CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_TESTNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.7.0-rc.4
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: YES
DATABASE_UPGRADE: FALSE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Protocol Changes

• Increased the threshold for rejecting transactions due to missing chunks to 100 chunks, improving resilience during high congestion periods. (#13881)

Non-protocol Changes

• Improved state sync reliability by removing the assumption that the fallback source will eventually succeed. Sync now keeps trying both sources until the required part is obtained. (#13891)
• Fixed JSON‑RPC transaction status logic so that it only skips receipts that are actual refunds, preventing incorrect status reporting after the NEP‑536 gas‑refund reduction. (#13979)

Protocol upgrade voting

Voting for protocol version 79 will start on Tuesday 2025-08-05 02:00:00 UTC.

Protocol upgrade to version 79 is expected to happen 7-14 hours later on Tuesday 2025-08-05 between 9:00 and 16:00 UTC.