**Urgent**[Ethereum] - upgrade testnet nodes to latest version

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Blockdaemon

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Posted Sep 29, 2025 - 17:00 UTC

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Sep 29, 2025 - 15:00 UTC

Scheduled

Blockdaemon will update all Ethereum testnet node clients to the latest version on 9/29/2025. We are updating our nodes due to a release from the Ethereum foundation. This update applies to all Blockdaemon Ethereum nodes on Hoodi, Sepolia, and Holesky network, there will be planned downtime of up to 10 minutes per node.

We have tested the release and do not anticipate any unexpected downtime other than mentioned above as a result of the update. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your Customer Success Manager.

If you want additional information please review the release notes here
https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.8.1
https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v6.1.0
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.4
https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/25.9.3
https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v25.9.2
Posted Sep 29, 2025 - 06:29 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affected: Staking Reporting API (Ethereum Staking Reporting), Staking API (Ethereum Staking API), Blockdaemon RPC API (Ethereum Native API), and Protocols (Dedicated Nodes) (Ethereum).