At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade was initiated on the Sepolia testnet.
Regrettably, a problem with Sepolia’s permissions-based deposit contract hindered numerous execution layer clients from adding transactions to blocks. The underlying issue was pinpointed within minutes, prompting client teams to swiftly start implementing a solution.
This problem stems from Sepolia’s setup and could not take place on the Ethereum mainnet.
Around 14:00 UTC today, validators released a solution that reinstated normal network throughput.
All Sepolia node operators are now required to upgrade their execution layer clients to the versions specified below to ensure network compatibility.
Execution Layer Sepolia & Holesky Releases
This article will be modified with any new updates concerning the Sepolia Pectra deployment.
A postmortem report will be accessible in the Pectra project management folder once the situation is addressed.
