# Announcing Octez v17.0~beta1

**URL:** https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/announcing-octez-v17-0-beta1/5336
**Category:** Research and Development
**Created:** [April 19, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/announcing-octez-v17-0-beta1/5336 "2023-04-19T17:54:23Z")
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### Author: ![NomadicLabs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/user_avatar/forum.tezosagora.org/nomadiclabs/32/763_2.png) [@NomadicLabs](https://forum.tezosagora.org/u/NomadicLabs)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.tezosagora.org/t/announcing-octez-v17-0-beta1/5336/1 "2023-04-19T17:54:23Z")

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A first beta version of Octez v17.0, `v17.0~beta1`, is now available.

Unlike a release candidate, this beta version should not be expected to become ` v17.0`. It contains the necessary features to participate in public test networks, notably the upcoming Nairobinet testnet.

Notably, `v17.0~beta1` includes:

- The [Nairobi protocol proposal](https://research-development.nomadic-labs.com/nairobi-announcement.html) itself and its associated executables.
- A new version ([V9](https://tezos.gitlab.io/protocols/017_nairobi.html#new-environment-version-v9)) of the protocol environment, which is the set of functions that protocols can call, used by Nairobi.
- Improvements to Smart Rollups executables and refinements [to the Octez node logging infrastructure](https://research-development.nomadic-labs.com/introducing-new-octez-node-logs-for-better-ux.html).

Further detail on these (and other) features will be provided with an upcoming release candidate announcement. A full Changelog and update instructions are available in the release page for version 17:

[https://tezos.gitlab.io/releases/version-17.html](https://tezos.gitlab.io/releases/version-17.html)

The Git tag for this release is `v17.0-beta1` and the corresponding commit hash is `96c910ddf8351bb630bd633a13e8966df180145e`.

Note that while we encourage the use of this beta version on testnets such as Nairobinet (and also Ghostnet and Mumbainet), we advise against deploying this version on Tezos Mainnet.