diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5db8a29a3b..d96eb26759 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3613,7 +3613,7 @@ checksum = "d2fabcfbdc87f4758337ca535fb41a6d701b65693ce38287d856d1674551ec9b"
 [[package]]
 name = "greptime-proto"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptime-proto.git?rev=5da72f1cae6b24315e5afc87520aaf7b4d6bb872#5da72f1cae6b24315e5afc87520aaf7b4d6bb872"
+source = "git+https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptime-proto.git?rev=7eb2e78be7a104d2582fbea0bcb1e019407da702#7eb2e78be7a104d2582fbea0bcb1e019407da702"
 dependencies = [
  "prost 0.12.1",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f7d29eb2f6..0659941d9c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ derive_builder = "0.12"
 etcd-client = "0.12"
 futures = "0.3"
 futures-util = "0.3"
-greptime-proto = { git = "https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptime-proto.git", rev = "5da72f1cae6b24315e5afc87520aaf7b4d6bb872" }
+greptime-proto = { git = "https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptime-proto.git", rev = "7eb2e78be7a104d2582fbea0bcb1e019407da702" }
 humantime-serde = "1.1"
 itertools = "0.10"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
diff --git a/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs b/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
index 4ba8197bc4..21282e9ff5 100644
--- a/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
+++ b/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use api::v1::meta::GrantedRegion;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use common_error::ext::ErrorExt;
 use common_error::status_code::StatusCode;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ use common_meta::heartbeat::handler::{
 };
 use common_telemetry::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use snafu::OptionExt;
+use store_api::region_engine::RegionRole;
 use store_api::region_request::{RegionCloseRequest, RegionRequest};
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -122,10 +124,11 @@ impl RegionAliveKeeper {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn keep_lived(&self, designated_regions: Vec<RegionId>, deadline: Instant) {
-        for region_id in designated_regions {
+    async fn keep_lived(&self, regions: &[GrantedRegion], deadline: Instant) {
+        for region in regions {
+            let (role, region_id) = (region.role().into(), RegionId::from(region.region_id));
             if let Some(handle) = self.find_handle(region_id).await {
-                handle.reset_deadline(deadline).await;
+                handle.reset_deadline(role, deadline).await;
             }
             // Else the region alive keeper might be triggered by lagging messages, we can safely ignore it.
         }
@@ -235,12 +238,8 @@ impl HeartbeatResponseHandler for RegionAliveKeeper {
             })?;
         let start_instant = self.epoch + Duration::from_millis(region_lease.duration_since_epoch);
         let deadline = start_instant + Duration::from_secs(region_lease.lease_seconds);
-        let region_ids = region_lease
-            .region_ids
-            .iter()
-            .map(|id| RegionId::from_u64(*id))
-            .collect();
-        self.keep_lived(region_ids, deadline).await;
+
+        self.keep_lived(&region_lease.regions, deadline).await;
         Ok(HandleControl::Continue)
     }
 }
@@ -251,7 +250,8 @@ enum CountdownCommand {
     /// 4 * `heartbeat_interval_millis`
     Start(u64),
     /// Reset countdown deadline to the given instance.
-    Reset(Instant),
+    /// (NextRole, Deadline)
+    Reset((RegionRole, Instant)),
     /// Returns the current deadline of the countdown task.
     #[cfg(test)]
     Deadline(oneshot::Sender<Instant>),
@@ -319,8 +319,12 @@ impl CountdownTaskHandle {
         None
     }
 
-    async fn reset_deadline(&self, deadline: Instant) {
-        if let Err(e) = self.tx.send(CountdownCommand::Reset(deadline)).await {
+    async fn reset_deadline(&self, role: RegionRole, deadline: Instant) {
+        if let Err(e) = self
+            .tx
+            .send(CountdownCommand::Reset((role, deadline)))
+            .await
+        {
             warn!(
                 "Failed to reset region alive keeper deadline: {e}. \
                 Maybe the task is stopped due to region been closed."
@@ -368,13 +372,13 @@ impl CountdownTask {
                             let first_deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(heartbeat_interval_millis) * 4;
                             countdown.set(tokio::time::sleep_until(first_deadline));
                         },
-                        Some(CountdownCommand::Reset(deadline)) => {
+                        Some(CountdownCommand::Reset((role, deadline))) => {
                             if countdown.deadline() < deadline {
                                 trace!(
                                     "Reset deadline of region {region_id} to approximately {} seconds later",
                                     (deadline - Instant::now()).as_secs_f32(),
                                 );
-                                let _ = self.region_server.set_writable(self.region_id, true);
+                                let _ = self.region_server.set_writable(self.region_id, role.writable());
                                 countdown.set(tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline));
                             }
                             // Else the countdown could be either:
@@ -434,6 +438,8 @@ impl CountdownTask {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use api::v1::meta::RegionRole;
+
     use super::*;
     use crate::tests::mock_region_server;
 
@@ -455,7 +461,13 @@ mod test {
 
         // extend lease then sleep
         alive_keeper
-            .keep_lived(vec![region_id], Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(500))
+            .keep_lived(
+                &[GrantedRegion {
+                    region_id: region_id.as_u64(),
+                    role: RegionRole::Leader.into(),
+                }],
+                Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(500),
+            )
             .await;
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
         assert!(alive_keeper.find_handle(region_id).await.is_some());
@@ -499,7 +511,10 @@ mod test {
         // reset deadline
         // a nearer deadline will be ignored
         countdown_handle
-            .reset_deadline(Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(heartbeat_interval_millis))
+            .reset_deadline(
+                RegionRole::Leader.into(),
+                Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(heartbeat_interval_millis),
+            )
             .await;
         assert!(
             countdown_handle.deadline().await.unwrap()
@@ -508,7 +523,10 @@ mod test {
 
         // only a farther deadline will be accepted
         countdown_handle
-            .reset_deadline(Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(heartbeat_interval_millis * 5))
+            .reset_deadline(
+                RegionRole::Leader.into(),
+                Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(heartbeat_interval_millis * 5),
+            )
             .await;
         assert!(
             countdown_handle.deadline().await.unwrap()
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/handler/region_lease_handler.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/handler/region_lease_handler.rs
index 1383ff828a..96808dcd82 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/handler/region_lease_handler.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/handler/region_lease_handler.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use api::v1::meta::{HeartbeatRequest, RegionLease, Role};
+use api::v1::meta::{GrantedRegion, HeartbeatRequest, RegionLease, RegionRole, Role};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
 use crate::error::Result;
@@ -55,9 +55,17 @@ impl HeartbeatHandler for RegionLeaseHandler {
             .retain_active_regions(stat.cluster_id, stat.id, &mut region_ids)
             .await?;
 
+        let regions = region_ids
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|region_id| GrantedRegion {
+                region_id,
+                role: RegionRole::Leader.into(),
+            })
+            .collect();
+
         acc.inactive_region_ids = inactive_region_ids;
         acc.region_lease = Some(RegionLease {
-            region_ids,
+            regions,
             duration_since_epoch: req.duration_since_epoch,
             lease_seconds: self.region_lease_seconds,
         });
@@ -70,9 +78,9 @@ impl HeartbeatHandler for RegionLeaseHandler {
 mod test {
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
+    use api::v1::meta::RegionRole;
     use common_meta::key::TableMetadataManager;
     use common_meta::{distributed_time_constants, RegionIdent};
-    use store_api::region_engine::RegionRole;
     use store_api::storage::{RegionId, RegionNumber};
 
     use super::*;
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ mod test {
                 approximate_bytes: 0,
                 approximate_rows: 0,
                 engine: String::new(),
-                role: RegionRole::Leader,
+                role: RegionRole::Leader.into(),
             }
         };
         acc.stat = Some(Stat {
@@ -152,7 +160,13 @@ mod test {
 
         assert!(acc.region_lease.is_some());
         let lease = acc.region_lease.as_ref().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(lease.region_ids, vec![RegionId::new(table_id, 2).as_u64()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            lease.regions,
+            vec![GrantedRegion {
+                region_id: RegionId::new(table_id, 2).as_u64(),
+                role: RegionRole::Leader.into()
+            }]
+        );
         assert_eq!(lease.duration_since_epoch, 1234);
         assert_eq!(
             lease.lease_seconds,
diff --git a/src/store-api/src/region_engine.rs b/src/store-api/src/region_engine.rs
index 3dbeaa6e74..bac3df5bf4 100644
--- a/src/store-api/src/region_engine.rs
+++ b/src/store-api/src/region_engine.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ pub enum RegionRole {
     Leader,
 }
 
+impl RegionRole {
+    pub fn writable(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, RegionRole::Leader)
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<RegionRole> for PbRegionRole {
     fn from(value: RegionRole) -> Self {
         match value {