Staging for MainNet 2.2.2 Upgrade

Protocol version 2.2.2 upgrade will occur at Era 22931, around 2026-06-30 15:19 UTC.

Summary of changes in this upgrade: TBA (security upgrade)

Staging the Upgrade

Run:

sudo -u casper casper-node-util stage_protocols casper.conf

Note: the latest version of casper-node-launcher installs casper-node-util this can also be installed with sudo apt install casper-node-util, without restarting the node. If you do not want to install, you can still use the deprecated /etc/casper/node_util.py with sudo -u casper /etc/casper/node_util.py stage_protocols casper.conf.

This should show 2_2_1 already staged and 2_2_2 now staging.

casper-node-util watch

Should show: Next Upgrade: {'activation_point': 22931, 'protocol_version': '2.2.2'}