v1.7.1 - 2025-10-23

This is recommended, but not required, non-urgent patch release for Charon v1.7.0. Feedback is welcome and appreciated, please use github issues or discord if you have trouble with this release.

Fulu Activation Schedule

Please consult the official Ethereum blog for the latest client versions to run ahead of the hardfork.

Read the rest of the release notes for more:

Full Changelog: v1.7.0..v1.7.1

Bugfixes

• Fix bucket delay values #4029
• Update docker flags and api url in create dkg #4024
• Handle 404 errors gracefully for signed blocks on inclusion check #4041

Compatibility Matrix

This release of Charon is backwards compatible with Charon v1.0.*, v1.1.*, v1.2.0, v1.3.*, v1.4.*, v1.5.*, v1.6.*, v1.7.* Though only v1.3.* and newer are Pectra-ready and only v1.7.* and newer are Fulu-ready.

The below matrix details a combination of beacon node (consensus layer) + validator clients and their corresponding versions the DV Labs team have tested with this Charon release. More validator and consensus client will be added to this list as they are supported in our automated testing framework.

Legend

• ✅: All duties succeed in testing
• 🟡: All duties succeed in testing, except non-penalised aggregation duties
• 🟠: Duties may fail for this combination
• 🔴: One or more duties fails consistently

What's Changed

• *: v1.7.1 (#4049)