v7.1.8 - 2026-07-27 This is a highly recommended patch release containing multiple bug fixes improving the handling of early attestations for better inclusion. Several other bugfixes and ux improvements are also included. Some highlights: libp2p bug fixed, improving network-wide propagation of early attestations. [PR] Bug fix enabling validator clients using grpc to make timely attestations…
v7.1.7 - 2026-07-13 This patch release focuses on Beacon API interoperability, validator-client resilience, and a broad round of Gloas (ePBS) correctness and stability improvements. Release highlights: Gloas and builder APIs : Added external builder bid selection and per-builder maximum execution payments, improved payload bid and attestation validation, and strengthened missing-payload and…
v7.1.6 - 2026-07-01 This patch release contains targeted gossip-validation, sync, and operator-facing improvements, alongside continued Gloas (ePBS), PeerDAS/data-column, builder API, and performance work from the release candidate. Release highlights: Gloas and builder APIs : Continued Gloas block-production separation, stateless Gloas gRPC support, builder execution request types, builder API…
v7.1.5 - 2026-06-16 This release is dominated by Gloas (ePBS) fork development, alongside broad performance and memory optimizations, additional Beacon API event and endpoint support, and a round of gossip-validation and concurrency hardening. Release highlights: Gloas (ePBS) : End-to-end stateful self-build, execution payload envelope production and processing over REST/SSZ (including blinded…
v7.1.4 - 2026-05-22 This is a maintenance release with significant progress on the Gloas implementation alongside important production fixes and performance improvements. There are no known security issues in this release. Operators may update at their convenience. Release highlights: Gloas fork progress : PTC (payload timeliness committee) duties, payload attestation pool and gossip, proposer…
What type of PR is this? Bug fix What does this PR do? Why is it needed? fetchOriginSidecars : Check if block is nil . Which issues(s) does this PR fix? (Partially) fixes: #16824 I don't know why the block was not found is the DB. But at least now in such a case it won't panic. Acknowledgements I have read CONTRIBUTING.md . I have included a uniquely named changelog fragment file . I have added a…
Could not update committee cache log: Move from Error to Debug .…
What type of PR is this? Bug fix Fixes: #16755 Note Please read commit by commit with commit messages. Acknowledgements I have read CONTRIBUTING.md . I have included a uniquely named changelog fragment file . I have added a description with sufficient context for reviewers to understand this PR. I have tested that my changes work as expected and I added a testing plan to the PR description (if…
getFCUArgs : Add early return for forkchoice update arguments in non…
v7.1.3 - 2026-03-18 This release brings extensive Gloas (next fork) groundwork, a major logging infrastructure overhaul, and numerous performance optimizations across the beacon chain. A security update to go-ethereum v1.16.8 is also included. Operators are encouraged to update at their convenience. Release highlights: Logging revamp : New ephemeral debug logfile (24h retention, enabled by…