This release updates the Flare (and Songbird) codebase to Avalanche 1.9.0. See more details in the Avalanche 1.9.0 release notes. Note, however, that AddPermissionlessValidatorTx, AddPermissionlessDelegatorTx and AddSubnetValidatorTx transactions are disabled (to disallow the use of subnets).
Additionally, this release adds the ability to sign P-chain transactions with the standard Ethereum prefix ("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n <message length>") to allow for compatibility with signing tools that automatically add this prefix (e.g. MetaMask).
All nodes should upgrade to this version before the following dates:
- Coston2 network: November 26, 2024 at 12:00:00 UTC
- Flare network: December 17, 2024 at 12:00:00 UTC
- Coston network: January 7, 2025 at 12:00:00 UTC
- Songbird network: January 28, 2025 at 12:00:00 UTC
The Flare nodes should report version avalanche/1.9.0 while The Songbird nodes should report version flare/0.7.0 after the upgrade.