Elasa (v1.9.6)
Geth v1.9.6 is a bug fix release, which improves light client sync to not start from zero when a CHT checkpoint is available (#20120).
This release also adds support for EIP-1898: all state-related RPC methods now support specifying block hashes as well as block numbers. This affects eth_getBalance
, eth_getStorageAt
, eth_getTransactionCount
, eth_getCode
, eth_call
and eth_getProof
(#19491).
Minor changes:
- LES servers now advertise the les capability via ENR (#20145)
- New metrics for p2p bandwidth per protocol message (#20133)
- LevelDB seek compaction is disabled, reducing disk I/O (#20130)
- Handling of invalid future blocks is improved (#19763)
For a full rundown of the changes please consult the Geth 1.9.6 release milestone.
As with all our previous releases, you can find the:
- Pre-built binaries for all platforms on our downloads page.
- Docker images published under
ethereum/client-go
. - Ubuntu packages in our Launchpad PPA repository.
- OSX packages in our Homebrew Tap repository.