21.1.6

Changelog

21.1.6

Additions and Improvements

• Added support for the upcoming BAIKAL ephemeral testnet and removed the configuration for the deprecated YOLOv3 ephemeral testnet. #2237
• Implemented EIP-3541: Reject new contracts starting with the 0xEF byte #2243
• Implemented EIP-3529: Reduction in refunds #2238
• Implemented EIP-3554: Difficulty Bomb Delay #2289

Bug Fixes

• Added ACCESS_LIST transactions to the list of transactions using legacy gas pricing for 1559 #2239
• Reduced logging level of public key decoding failure of malformed packets. #2143
• Add 1559 parameters to json-rpc responses. #2222

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

• Fixed issue in discv5 where nonce was incorrectly reused. #2075
• Fixed issues in debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile and debug_standardTraceBlockToFile. #2120
• Fixed invalid error code in several JSON RPC methods when the requested block is not in the range. #2138

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.6/besu-21.1.6.zip
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21.1.5

21.1.5

Additions and Improvements

• Ignore nonce when supplied to eth_estimateGas or eth_call. #2133
• Ignore privateFor for tx estimation. #2160

Bug Fixes

• Fixed NullPointerException when crossing network upgrade blocks when peer discovery is disabled. #2140

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

Download link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.5/besu-21.1.5.zip
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21.1.4

21.1.4

Additions and Improvements

• Adds --discovery-dns-url CLI command #2088

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue in discv5 where nonce was incorrectly reused. #2075
• Fixed issues in debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile and debug_standardTraceBlockToFile. #2120

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.4/besu-21.1.4.zip
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21.1.3

21.1.3

Additions and Improvements

• Increase node diversity when downloading blocks #2033

Bug Fixes

• Ethereum Node Records are now dynamically recalculated when we pass network upgrade blocks. This allows for better peering through transitions without needing to restart the node. #1998

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.3/besu-21.1.3.zip
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21.1.2

21.1.2

Berlin Network Upgrade

Important note: the 21.1.1 release contains an outdated version of the Berlin network upgrade. If you are using Besu on public Ethereum networks, you must upgrade to 21.1.2.

This release contains the activation blocks for Berlin across all supported testnets and the Ethereum mainnet. They are:

• Ropsten 9_812_189 (10 Mar 2021)
• Goerli 4_460_644 (17 Mar 2021)
• Rinkeby 8_290_928 (24 Mar 2021)
• Ethereum 12_244_000 (14 Apr 2021)

Additions and Improvements

• Added option to set a limit for JSON-RPC connections
  • HTTP connections --rpc-http-max-active-connections #1996
  • WS connections --rpc-ws-max-active-connections #2006
• Added ASTOR testnet ETC support #2017

Bug Fixes

• Don't Register BLS12 precompiles for Berlin #2015

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.2/besu-21.1.2.zip
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21.1.1

21.1.1

Berlin Network Upgrade

Important note: this release contains an outdated version of the Berlin network upgrade. If you are using Besu on public Ethereum networks, you must upgrade to 21.1.2.

This release contains the activation blocks for Berlin across all supported testnets and the Ethereum mainnet. They are:

• Ropsten 9_812_189 (10 Mar 2021)
• Goerli 4_460_644 (17 Mar 2021)
• Rinkeby 8_290_928 (24 Mar 2021)
• Ethereum 12_244_000 (14 Apr 2021)

Additions and Improvements

• Removed EIP-2315 from the Berlin network upgrade #1983
• Added besu_transaction_pool_transactions to the reported metrics, counting the mempool size #1869
• Distributions and maven artifacts have been moved off of bintray #1886
• admin_peers json RPC response now includes the remote nodes enode URL
• add support for keccak mining and a ecip1049_dev network #1882

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect groupId in published maven pom files.
• Fixed GraphQL response for missing account, return empty account instead #1946

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

sha256: c22a80a54e9fed864734b9fbd69a0a46840fd27ca5211648a3eaf8a955417218

21.1.0

21.1.0

Important note: this release contains an outdated version of the Berlin network upgrade, which was changed on March 5, 2021 (link). If you are using Besu on public Ethereum networks, you must upgrade to 21.1.2.

21.1.0 Features

Features added between 20.10.0 to 21.1.0 include:

• Berlin Network Upgrade: this release contains the activation blocks for Berlin across all supported testnets and the Ethereum mainnet. They are:
  • Ropsten 9_812_189 (10 Mar 2021)
  • Goerli 4_460_644 (17 Mar 2021)
  • Rinkeby 8_290_928 (24 Mar 2021)
  • Ethereum 12_244_000 (14 Apr 2021)
• Besu Launcher: Besu now has support for the Quorum Mainnet Launcher which makes it easy for users to configure and launch Besu on the Ethereum mainnet.
• Bonsai Tries: A new database format which reduces storage requirements and improves performance for access to recent state. Note: only full sync is currently supported.
• Miner Data JSON-RPC: The eth_getMinerDataByBlockHash and eth_getMinerDataByBlockNumber endpoints return miner rewards and coinbase address for a given block.
• EIP-1898 support: The EIP adds blockHash to JSON-RPC methods which accept a default block parameter.

Early Access Features

• Bonsai Tries: A new database format which reduces storage requirements and improves performance for access to recent state. Note: only full sync is currently supported.
• QBFT: A new consensus algorithm to support interoperability with other Enterprise Ethereum Alliance compatible clients.

21.1.0 Breaking Changes

• --skip-pow-validation-enabled is now an error with block import --format JSON. This is because the JSON format doesn't include the nonce so the proof of work must be calculated.
• eth_call will not return a JSON-RPC result if the call fails, but will return an error instead. If it was for a revert the revert reason will be included.
• eth_call will not fail for account balance issues by default. An parameter "strict": true can be added to the call parameters (with to and from) to enforce balance checks.

Additions and Improvements

• Added besu_transaction_pool_transactions to the reported metrics, counting the mempool size #1869
• Added activation blocks for Berlin Network Upgrade #1929

Bug Fixes

• Fixed representation of access list for access list transactions in JSON-RPC results.

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

sha256: e4c8fe4007e3e5f7f2528cbf1eeb5457caf06536c974a6ff4305035ff5724476

21.1.0-RC2

21.1.0-RC2

Additions and Improvements

• Distributions and maven artifacts have been moved off of bintray #1886
• Support "eth" field in ENR records #1893
• Support for the Berlin Network Upgrade, although the block number must be set manually with --override-genesis-config=berlinBlock=<blocknumber>. This is because the block numbers haven't been determined yet. The next release will include the number in the genesis file so it will support Berlin with no intervention. #1898

Bug Fixes

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.1.0-RC2/besu-21.1.0-RC2.zip

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21.1.0-RC1

21.1.0-RC1

21.1.0 Breaking Changes

• --skip-pow-validation-enabled is now an error with block import --format JSON. This is because the JSON format doesn't include the nonce so the proof of work must be calculated.
• eth_call will not return a JSON-RPC result if the call fails, but will return an error instead. If it was for a revert the revert reason will be included.
• eth_call will not fail for account balance issues by default. An parameter "strict": true can be added to the call parameters (with to and from) to enforce balance checks.

Additions and Improvements

• Removed unused flags in default genesis configs #1812
• --skip-pow-validation-enabled is now an error with block import --format JSON. This is because the JSON format doesn't include the nonce so the proof of work must be calculated. #1815
• Added a new CLI option --Xlauncher to start a mainnet launcher. It will help to configure Besu easily.
• Return the revert reason from eth_call JSON-RPC api calls when the contract causes a revert. #1829
• Added chainId, publicKey, and raw to JSON-RPC api calls returning detailed transaction results. #1835

Bug Fixes

• Ethereum classic heights will no longer be reported in mainnet metrics. Issue #1751 Fix #1820
• Don't enforce balance checks in eth_call unless explicitly requested. Issue #502 Fix #1834

Early Access Features

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

https://dl.bintray.com/hyperledger-org/besu-repo/besu-21.1.0-RC1.zip
sha256: b0fe3942052b8fd43fc3025a298a6c701f9edae2e100f0c563a1c5a4ceef71f1

20.10.4

20.10.4

Additions and Improvements

• Implemented EIP-778: Ethereum Node Records (ENR) #1680
• Implemented EIP-868: Node Discovery v4 ENR Extension #1721
• Added revert reason to eth_estimateGas RPC call. #1730
• Added command line option --static-nodes-file. #1644

Bug Fixes

• Accept locally-sourced transactions below the minimum gas price. #1480 #1743

Previously identified known issues

• Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
• Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier

Download link

https://dl.bintray.com/hyperledger-org/besu-repo/besu-20.10.4.zip
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