Cardano Node Version Upgrade
Oct 5, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 11.1.3 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 938cba990357ae7c4b7f95c8f75dd9d31174bbeb
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 11.2.3.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 938cba990357ae7c4b7f95c8f75dd9d31174bbeb
Release Notes
Cardano-node 11.1.3 issues a fix Ledger's IPv4 decoding: releases before 11.1.x decoded IPv4s using network order, which 11.1.2 inadvertently changed; this has been reverted to using network order for decoding IPv4s.
Known issues
- There is a slight increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when syncing, but this is significantly less than the regression in 11.1.0. Full details
- There is a small increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when on tip, which correlates with taking ledger snapshots. (Full details published in release benchmark report; link see below).
Breaking changes
plutus-ledger-api: plc optimise no longer accepts the --certify and --certifier- options.
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports are not affected by node version 11.1.3. The reports relevant to the 11.1.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System Testing
System testing results for the 11.1.1 release are applicable to 11.1.3 and can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Sep 19, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 11.1.2 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev fef83fed01d7926f3de83b3b917be5a4a48768b5
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 11.2.3.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev fef83fed01d7926f3de83b3b917be5a4a48768b5
Release Notes
Cardano-node 11.1.2 optimizes memory usage in time lock scripts.
Known issues
- There is a slight increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when syncing, but significantly less than the regression in 11.1.0. Full details
- There is a small increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when on tip, which correlates with taking ledger snapshots. (Full details published in release benchmark report; link see below).
Breaking changes
cardano-rpc contains a number of breaking changes from 11.0.
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports are not affected by node version 11.1.2. The reports relevant to the 11.1.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System Testing
System testing results for the 11.1.1 release are applicable to 11.1.2 and can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Release Notes
Node version 11.1.1 includes a number of performance improvements and general enhancements, and prepares the way for the Dijkstra-era hard fork. It also completes the removal of the legacy tracing system ("iohk-monitoring-framework"): the new tracing system is now the only one included, and configurations still using legacy keys must be migrated (see the New Tracing Quick Start and PR 6580 for the list of removed config keys). This release also removes the V1 LedgerDB and the LMDB storage backend, and makes ledger snapshots predictable and Mithril-compatible, so snapshots are comparable and shareable across nodes. LMDB users must switch storage backend.
Other highlights:
- Performance improvements: more efficient transaction forwarding between peers, mempool snapshots that stay fast as the mempool grows, and quicker Plutus script validation.
- Initial network and consensus support for Peras. This is off by default, behind the experimental NodeToNodeV_16 protocol version.
- Continued groundwork on the Dijkstra era.
- New methods in the experimental gRPC/UTxO-RPC interface (ReadTip, FollowTip, ReadGenesis, SearchUtxos, evalTx); FetchBlock now returns full transactions.
- A reworked cardano-cli ping that accepts multiple targets and DNS SRV records (CIP-0155).
- cardano-tracer drops the discontinued RTView component; its opt-in metrics API now follows the Prometheus wire format.
- The OCI images for cardano-node, cardano-tracer and cardano-submit-api can now run as a non-root user and/or on a read-only filesystem.
- The Mithril signer binary is now included in the x86_64-linux release tarball.
Known issues
- There is a slight increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when syncing, but significantly less than the regression in 11.1.0. Full details
- There is a small increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when on tip, which correlates with taking ledger snapshots. (Full details published in release benchmark report; link see below).
Breaking changes
cardano-rpc contains a number of breaking changes.
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 11.1.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System Testing
System testing results for the 11.1.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
May 14, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 11.0.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 97036a66bcf8c89f687ae57a048eecc0389977ef
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 11.0.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 97036a66bcf8c89f687ae57a048eecc0389977ef
Release Notes
Node 11.0.1 is the first release to support the PV11 intra-era hard fork, enabling the upgrade to protocol version 11 once the hard fork governance action has been voted on by the SPOs, DReps, and the Constitutional Committee and enacted on chain. The release also bumps cardano-api and cardano-cli to their 11.0 series and advances the experimental hard fork target to protocol version 12. This release also adds HTTPS support for EKG and Prometheus metric servers in cardano-tracer, along with a new timeseries store exposed via REST API.
For linux, liburing, protobuf-compiler and snappy-c are new dependencies since node version 10.7. These support e.g. the new LSM capabilities.
Known issues
- When using the LSM storage backend, cardano-node cannot read blocks with more than 4096 items due to a bug in blockio-uring. This issue already has a fix that will be included into the next release.
- When using the LSM storage backend, cardano-node could crash due to how ghc handles system threads. This only happens on resource-constrained devices such as the Raspberry Pi. The fix will be shipped in the next release.
- When using the LSM storage backend, the CPU idle time is reported as iowait. This is not a performance or correctness issue, but it may be confusing. The fix will be shipped in the next release.
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 11.0.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System Testing
System testing results for the 10.7.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Node version 11.0.1 will be uploaded later today.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
May 2, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.7.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 045bc187a36ef0cbd236db902b85dd8f202fb059
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.16.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 045bc187a36ef0cbd236db902b85dd8f202fb059
Release Notes
Node version 10.7.1 is a minor update to the Cardano node that includes a number of fixes and improvements to the Plutus and Consensus layers, as well as to the tracing system. This version of the node addresses a number of performance issues that were found in node version 10.7.0.
For linux, liburing, protobuf-compiler and snappy-c are new dependencies.
Known issues
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.7.1 releases can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System Testing
System testing results for the 10.7.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Apr 18, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.6.4 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 5a4dcd1b410ba78f9faab7acd48f606496909935
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.15.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 5a4dcd1b410ba78f9faab7acd48f606496909935
Release Notes
IMPORTANT If you're building from source you must upgrade to libblst 0.3.14.
Node version 10.6.4 is a minor update to the Cardano node that includes a numbers of fixes and improvements to the Plutus interpreter. It is recommended that all SPOs upgrade to it.
Known issues
Old tracing system: The new metrics counting soft and hard mempool timeouts are missing the common node metrics prefix cardano.node.metrics.
Syncing mainnet from genesis is about 20% slower than on 10.6.1.
Release Benchmarks
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.6.4/10.6.3/10.6.2 releases can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Feb 11, 2026 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.5.4 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev b0a12592c4e996b57edf5bc5b9109ecc88c2273f
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.11.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev b0a12592c4e996b57edf5bc5b9109ecc88c2273f
IMPORTANT If you're building from source you must upgrade to libblst 0.3.14.
This release provides a number of important enhancements to the networking layer that will improve node resilience and robustness. It is recommended that all SPOs upgrade to this version. The main changes are:
A checkpoint file has been added to the preview configuration for genesis mode syncing.
More robust diffusion layer:
Enforce maximum number of reconnection attempts by the outbound governor.
Shorten the timeout when waiting for chain-sync to terminate.
Increase chain-sync timeout in the StNext StMustReply state to a random value between ~10mins and ~15mins (it used to be between ~2.5mins and ~5mins).
Fixed outbound governor bootstrap action.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.5.4 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, 26.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1, 22.2; Debian 11, 12, 13)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 26 (Tahoe)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
I was updating to 10.5.3 but couldn't find any photos so I'll skip it.
Dec 22, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.5.2 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 1ec98e952863fd836df8e7c3476fcce6cc019fce
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.11.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 1ec98e952863fd836df8e7c3476fcce6cc019fce
This is a bugfix release addressing an issue with hash sizes and an issue in the networking stack concerning peer selection. In the diffusion layer under some conditions, the periodic churn mechanism may not meet its design intent and fail to demote sufficiently many warm peers. In turn, further sampling of active peers from this pool may not be sufficiently diverse over longer time frames.
This networking deficiency was discovered with cardano-ignite: a tool for managing Cardano testnets with multiple stake pools distributed across different simulated regions.
All node users running versions 10.3.1 through 10.5.1, including SPOs, must upgrade to this version promptly.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1; Debian 11, 12)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequioa)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Aug 19, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.5.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev ca1ec278070baf4481564a6ba7b4a5b9e3d9f366
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.11.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev ca1ec278070baf4481564a6ba7b4a5b9e3d9f366
Node 10.5.1 provides a number of improvements over node 10.5.0. In particular, the Tracing system fixes the slotsMissed_int metric, while networking improvements include Windows socket fixes, reduced caching time of DNS lookup errors, refined PeerSharing configuration behavior (see networking changes below for details), and the deprecation of --non-producer-node in favor of --start-as-non-producer-node command line switch for starting the node. This release also removes a number of irrelevant binaries from the Node artifacts and adds tx-generator.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.5.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
System testing results for the 10.5.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Please note the changed default behavior for PeerSharing for relay nodes, but not for block producers. This reflects the recommendations for mainnet usage -- mainnet block producers may not meet the Praos performance guarantees if PeerSharing is enabled and IP will also be leaked, but this is not an issue for relays.
Known Issues
There is a known bug when starting from a Byron snapshot. The node will reject the snapshot and replay the chain from the start. However the time it takes to replay the Byron era is small, and very few users are expected to need to start the node from a Byron snapshot. Therefore the issue will be fixed in 10.6.0.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS; Mint 20, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 22.1; Debian 11, 12)
- Windows 64-bit (10, 11)
- MacOS 10.15, 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequioa)
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Jun 4, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.4.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 420c94fbb075146c6ec7fba78c5b0482fafe72dd
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.8.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev 420c94fbb075146c6ec7fba78c5b0482fafe72dd
Node 10.4.1 integrates UTxO-HD into the Cardano node. UTxO-HD is a rework of the Consensus layer of the node which allows the UTxO set to be stored either fully in-memory (as with previous node versions) or else on some external storage medium (e.g. SSD or HD). The latter lowers the memory requirements of the running node at the cost of some speed. This first version of UTxO-HD provides an LMDB backend, but future releases will incorporate a more fine-tailored backend based on LSM trees. More information on UTxO-HD can be found in the consensus website.
This release also provides fixes and enhancements to the tracing system, to the location of LedgerDB configuration options, and to the node CLI and API. It also updates the dependency on Plutus to 1.45.
System testing results for the 10.4.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.4.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Important
Users migrating from a previous version of the node should read the migration guide to properly configure the node and convert the database such that a replay from genesis can be avoided. Mainnet block producers and associated relays should only use the V2InMemory UTXO-HD backend.
This version of the node is mainnet ready. It is recommended for production use using the in-memory backend only.
Warning
The LMDB backend has not yet been benchmarked. While it may provide sufficient performance for edge nodes (wallets, explorers, exchanges etc.) at a valuable reduction in memory usage, it should not be used for block producer or relay nodes on mainnet.
Known Issues
There is a known bug with the experimental Ouroboros Genesis feature that is not yet recommended for mainnet use.
ChainSync Jumping (CSJ) is not disabled once a node is caught up. This should not affect normal operation of the syncing node, but does risk a DoS attack for the caught-up node. It will be corrected in a future release (Issue IntersectMBO/ouroboros-consensus#1490).
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM when running with the InMemory backend, 8GB when running with the OnDisk backend (pending confirmation)
- 300GB of free storage (350GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
May 6, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.3.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev b3f237b75e64f4d8142af95b053e2828221d707f
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.7.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-9.6
git rev b3f237b75e64f4d8142af95b053e2828221d707f
Node 10.3.1 primarily improves on performance: it improves execution speed, reduces memory usage and gives faster synchronisation times. In addition, it provides several enhancements to the new tracing system. It also provides support for light-weight checkpointing that is needed to enable ouroboros-genesis. Finally, it includes bug-fixes for a number of CLI commands. The docker images for node and submit-api have also received improvements to streamline operations.
System testing results for the 10.3.1 release can be found on the corresponding tag testing page.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.3.1 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Known Issues
- New tracing system: connectionManager_* metrics are incorrect; the underlying trace message ConnectionManagerCounters however logs the correct values.
- New tracing system: slotsMissed metric is incorrect; it falsely counts slots since the most recent block production as missed. However, the block producer does not actually miss a slot.
- GenesisMode: the optional peerSnapshotFile declaration in the topology file interprets relative paths with respect to node's binary directory rather than the topology file directory.
- There is a known bug with the experimental Ouroboros Genesis feature that is not yet recommended for mainnet use.ChainSync Jumping (CSJ) is not disabled once a node is caught up. This should not affect normal operation of the syncing node, but does risk a DoS attack for the caught-up node. It will be corrected in a future release (Issue IntersectMBO/ouroboros-consensus#1490).
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 9.6
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Mar 30, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.2.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 1f63dbf2ab39e0b32bf6901dc203866d3e37de08
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.4.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 1f63dbf2ab39e0b32bf6901dc203866d3e37de08
Node 10.2.1 provides support for the new tracing system and an initial integration of Ouroboros Genesis, a new feature which enables nodes to bootstrap from the network. It also provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements, including fixes and improvements to a number of CLI commands.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.2.x release series can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Limitations
Note that lightweight checkpoints are not integrated into node 10.2.1, so it is recommended to only use Ouroboros Genesis for testing purposes (on e.g. Preview or PreProd) and not on Mainnet.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/9.6/9.10
- Cabal 3.8/3.12
~~
Jan 9, 2025 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.1.4 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 1f63dbf2ab39e0b32bf6901dc203866d3e37de08
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.1.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 1f63dbf2ab39e0b32bf6901dc203866d3e37de08
It is required that all Cardano stake pools and relays upgrade to this node version in order to mitigate a potential DoS attack following a hard fork to Protocol Version 10 ("Plomin" hard fork on mainnet). It is recommended that all other node users upgrade to this version. Node users who do not upgrade put themselves at risk of a potential DoS attack following the hard fork.
Node 10.1.4 is a mainnet-ready release of the Cardano node that is capable of crossing the Chang#2 ("Plomin") hard fork. It adds safeguards at the mempool level to block specific types of transaction that could lead to a DoS attack following the hard fork.
For further details about cardano-node 10.1.4 please see the release notes for node versions 10.1.1, 10.1.2 and 10.1.3.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 10.1.4 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 or M4) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
Dec 10, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 10.1.3 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 36871ba0cd3e86a5dbcfd6878cdb7168bb4e56a1
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 10.1.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 36871ba0cd3e86a5dbcfd6878cdb7168bb4e56a1
It is required that users upgrade to this version of the node.
Node 10.1.3 is a mainnet-ready release of the Cardano node that is capable of crossing the Chang#2 hard fork. This update addresses a ledger issue where DRep delegations could be removed under some conditions. This inadvertently affected the ability to withdraw rewards in Protocol Version 10, and changed the stake distribution for some DReps.
For further details about cardano-node 10.1.3 please see the release notes for 10.1.1, since significant upgrades were performed compared to previous versions of the node.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
Oct 11, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 9.2.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 5d3da8ac771ee5ed424d6c78473c11deabb7a1f3
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 9.4.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 5d3da8ac771ee5ed424d6c78473c11deabb7a1f3
Node version 9.2.1 is a minor node release that improves the performance of certificate validation.
It is recommended that stake pool operators upgrade to this version of the node.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
Sep 3, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 9.1.1 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev efd560070aaf042d1eb4680ae37fc607c7742319
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 9.2.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev efd560070aaf042d1eb4680ae37fc607c7742319
Node version 9.1.1 fixes an issue with node 9.1.0 where nodes would replay from the Genesis block if they were restarted when in the Conway era, as described in IntersectMBO/cardano-ledger#4589. If a node is upgraded to 9.1.1 from node versions 9.0.0/9.1.0 then no replay should be required. Updating from earlier versions might require one replay from Genesis.
It is recommended that all users upgrade to node version 9.1.1 when restarting a node.
Known Issues
Cardano-cli shows the wrong sync percentage on query tip. Being fixed in IntersectMBO/cardano-cli#851. Solved in cardano-cli-9.3.0.0
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC/Cabal supported versions
GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
Aug 3, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 9.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 176f99e51155cb3eaa0711db1c3c969d67438958
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 9.2.1.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 176f99e51155cb3eaa0711db1c3c969d67438958
Cardano node 9.1.0 includes all the features that are necessary to be able to cross the upcoming Chang hard fork. The main change from node 9.0.0 is that node 9.1.0 requires a Conway genesis file at startup, where the genesis file was optional in node 9.0.0. This file is needed to cross the Chang hard fork. The necessary Conway genesis and other configuration files can be found here.
This release also incorporates a number of bug fixes and enhancements to the CLI and API, including a "query treasury" command, and changes to ensure compatibility with CIP69 and CIP119.
SPOs and other critical node users (exchanges, explorers, wallets, etc.) are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this version of the node. An update proposal to trigger the Chang hard fork will be submitted when sufficient SPOs and exchanges have upgraded to this version.
Known Issues
Cardano-cli shows wrong sync percentage on query tip. Being fixed in IntersectMBO/cardano-cli#851.
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC/Cabal supported versions
GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
June 29, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 8.9.4 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 8ac5f75342fe3fec14ee410c4c73fd5e2381bb18
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 8.20.3.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 8ac5f75342fe3fec14ee410c4c73fd5e2381bb18
Node 8.9.4 fixes an issue that could lead to high system load when specific transactions were submitted to Cardano, in exactly the same way as node 8.12.1. This release is provided for users who are running older node versions and prefer not to upgrade to node 8.12.1.
There are no other changes compared to 8.9.3.
Known Issues
None.
Haskell Security Advisory
Haskell Security Advisory is a repository of security advisories filed against packages published via Hackage. cabal-audit output:
Found advisories:
dependency "base" at version 4.19.1.0 is vulnerable for:
HSEC-2023-0007 "readFloat: memory exhaustion with large exponent"
published: 2024-05-04 20:52:44 +0200
https://haskell.github.io/security-advisories/advisory/HSEC-2023-0007
No fix version available
toml, parser, dos
dependency "process" at version 1.6.18.0 is vulnerable for:
HSEC-2024-0003 "process: command injection via argument list on Windows"
published: 2024-05-04 20:52:44 +0200
https://haskell.github.io/security-advisories/advisory/HSEC-2024-0003
Fix available since version 1.6.19.0
windows
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
May 2, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 8.9.2 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 424983fa186786397f5a99539f51710abf62c37b
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 8.20.3.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 424983fa186786397f5a99539f51710abf62c37b
This version of the node fixes an issue with the peer sharing networking feature which prevents a node from sharing peers with others that it is connected to.
NOTE: As with 8.9.0, please refrain from updating all relays simultaneously; instead, we recommend spreading out the rollout over the upcoming weeks to minimize disruptions.
Known Issues
Haskell Security Advisory Haskell Security Advisory is a repository of security advisories filed against packages published via Hackage. cabal-audit output:
Found advisories:
dependency "base" at version 4.14.3.0 is vulnerable for:
HSEC-2023-0007 "readFloat: memory exhaustion with large exponent"
published: 2024-04-08 23:04:08 +1000
https://haskell.github.io/security-advisories/advisory/HSEC-2023-0007
No fix version available
toml, parser, dos
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
March 17, 2024 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 8.9.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 0d98405a60d57e1c8e13406d51cce0e34356bd64
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 8.20.3.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 0d98405a60d57e1c8e13406d51cce0e34356bd64
NOTE:
Please refrain from updating all relays simultaneously; instead, we recommend spreading out the rollout over the upcoming weeks to minimize disruptions.
Cardano Node 8.9.0 is a release that introduces genesis lite a.k.a bootstrap peers. Please refer to here to read more about it. This version fixes a small bug on the dynamic block forging logic and also includes some overall improvements.
Benchmarking reports relevant to the 8.9.0 release can be found in this post on Cardano Updates.
Known Issues
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- Or, for MacOS, an Apple Silicon (M1, M2 or M3) processor
- 24GB of RAM
- 200GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
July 25, 2023 - Cardano Node Version Upgrade
$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 8.1.2 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev d2d90b48c5577b4412d5c9c9968b55f8ab4b9767
$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 8.1.2 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev d2d90b48c5577b4412d5c9c9968b55f8ab4b9767
This Cardano node release is mainnet ready and updates the Plutus interpreter. All SPOs are encouraged to update, especially ones that are currently running Cardano node version 8.1.1.
Node 8.1.2 is a minor release of the Cardano node, which updates the Plutus interpreter.
Known Issues
Please see list of 8.1.0 issues
Technical Specification
Minimum System Requirements
- An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 1.6GHz or faster (2GHz or faster for a stake pool or relay)
- 24GB of RAM
- 150GB of free storage (250GB recommended for future growth)
Platforms
- Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
- Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10, 11)
- MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11
GHC/Cabal supported versions
- GHC 8.10.7/Cabal 3.8.1.0
~~
May 14, 2023 - Cardano node version upgrade
cardano-node 8.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 69a117b7be3db0f4ce6d9fc5cd4c16a2a409dcb8
cardano-cli 8.0.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev 69a117b7be3db0f4ce6d9fc5cd4c16a2a409dcb8
Node 8.0.0 is a major release of the Cardano node that adds initial, experimental, support for the Conway ledger era (Protocol Version 9.0). It includes some additional CLI commands, bug fixes, and network configuration options. SPOs are recommended to deploy this version on all their nodes. This version of the Cardano node:
Introduces the Conway era (Voltaire) as a developmental hard fork. Note: the node does not have any Voltaire features yet, this just prepares the way by creating the transaction formats and providing the ability to hard fork into the era. Adds a governance action for SPO polls (cardano-cli governance poll) that the Cardano Foundation will use to conduct an SPO survey Introduces a fairness improvement into the mempool logic Adds query commands to inspect metrics and data in mempool Allows the network to be defined via CARDANO_NODE_NETWORK_ID instead of needing to be passed in every CLI query Adds more detailed output in the query tip CLI command Allows modification via configuration file of connection limits Provides versioned serialization formats for ledger Provides a ledger API Changes the tracking of deposits It also includes some bug fixes and performance improvements.
IMPORTANT: On mainnet, P2P networking is only intended to be ran on a single relay at this time. Please continue to run any other relays with P2P disabled using the legacy topology.
Please note that this version contains breaking changes
Needs newer libsodium-vrf revision dbb48cce5429cb6585c9034f002568964f1ce567