⚠️ IMPORTANT: Repository Migration in Progress - "The Weld" #2303
Description
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Repository Migration in Progress - "The Weld"
This repository is being merged into ethereum/execution-specs during the week of October 20-24, 2025.
🎯 Quick Summary
All functionality from ethereum/execution-spec-tests (spec tests, frameworks, tooling) is moving to ethereum/execution-specs to streamline spec and test development.
📅 Timeline
Week of October 13-17, 2025:
- EEST: Closing remaining PRs and porting issues to EELS.
⚠️ New PRs will not be accepted after this week. - EELS: Finalizing BPO t8n changes for test filling.
Week of October 20-24, 2025:
- October 20: Kickstart with dry-run migration
- October 20-24: Fix CI and fixture building/release issues
- October 24 (ETA): 🎉 Weld finalized - all development moves to ethereum/execution-specs
👥 What This Means for You
Spec Contributors
Continue working in ethereum/execution-specs as usual.
Test Contributors
- Until October 20: Open draft PRs in this repo as you have been
- After October 24 (Weld Complete):
- ❌ Close any open draft PRs here
- ✅ Reopen them in ethereum/execution-specs
- All future test development happens in EELS
Client Teams
Test fixture releases will continue from this repository as usual. No changes to your consumption workflow.
🔗 Resources
❓ Questions?
Contact the STEEL team or comment on this issue.
This repository will remain active for releases but will not accept new development after October 24, 2025.