Forest v0.18.0 "Big Bang"

This is a non-mandatory release, including many new RPC methods and improvements to the Forest RPC API. The release also includes several bug fixes, as outlined below. Please note the breaking changes in this release.

See the CHANGELOG for details.

Forest v0.17.2 "Dovakhin"

This is a mandatory release for all mainnet node operators. It changes the NV22 dragon network upgrade epoch to 3855360 (Wed Apr 24 02:00:00 PM UTC 2024). All mainnet node must be updated to this version before the network upgrade epoch to avoid being stuck on a fork.

See CHANGELOG for details.

Forest v0.17.1 "Villentretenmerth"

This is a mandatory release that includes scheduled migration for the NV22 Dragon network upgrade for mainnet and a fix for the calibration network. Various other fixes and improvements are included as well.

See CHANGELOG for details.

To ensure a smooth transition, Forest must be updated:

• for mainnet nodes, before April 11th, 14:00 UTC,
• for calibnet nodes, before April 3rd, 11:00 UTC.

Forest v0.17.0 "Smaug"

Mandatory release that includes:

• support for the NV22 Dragon network upgrade, together with the required state migration,
• important networking improvements that increase Forest resilience to network disruptions,
• various improvements and support for new RPC methods.

See CHANGELOG for details.

Forest v0.16.8 "English Channel"

Patch level release that includes support for the Filecoin.ChainNotify RPC method.

Forest v0.16.7 "Etaoin shrdlu"

Mandatory release that includes a fix for a bug in the libp2p usage. This is necessary after the PL-managed bootstrap nodes were decommissioned. Failure to upgrade will result in difficulty connecting to the mainnet network.

Check the CHANGELOG for details.

Forest v0.16.6 "Pinecone Reactivation"

This is a non-mandatory (but suggested) release containing various fixes, and an offline RPC node feature. Check CHANGELOG for details.

Forest v0.16.5 "Pinecone Deactivation"

⛔ Defect release, It is close to impossible to export snapshots due to low timeout on the export. Please use a fixed version v0.16.6

Non-mandatory upgrade, including primarily new RPC endpoints. The option to use an alternative FilOps snapshot provider was removed, given the service was decommissioned.

Forest v0.16.4 "Speedy Gonzales"

This is a non-mandatory (but suggested) release that includes Butterfly network support and performance improvements for state migrations. Also, several RPC endpoints were implemented, see CHANGELOG for details.

Full Changelog: v0.16.3...v0.16.4

Forest v0.16.3 "Tempura"

This release fixes a performance bug that prevented Forest from staying up-to-date with the Filecoin network.