v1.7.0-alpha.4

Phase0

• Add executable gossip validation functions for phase0 (#4902)
• Increase compute_shuffled_index cache from 96 to 65536 entries (#5046)

Fulu

• Add Cell Dissemination via Partial Message Specification (#4558)

Gloas

• Correct field name block_root in ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRoot (#5008)
• Add check that block is known in on_payload_attestation_message (#5022)
• Request missing payload envelopes for index-1 attestation (#4939)
• Allow same epoch proposer preferences (#5035)
• Add cached PTC window to the state (#4979)
• Add Cell Dissemination via Partial Message Specification (#4558)
• Speed up compute_ptc (#5044)

Heze

• Add cached PTC window to the state (#4979)

EIP-8025

• Update EIP8025 p2p protocol (#5014)
• Remove fork version/epoch in eip8025 specs (#5037)

Testing

• Fix builder voluntary exit success test (#5005)
• Add executable gossip validation functions for phase0 (#4902)
• Fix block root filenames and Gloas comptests (#5023)
• Integrate make coverage into make test (#5015)
• Add sanity/blocks tests for missed payload withdrawal interactions (#4962)
• Remove fork version/epoch in eip8025 specs (#5037)
• Fix bug in fork choice compliance tests is_early_message (#5040)
• Add cached PTC window to the state (#4979)
• Speed up compute_ptc (#5044)

Dependencies

• Update dependency ckzg to v2.1.7 (#5006)
• Update dependency mkdocs-material to v9.7.6 (#5007)
• Update dependency ruff to v0.15.7 (#5009)
• Update dependency pytest-cov to v7.1.0 (#5026)
• Update dependency mkdocs-gen-files to v0.6.1 (#5025)
• Update dependency deepdiff to v8.6.2 [SECURITY] (#5017)
• Update dependency setuptools to v82.0.1 (#5010)
• Update actions/download-artifact action to v8.0.1 (#5028)
• Update release-drafter/release-drafter action to v7 (#5030)
• Update astral-sh/setup-uv action to v7.6.0 (#5029)
• Update dependency eth-utils to v6.0.0 (#5041)
• Update dependency eth-hash to v0.8.0 (#5042)

Other

• Add dependencies section to release notes (#5004)
• Disable semantic PR titles & grouped updates (#5027)
• Merge publish workflow into release workflow (#5031)
• Bump version to v1.7.0-alpha.4 (#5034)

v1.7.0-alpha.3

Phase0

• Fix BNF of req/resp streams (#4917)
• Replace SECONDS_PER_SLOT with SLOT_DURATION_MS in specs/tests (#4926)
• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)
• Extend *ByRoot req/resp serve range to match *ByRange (#4950)
• Update dependency py_arkworks_bls12381 to v0.4.1 (#4972)

Altair

• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)

Deneb

• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)
• Extend *ByRoot req/resp serve range to match *ByRange (#4950)
• Update dependency py_arkworks_bls12381 to v0.4.1 (#4972)

Electra

• Make "Constructing the XYZ" sections consistent (#4920)
• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)

Fulu

• Make "Constructing the XYZ" sections consistent (#4920)
• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)

Gloas

• Standardize feature fork versions (#4910)
• Check if pending deposit exists before applying to builder (#4897)
• Add payload data availability vote to the store (#4884)
• Refactor builder deposit conditions in process_deposit_request (#4916)
• Add a missing fork comment to Store (#4922)
• Ignore beacon block if parent payload unknown (#4923)
• Rename execution_payload_states to payload_states (#4930)
• Make "Constructing the XYZ" sections consistent (#4920)
• Only allow attestations for known payload statuses (#4918)
• Reorder payload status constants (#4948)
• Add pre-fork subscription note for proposer_preferences topic (#4947)
• Replace SECONDS_PER_SLOT with SLOT_DURATION_MS in specs/tests (#4926)
• Extend by_root reqresp serve range to match by_range (#4950)
• Add parent_block_root to bid filtering key (#5001)
• Make wordings clearer for self build payload signature verification (#5002)

Heze

• Standardize feature fork versions (#4910)
• Rebase FOCIL onto Gloas (#4931)
• Promote EIP-7805 to Heze (#4942)
• Replace SECONDS_PER_SLOT with SLOT_DURATION_MS in specs/tests (#4926)

EIP-7928

• Standardize feature fork versions (#4910)

EIP-8025

• Enable tests for EIP-8025 (#4911)
• Replace pubkey with validator index in SignedExecutionProof (#4914)
• Prevent verifying valid proofs of same type after received one (#4915)
• Update execution proof construction to use beacon block (#4941)
• Make "Constructing the XYZ" sections consistent (#4920)
• Request execution proofs by block root and proof types (#4944)

Testing

• Add Gloas randomized block tests (#4900)
• Fix field in random block tests for Gloas (#4903)
• Fix test which incorrectly assumes min builder balance is 32 ETH (#4909)
• Enable tests for EIP-8025 (#4911)
• Add voluntary exit tests for builders (#4908)
• Check if pending deposit exists before applying to builder (#4897)
• Update all dependencies (#4933)
• Use ckzg by default for tests (#4921)
• Rebase FOCIL onto Gloas (#4931)
• Promote EIP-7805 to Heze (#4942)
• Only allow attestations for known payload statuses (#4918)
• Fix inclusion list test for mainnet (#4945)
• Use seeded rng in tests (#4952)
• Convert shuffling tests to pytest (#4953)
• Replace SECONDS_PER_SLOT with SLOT_DURATION_MS in specs/tests (#4926)
• Add helpers for simple config derivations (#4814)
• Add more tests for process_deposit_request (#4906)
• Port SSZ generic tests to pytest (#4956)
• Pytest plugin that generate vectors from yield in tests (#4709)
• Remove specs for EIP-7441 (#4977)
• Fix sampling config test (#4988)
• Remove ad-hoc framework for generating reference tests (#4994)
• Bump version to v1.7.0-alpha.3 (#4999)
• Add initial fork choice tests for Gloas (#4940)

Dependencies

• Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.2.0 to 7.2.1 in the actions group (#4895)
• Bump actions/stale from 10.1.1 to 10.2.0 in the actions group (#4946)
• Bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4955)
• Update dependency rich to v14.3.3 (#4968)
• Update dependency ckzg to v2.1.6 (#4966)
• Update dependency ruff to v0.15.4 (#4969)
• Update astral-sh/setup-uv action to v7.3.1 (#4970)
• Update dependency filelock to v3.25.0 (#4971)
• Update dependency mkdocs-material to v9.7.4 (#4967)
• Update actions/upload-artifact action to v7 (#4974)
• Update dependency codespell to v2.4.2 (#4981)
• Update dependency ruff to v0.15.5 (#4982)
• Update release-drafter/release-drafter action to v6.3.0 (#4983)
• Update release-drafter/release-drafter action to v6.4.0 (#4990)

Other

• Use custom runners for everything (#4893)
• Add an AGENTS.md file (#4894)
• Remove slot-time-dependent duration annotations (#4924)
• Capitalize the *Note* paragraphs (#4927)
• Add script to check value annotations (#4925)
• Rename package to eth-consensus-specs (#4934)
• Add ability to manually run publish action (#4935)
• Rename eth2spec to eth_consensus_specs (#4936)
• Use eth-remerkleable (#4937)
• Generate specs before publishing (#4938)
• Configure pytest to use all logical cores (#4951)
• Use xdist worksteal distribution method for tests (#4961)
• Remove title check dependency in CI tests (#4957)
• Replace dependabot with renovate (#4964)
• Add pytest-sugar plugin for better test output (#4959)
• Ignore hidden files when running mdformat (#4978)
• Update python version requirements (#4980)
• Remove specs for EIP-6800 (#4984)
• Disable dependency dashboard in renovate (#4986)
• Clean up dependencies (#4985)
• Use strategy matrix in nightly reference test action (#4991)
• Improve reftests action (#4993)
• Add support for python 3.14 (#4995)
• Fix step which deletes intermediate artifacts (#4996)
• Fix artifact deletion loop for zsh (#4997)
• Make some improvements to the readme (#4998)

v1.7.0-alpha.2

Phase0

• Use head_state for epoch boundary root note (#4881)

Gloas

• Add paragraph about DoS prevention measures for p2p bids (#4831)
• Fix indexed payload attestation domain (#4836)
• Reserve space for one validator sweep withdrawal (#4832)
• Update prepare_execution_payload for Gloas (#4841)
• Onboard builders at the fork (#4817)
• Remove the blob sidecars section in Gloas (#4853)
• Onboard builders using pending deposit slot (#4868)
• Fix nit in onboard_builders_from_pending_deposits comment (#4862)
• Simplify data column sidecar gossip checks in Gloas (#4874)
• Reduce minimum builder withdrawability delay (#4869)
• Allow multiple preferences from validators (#4879)
• Move KZG commitments to the bid (#4875)
• Clarify data column sidecar validation rules (#4880)
• Clarify when builders become active (#4890)

EIP-8025

• Advertise execution proof awareness in metadata and ENR (#4877)
• Refactor EIP-8025 specs (#4828)
• Check for active validators in whitelist (#4886)

Testing

• Add process_withdrawals tests for Gloas (#4830)
• Fix gloas withdrawal test under mainnet preset (#4850)
• Add missing init file for gloas helpers module (#4855)
• Do not yield execution payload in Gloas withdrawal tests (#4863)
• Add cross epoch domain test for payload attestations (#4878)
• Restore randomized blocks test generator (#4872)
• Add two new ptc tests (#4882)
• Add more proposer slashing tests (#4871)
• Add test for execution payload with wrong withdrawals (#4856)
• Remove two execution payload tests with blob commitments (#4888)
• Fix assertion checks in tests (#4889)

Other

• Update release trigger (#4825)
• Improve the release action (#4827)
• Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.1.6 to 7.2.0 in the actions group (#4834)
• Improve make lint (#4838)
• Merkleize progressive SSZ shape to right (#4813)
• Improve make lint console output (#4839)
• Clean up some sections (#4842)
• Enable two more pypy checks (#4845)
• Rename two sections (#4844)
• Fix various nits (#4771)
• Bump release-drafter/release-drafter from 6.1.0 to 6.1.1 (#4849)
• Add INP rule to ruff (#4857)
• Fix generators harness to work with __init__.py (#4861)
• Bump the actions group with 3 updates (#4865)
• Fix typo (#4876)
• Bump version to 1.7.0-alpha.2 (#4883)
• Add automatic PR labeling (#4873)
• Fix release drafter config so that it detects the last release (#4891)

v1.7.0-alpha.1

Capella

• Add new ExpectedWithdrawals dataclass (#4812)
• Revert update_next_withdrawal_validator_index change (#4821)

EIP-7805

• Reflect recent changes into EIP-7805 spec (#4818)

Other

• Fix uploads in release action (#4824)
• Add check for header level mistakes (#4823)
• Organize Helpers and Handlers sections (#4819)
• Bump version to 1.7.0-alpha.1 (#4822)

v1.7.0-alpha.0

Phase0

• Refactor get_weight and get_proposer_score (#4746)
• Remove deprecated INTERVALS_PER_SLOT constant (#4805)

Bellatrix

• Move pow_chain argument in prepare_execution_payload example (#4750)

Capella

• Refactor get_expected_withdrawals (#4766)
• Refactor process_withdrawals (#4765)
• Rename get_sweep_withdrawals to get_validators_sweep_withdrawals (#4789)
• Add types to processed count variables (#4790)
• Fix get_expected_withdrawals return type (#4796)
• Remove epoch param in withdrawal functions (#4798)

Deneb

• Fix comment typo in barycentric formula (#4752)

Fulu

• Fix incorrect ordering of row_index/column_index (#4764)
• Replace old instance of current_proposer_lookahead in spec (#4786)

Gloas

• Use non-placeholder value for DOMAIN_BEACON_BUILDER (#4753)
• Suggest to queue DataColumnSidecars if they race the block (#4736)
• Store full expected withdrawals in BeaconState while pending in ePBS (#4745)
• Add note for is_builder_payment_withdrawable (#4770)
• Fix is_builder_payment_withdrawable function (#4774)
• Fix blob_kzg_commitments_root name and bid.block_hash reference (#4780)
• Remove validate_merge_block from Gloas specs (#4784)
• Set bid.prev_randao in payload bid construction (#4782)
• Update comparison to quorum value (#4775)
• Remove slot from get_indexed_payload_attestation (#4797)
• Payload Attestations due before get_payload_attestation_due_ms (#4801)
• Refactor get_ancestor in Gloas (#4802)
• Set execution_payment field when constructing bid (#4804)
• Make builders non-validating staked actors (#4788)
• Add specs for proposer preferences (#4777)
• Refactor get_weight and is_supporting_vote (#4800)
• Finishing touches for the gloas fork-choice (#4807)

Testing

• Add fork tests for Gloas (#4756)
• Add manifest file to each each reference test (#4712)
• Fix duplicate test vectors in fork choice compliance test (#4809)

Other

• Fix gloas execution_payload gossip rules typo (#4751)
• Add check for PR title (#4754)
• Bump dependencies for actions (#4758)
• In the PR title check, set title as an env variable (#4761)
• Bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4767)
• Fix incorrect ordering in PendingAttestation, Attestation, Eth1Data (#4768)
• Bump the actions group with 3 updates (#4781)
• Fix aggregate.aggregation_bits alias (#4794)
• Bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4791)
• Bump version to 1.7.0-alpha.0 (#4811)

v1.6.1

Electra

• Pass aggregate.committee_bits to get_committee_indices (#4742)

Gloas

• Clarify PTC description (#4719)
• Clean up Gloas specs (part 4) (#4721)
• Add PTC subsection to validator assignment section (#4713)
• Clean up Gloas specs (part 5) (#4738)
• Add off-protocol value to the bid (#4733)
• Fix tests to ensure merge functions do not need to be modified (#4718)
• Fix randao mix processing in Gloas (#4728)
• Set block_hash in the latest bid during Gloas state upgrade (#4739)
• Run process_builder_pending_payments before effective balance updates (#4737)
• Clean up Gloas specs (part 6) (#4741)

Other

• Add debug tools for SSZ deserialization (#4729)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4735)
• Update testnet genesis state descriptions (#4727)
• Use proper integer encoding for Union in SSZ (#4725)
• Bump version to v1.6.1 (#4743)

v1.6.0

Fulu

• Set fork epoch & blob schedule for Fulu (#4689)

Testing

• Revert "Deduplicate test cases in generator" (#4716)

Other

• Bump version to v1.6.0 (#4715)

v1.6.0-beta.2

Altair

• Refactor get_attestation_participation_flag_indices (#4692)
• Optimized sync committee signature verification (#4687)

Gloas

• Clean up Gloas specs (part 1) (#4685)
• Clean up Gloas specs (part 2) (#4693)
• Clean up Gloas specs (part 3) (#4694)
• eip7732: add gossip rule for old payloads (#4695)
• eip7732: remove uniqueness requirement in comment (#4708)
• eip7732: fix signed envelope yields for execution payload tests (#4679)
• Remove merkle proof tests in Gloas (#4700)
• Add pending payment withdrawal epoch asserts (#4701)

Testing

• Always reinstall eth2spec for non-editable installs (#4676)
• Fix decorator order in light client tests (#4691)
• Add tests for get_validators_custody_requirement (#4696)
• Test that verify_data_column_sidecar respects the blob limit (#4690)

Other

• Delete deprecated specifications (#4680)
• Update documentation related to reference tests (#4681)
• Remove "under active development" sentences (#4688)
• Improve fork comment check script (#4682)
• Clean up GitHub actions (#4683)
• Expand CompatibleUnion deserialization error handling (#4699)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4698)
• Run pytest tests in release action (#4702)
• Simplify codespell configuration (#4703)
• Deduplicate test cases in generator (#4706)
• Bump version to v1.6.0-beta.2 (#4707)

v1.6.0-beta.1

Phase0

• Fix weak subjectivity checkpoint check (#4620)

Fulu

• Add note about earliest_available_slot (#4617)
• Ensure data column sidecars respect the blob limit (#4650)

Gloas

• eip7732: add slot field to DataColumnSidecar (#4645)
• eip7732: fix zero-amount builder withdrawals (#4651)
• eip7732: swap beacon_block_root and slot in places in DataColumnSidecar (#4656)
• Set default value of BuilderPendingPayment.withdrawable_epoch to FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH (#4631)
• eip7732: deal with zero value bids correctly (#4646)
• eip7732: use bid in block parent validation (#4648)

Testing

• Add initial fuzzing support to fork choice compliance test generator (#4614)
• Add summary to test generation (#4600)
• Port kzg_4844 tests to pytest (#4606)
• Fix output for gloas test (#4622)
• Cache walk_packages in ad-hoc framework at collection time (#4577)
• Use non-editable installs for test generators (#4634)
• Make RNG deterministic again in ssz_generic runner (#4642)
• eip7805: add unit tests for InclusionListStore (#4644)
• Port kzg_7594 tests to pytest (#4654)
• Fix decorator order in light-client tests (#4652)
• Improve reftests logging (#4664)
• Restart workers periodically to prevent memory accumulation (#4666)
• Revert non-editable change in Makefile (#4667)
• Port BLS tests to pytest (#4672)
• Improve test decorators (#4658)
• Reduce SSZ test vector size (#4662)

Other

• Add pytest html plugin (#4619)
• Use correct Container syntax in EIP-6800 spec (#4624)
• build(deps): bump ruff from 0.13.1 to 0.13.2 in the actions group (#4623)
• Migrate config to pyproject.toml and use uv for project management (#4627)
• Fix some dependabot configuration file nits (#4629)
• Properly order types from tables and python code blocks (#4625)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4640)
• eip8016: add CompatibleUnion specs and tests (#4581)
• Restrict python version to <3.14 (#4643)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4653)
• Use altair spec objects in lightclient fork upgrade (#4636)
• Explicitly define updated light-client containers for Capella (#4647)
• Bump version to v1.6.0-beta.1 (#4665)
• build(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.1.0 to 7.1.1 in the actions group (#4674)
• Maybe fix release push step (#4675)
• In the release action, use git rm to start fresh (#4677)
• Do not push files to consensus-spec-tests (#4678)

v1.6.0-beta.0

Phase0

• Add helper functions for slot time deadlines (#4589)
• Fix filter_block_tree note to use checkpoint.root (#4551)
• Fix deposit root field name in Eth1 data section (#4604)

Gloas

• eip7732: add note about fee recipient (#4565)
• eip7732: abort payment on proposer equivocation (#4562)
• eip7732: enforce self build header signature to point of infinity (#4552)
• eip7732: do not add zero value withdrawals (#4509)
• eip7732: consider builder pending payments for pending balance to withdraw (#4513)
• eip7732: remove header and inclusion proof from data column sidecar (#4527)
• eip7732: rename execution payload header to execution payload bid (#4525)
• eip7732: remove latest_execution_payload_header (#4598)
• eip7732: clean up get_attestation_participation_flag_indices (#4583)
• eip7928: add BeaconState container definition (#4582)
• Clean up Gloas's presets (#4607)

EIP-8025

• Add specs for EIP-8025 (Optional Execution Proofs) (#4591)

Testing

• Speed up test generation bootstrap (#4574)
• Emit light client tests for Fulu (#4569)
• Port SSZ static tests to pytest (#4573)
• Disable pathos library with threads=1 in test generation (#4568)
• Use skips instead of asserting when an SSZ test is cancelled (#4578)
• eip7732: add tests for execution payload availability reset (#4570)
• Add ability to run framework tests separately (#4538)
• Add regression test for verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch bug (#4590)
• Only create ssz_static tests in generator mode (#4596)
• Port blob_to_kzg_commitment tests to pytest (#4541)
• eip7732: add attestation processing tests (#4564)

Other

• Bump the actions group with 4 updates (#4571)
• Bump the actions group with 6 updates (#4572)
• Replace "honestly" with "realistically" (#4556)
• eip7495: add ProgressiveContainer specs and tests (#4529)
• Show feature specs on the website again (#4587)
• Bump the actions group with 4 updates (#4592)
• Forward verbose flag to pyspec rebuilding step (#4595)
• Add python version check to Makefile (#4588)
• Bump version to v1.6.0-beta.0 (#4599)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4608)
• build(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates (#4609)
• Disable pytest checks in release action (#4610)
• Maybe fix release action issue (#4612)