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Solana Validators Face Fork Without Agave 4.4.1 Update
Solana validators risk network fork if they don't update to Agave 4.4.1 by epoch 1079.
In brief
Solana validators risk network fork if they don't update to Agave 4.4.1 by epoch 1079. Solana mainnet-beta validators must install Agave 4.4.1 before epoch 1079 to avoid being forked from the network. Originally reported by TokenPost.
Solana validators face update deadline
Anza urged Solana mainnet-beta validators to install Agave 4.4.1 before epoch 1079, warning nodes without the patch risk being forked out of the network.
Update tied to data size limit
The Solana development team tied the urgent release to a minimum loaded-data-size limit for loader-v3 ProgramData accounts under Agave 4.4.1.
Fork deadline set for Nov 6
Epoch 1079 was expected around 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC) Friday, Nov. 6, roughly 9:30 p.m. in Beijing. Unpatched validators face separation from the network through a fork.
The headline
Solana mainnet-beta validators must install Agave 4.4.1 before epoch 1079 to avoid being forked from the network.
