValue;
+    return oldValue;
   }
 
   /// for internal use
diff --git a/lib/src/types/other.dart b/lib/src/types/other.dart
index 918db8681..369d82c56 100644
--- a/lib/src/types/other.dart
+++ b/lib/src/types/other.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enum ProtocolVersion {
   v4,
   v5,
   v6, // Session migration
+  v7, // Remote unpublish
 }
 
 /// Connection state type used throughout the SDK.
diff --git a/lib/src/types/participant_permissions.dart b/lib/src/types/participant_permissions.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8f2b7a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/types/participant_permissions.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+
+import '../proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
+
+@immutable
+class ParticipantPermissions {
+  final bool canSubscribe;
+  final bool canPublish;
+  final bool canPublishData;
+  final bool hidden;
+  final bool recorder;
+
+  const ParticipantPermissions({
+    this.canSubscribe = false,
+    this.canPublish = false,
+    this.canPublishData = false,
+    this.hidden = false,
+    this.recorder = false,
+  });
+}
+
+extension ParticipantPermissionExt on lk_models.ParticipantPermission {
+  ParticipantPermissions toLKType() => ParticipantPermissions(
+        canSubscribe: canSubscribe,
+        canPublish: canPublish,
+        canPublishData: canPublishData,
+        hidden: hidden,
+        recorder: recorder,
+      );
+}