This is a patch release, fixing some regressions with v1.16.0.
- abigen v2 now creates
TryPackmethods that return an error for invalid parameter values. (#31692) geth --vmtrace, enabling the live tracer, did not work due to a bug. (#32107)- The
blockTimestampas returned byeth_getLogsis now hex-encoded. (#32129) eth_getLogsand related endpoints now limit the number of queried addresses to 1000. (#31876)eth_getTransactionReceiptshould be a bit faster. (#32021)- A buggy interaction of the new archive node and snap sync is resolved. (#32104)
- A rare crash in
geth --devmode related todebug_setHeadis resolved. (#31871) - Release archives now contain statically-linked binaries. (#32118)
For a full rundown of the changes please consult the Geth 1.16.1 release milestone.
As with all our previous releases, you can find the:
- Pre-built binaries for all platforms on our downloads page.
- Docker images published under
ethereum/client-go. - Ubuntu packages in our Launchpad PPA repository.
- OSX packages in our Homebrew Tap repository.