Notes
The Nimbus consensus client v26.5.0 is a medium-urgency release which improves performance and execution client compatibility.
Improvements
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Batch-verify KZG columns for increased performance:
#8302 -
Increase KZG recovery and verification performance by 60%:
#8405 -
Increase data column storage performance by 40%:
#8336 -
Avoid unnecessary work on epoch transitions:
#8214 -
Provides standalone light client finalized block hashes to execution clients by default:
#8376
Fixes
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Temporarily disable fast confirmation rule in engine API due to execution client incompatibility:
#8280 -
Ensure engine API calls time out regardless of underlying reason:
#8294 -
Avoid blocking main thread on column reconstruction:
#8346 -
Add missing nfd field to ENRs:
#8273
Urgency guidelines
low-urgency: update at your own convenience, sometime within our normal monthly update cycle
medium-urgency: may contain an important stability fix, it is better to update sooner rather than later
high-urgency: update as soon as you can, this is a critical update required for Nimbus to function correctly
SHA512 checksums
# Linux AMD64
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# Linux ARM64
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# Linux ARM
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# Windows AMD64
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# macOS ARM64
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