diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 31152c735..684f322d8 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dataStore = "1.2.1"
 datastoreCore = "1.2.1"
 datastorePreferencesRxjava2 = "1.2.1"
 datastorePreferencesRxjava3 = "1.2.1"
-engageCore = "1.5.12"
+engageCore = "1.6.0"
 firebase-ai = "17.13.0"
 firebase-bom = "34.15.0"
 firebase-ondevice = "16.0.0-beta03"
diff --git a/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/engage/EngageWorker.kt b/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/engage/EngageWorker.kt
index 9d753663e..2ac540e35 100644
--- a/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/engage/EngageWorker.kt
+++ b/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/engage/EngageWorker.kt
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import com.google.android.engage.common.datamodel.ClusterType
 import com.google.android.engage.service.AppEngageErrorCode
 import com.google.android.engage.service.AppEngageException
 import com.google.android.engage.service.AppEngagePublishClient
 import com.google.android.engage.service.AppEngagePublishStatusCode
 import com.google.android.engage.service.PublishStatusRequest
+import com.google.android.engage.service.ServiceAvailabilityRequest
 import com.google.android.gms.tasks.Task
 import kotlinx.coroutines.tasks.await
 
@@ -47,15 +49,25 @@ class EngageWorker(context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters) : Coroutine
             return Result.failure()
         }
 
-        // Check if engage service is available before publishing.
-        val isAvailable = client.isServiceAvailable.await()
+        val publishType = inputData.getString(Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_KEY)
+        val intendedClusterType = when (publishType) {
+            Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_RECOMMENDATIONS -> ClusterType.TYPE_RECOMMENDATION
+            Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_FEATURED -> ClusterType.TYPE_FEATURED
+            Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_CONTINUATION -> ClusterType.TYPE_CONTINUATION
+            Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_USER_ACCOUNT_MANAGEMENT -> ClusterType.TYPE_ENGAGEMENT
+            else -> ClusterType.TYPE_UNKNOWN
+        }
 
-        // If the service is not available, do not attempt to publish and indicate failure.
-        if (!isAvailable) {
-            return Result.failure()
+        if (intendedClusterType != ClusterType.TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
+            val request = ServiceAvailabilityRequest.Builder()
+                .addIntendedClusterType(intendedClusterType)
+                .build()
+            val availabilityMap = client.isServiceAvailable(request).await()
+            if (availabilityMap[intendedClusterType] != true) {
+                return Result.failure()
+            }
         }
 
-        val publishType = inputData.getString(Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_KEY)
         return when (publishType) {
             Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_RECOMMENDATIONS -> publishRecommendations()
             // Constants.PUBLISH_TYPE_FEATURED -> publishFeatured()