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Testnet 13.1 Zahir Hotfix release: addressing bug reports

Mar 5, 2024

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Top 10 key takeaways:

  1. Deployment Announcement: Testnet 13.1 Zahir has been deployed as a hotfix for bugs in version 13.0.
  2. Bug Fixes: The release addresses several small bugs, including false-positive equivocation panics and underflow of consumers counter.
  3. Gas Overcharging Fix: The update rectifies issues with gas overcharging during cross-contract calls.
  4. New Runtime API: The staking.nominations_quota runtime API has been added.
  5. Community Contribution: Special thanks to 1deltaDAO for their help in identifying and fixing issues.
  6. Validator Update Request: All Testnet validators are requested to update their nodes promptly.
  7. Update Procedure: aleph-node-runner users should stop their docker containers and re-run the run_node.sh script.
  8. Source Build Instructions: Users building from source should switch to the r-13.1 tag in the aleph-node repository.
  9. Detailed Changelog: The detailed changelog is available in the Release Notes.
  10. Community Appreciation: Gratitude expressed to the community for their continued support.
AI Summary

We’re happy to announce that we’ve just deployed Testnet 13.1 Zahir.

This version is a hotfix for several small bugs discovered in the previous version 13.0. The detailed changelog can be found in the Release Notes here

The new key improvements of the Testnet 13.1 Zahir Hotfix Release include:

– Fixing false-positive equivocation panics;

– Rectifying the underflow of consumers counter;

– Fixing gas overcharging when performing cross-contract calls;

– Adding the `staking.nominations_quota` runtime API;

We want to give a big shoutout to everyone at 1deltaDAO who helped spot and rectify some of these issues!

As always, we ask all Testnet validators to update their nodes promptly. The update procedure is the same as usual: `aleph-node-runner` users need to stop their docker containers and re-run the `run_node.sh` script, and users building from source should switch to the `r-13.1` tag in the `aleph-node` repository.

Once again, thanks to the community for all your continued support!