2.3.0 (2026-06-12) is a pre-release for the Taiko Hoodi testnet for the upcoming Unzen fork.

This pre-release includes the option of running the original taiko-geth execution engine or switching to our new high-performance Rust execution client based on Reth, alethia-reth! Users may speed up their sync progress upon switching with our new public L2 alethia-reth snapshots at https://snapshots.taiko.xyz/.

Please note that there will be minor differences in the config, for a sample configuration please consult

Required Software Versions

• taiko-alethia-client: taiko-alethia-client-v2.4.0
• alethia-reth: v1.2.0
• taiko-geth: v2.5.0
• simple-taiko-node: v2.3.0

Breaking Command-Line Flags Changes:

Driver Flags

• --inbox: Required config. Inbox contract address for the Taiko protocol. 0xeF4bB7A442Bd68150A3aa61A6a097B86b91700BF for Hoodi.
• --shastaInbox: deprecated.
• --shasta.time: deprecated.
• --pacayaInbox: deprecated.
• --preconfirmation.whitelist: deprecated.

Features

• driver: upgrade Hoodi node to alethia-reth with Unzen fork (#449) (b978691)

Chores

• docker: remove prover profile (#445) (ce9499f)