This repository contains the specifications related to the Ethereum execution client, specifically the pyspec and specifications for network upgrades. The JSON-RPC API specification can be found in a separate repository.
| Version and Code Name | Block No. | Released | Incl EIPs | Specs | Blog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancun | 19426587 | 2024-03-13 (1710338135) |
EIP-1153 EIP-4788 EIP-4844 EIP-5656 EIP-6780 EIP-7516 |
Specification | Blog |
| Shanghai | 17034870 | 2023-04-12 (1681338455) |
EIP-3651 EIP-3855 EIP-3860 EIP-4895 |
Specification | Blog |
| Paris | 15537394 | 2022-09-15 | EIP-3675 EIP-4399 |
Specification | Blog |
| Gray Glacier | 15050000 | 2022-06-30 | EIP-5133 | Specification | Blog |
| Arrow Glacier | 13773000 | 2021-12-09 | EIP-4345 | Specification | Blog |
| London | 12965000 | 2021-08-05 | EIP-1559 EIP-3198 EIP-3529 EIP-3541 EIP-3554 |
Specification | Blog |
| Berlin | 12244000 | 2021-04-15 | EIP-2565 EIP-2929 EIP-2718 EIP-2930 |
Specification |
Blog |
| Muir Glacier | 9200000 | 2020-01-02 | EIP-2384 | HFM-2387 | Blog |
| Istanbul | 9069000 | 2019-12-07 | EIP-152 EIP-1108 EIP-1344 EIP-1884 EIP-2028 EIP-2200 |
HFM-1679 | Blog |
| Petersburg | 7280000 | 2019-02-28 | EIP-145 EIP-1014 EIP-1052 EIP-1234 |
HFM-1716 | Blog |
| Constantinople | 7280000 | 2019-02-28 | EIP-145 EIP-1014 EIP-1052 EIP-1234 EIP-1283 |
HFM-1013 | Blog |
| Byzantium | 4370000 | 2017-10-16 | EIP-100 EIP-140 EIP-196 EIP-197 EIP-198 EIP-211 EIP-214 EIP-649 EIP-658 |
HFM-609 | Blog |
| Spurious Dragon | 2675000 | 2016-11-22 | EIP-155 EIP-160 EIP-161 EIP-170 |
HFM-607 | Blog |
| Tangerine Whistle | 2463000 | 2016-10-18 | EIP-150 | HFM-608 | Blog |
| DAO Fork | 1920000 | 2016-07-20 | HFM-779 | Blog | |
| DAO Wars | aborted | aborted | Blog | ||
| Homestead | 1150000 | 2016-03-14 | EIP-2 EIP-7 EIP-8 |
HFM-606 | Blog |
| Frontier Thawing | 200000 | 2015-09-07 | Blog | ||
| Frontier | 1 | 2015-07-30 | Blog |
Note: Starting with Paris, updates are no longer rolled out based on block numbers. Paris was enabled once proof-of-work Total Difficulty reached 58750000000000000000000. As of Shanghai (at 1681338455), upgrade activation is based on timestamps.
Some clarifications were enabled without protocol releases:
| EIP | Block No. |
|---|---|
| EIP-2681 | 0 |
| EIP-3607 | 0 |
| EIP-7523 | 15537394 |
| EIP-7610 | 0 |
The execution specification is a python implementation of Ethereum that prioritizes readability and simplicity. It will accompanied by both narrative and API level documentation of the various components written in markdown and rendered using docc...
The Ethereum specification is maintained as a Python library, for better integration with tooling and testing.
Requires Python 3.10+
Building the documentation is most easily done through tox:
$ tox -e docThe path to the generated HTML will be printed to the console.
The Ethereum Execution Layer Specification code is licensed under the Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal.