Octez v20.3 has just been released!
v20.3 introduces a new storage version (3.2), which allows for scaling up to match the increased cycle length and thus paving the way to reducing minimal block time further.
Upgrading the storage version requires manual intervention. In order to run Octez v20.3 nodes with a pre-existing data directory created with an earlier storage version, operators need to invoke the following Octez node command to migrate the storage to the new version:
octez-node upgrade storage
, before (re)starting the Octez node.
Please note that this operation cannot be reverted and earlier versions of Octez are not compatible with the new storage version.
Upgrading the storage to the new version should only take up to 10 seconds in nodes operating in a rolling history mode. However, it may require around 10 minutes for nodes operating on Full and Archive modes, depending on the performance of the machine.
While we recommend that bakers and node operators upgrade their infrastructure to v20.3 at their earliest convenience, we advise that they take into account the potential impact for their services and plan accordingly.
A full changelog and update instructions are available in the version 20 release page.
The Git tag for this release is octez-v20.3 and the corresponding commit hash is 4ec59046.
