diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3f463bb3ebf..bd080327967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
         with:
           key: ${{ matrix.crate }}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
 
       - run: cargo check --package libp2p --all-features --target=${{ matrix.target }}
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
         with:
           key: ${{ matrix.runtime }}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
 
       - name: Check rustdoc links
         run: RUSTDOCFLAGS="--deny rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links --deny warnings" cargo doc --verbose --workspace --no-deps --all-features --document-private-items
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           components: clippy
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
 
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@844f36862e911db73fe0815f00a4a2602c279505 # v1.0.3
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@22c9328bcba27aa81a32b1bef27c7e3c78052531 # v2.0.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@b894d59a8d236e2979b247b80dac8d053ab340dd # v2.1.0
 
       - name: Run ipfs-kad example
         run: RUST_LOG=libp2p_swarm=debug,libp2p_kad=trace,libp2p_tcp=debug cargo run --example ipfs-kad --features full
diff --git a/swarm/src/behaviour.rs b/swarm/src/behaviour.rs
index 385b7eaf0a3..da24302343d 100644
--- a/swarm/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/swarm/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub trait NetworkBehaviour: 'static {
     ///
     /// Note that the handler is returned to the [`NetworkBehaviour`] on connection failure and
     /// connection closing.
-    fn new_handler(&mut self) -> Self::ConnectionHandler;
+    fn new_handler(&mut self, initial_event: Option<THandlerInEvent<Self::ConnectionHandler>>) -> Self::ConnectionHandler;
 
     /// Addresses that this behaviour is aware of for this specific peer, and that may allow
     /// reaching the peer.
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ pub enum NetworkBehaviourAction<
     /// # #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
     /// # struct PreciousMessage(String);
     /// ```
-    Dial { opts: DialOpts, handler: THandler },
+    Dial { opts: DialOpts, initial_event: TInEvent },
 
     /// Instructs the `Swarm` to send an event to the handler dedicated to a
     /// connection with a peer.
diff --git a/swarm/src/lib.rs b/swarm/src/lib.rs
index 6fbff5db6b4..c36dedbe40e 100644
--- a/swarm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/swarm/src/lib.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ where
     fn dial_with_handler(
         &mut self,
         swarm_dial_opts: DialOpts,
-        handler: <TBehaviour as NetworkBehaviour>::ConnectionHandler,
+        initial_in_event: <<<TBehaviour as NetworkBehaviour>::ConnectionHandler>::Handler>::InEvent,
     ) -> Result<(), DialError> {
         let (peer_id, addresses, dial_concurrency_factor_override, role_override) =
             match swarm_dial_opts.0 {