diff --git a/zebra-state/src/config.rs b/zebra-state/src/config.rs
index 49b45ca936a..d90ae8c42d0 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/config.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/config.rs
@@ -458,12 +458,26 @@ pub(crate) fn database_format_version_at_path(
 
 // Hide this destructive method from the public API, except in tests.
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
-pub(crate) use hidden::write_database_format_version_to_disk;
+pub(crate) use hidden::{
+    write_database_format_version_to_disk, write_state_database_format_version_to_disk,
+};
 
 pub(crate) mod hidden {
 
     use super::*;
 
+    /// Writes `changed_version` to the on-disk state database after the format is changed.
+    /// (Or a new database is created.)
+    ///
+    /// See `write_database_format_version_to_disk()` for details.
+    pub fn write_state_database_format_version_to_disk(
+        config: &Config,
+        changed_version: &Version,
+        network: Network,
+    ) -> Result<(), BoxError> {
+        write_database_format_version_to_disk(config, STATE_DATABASE_KIND, changed_version, network)
+    }
+
     /// Writes `changed_version` to the on-disk database after the format is changed.
     /// (Or a new database is created.)
     ///
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/lib.rs b/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
index 168e5910b4c..a50d2a7b11d 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,14 @@ pub use service::{
 };
 
 #[cfg(not(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl")))]
-pub(crate) use config::hidden::write_database_format_version_to_disk;
+pub(crate) use config::hidden::{
+    write_database_format_version_to_disk, write_state_database_format_version_to_disk,
+};
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"))]
-pub use config::hidden::write_database_format_version_to_disk;
+pub use config::hidden::{
+    write_database_format_version_to_disk, write_state_database_format_version_to_disk,
+};
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"))]
 pub use constants::latest_version_for_adding_subtrees;
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index de6b297c122..244edd8e334 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -2625,8 +2625,12 @@ async fn state_format_test(
             .zebrad_config(test_name, false, Some(dir.path()), network)
             .expect("already checked config")?;
 
-        zebra_state::write_database_format_version_to_disk(fake_version, &config.state, network)
-            .expect("can't write fake database version to disk");
+        zebra_state::write_state_database_format_version_to_disk(
+            &config.state,
+            fake_version,
+            network,
+        )
+        .expect("can't write fake database version to disk");
 
         // Give zebra_state enough time to actually write the database version to disk.
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;