v1.17.3

Release notes

This is the Shapella-ready release for the upcoming hard fork on Mainnet.
This release is a mandatory upgrade for all users running Mainnet nodes -- all previous versions will stop working on the transition.

No configuration changes are required on the Nethermind side to work properly on the Shapella hard fork.

Please ensure your consensus client is also upgraded to a Shapella-ready version to ensure a smooth transition.
You can check the status of readiness to the Mainnet hard fork of each consensus client here.

The Mainnet Shapella hard fork is scheduled for 10:27:35 PM UTC on April 12, 2023.

Shanghai

Updated the chain spec to Shapella-ready for the Mainnet [#5455]