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The Pectra testnet activation<\/a> revealed issues in clients with deposit contract configurations changes on Ethereum testnets. While Sepolia’s recovery<\/a> was straightforward and the network has since fully recovered, Holesky experienced extensive inactivity leaks as part of its recovery mechanism.<\/p>\n The Holesky network has since then finalized, but the exited validators would take approximately one year to fully be removed from the validator set (\u00b9<\/a>). While stakers can test deposits, consolidations and all other Pectra features, the size of the exit queue prevents Holesky from being used to test the full validator lifecycle within a reasonable timeframe.<\/p>\n To address this, a new testnet has been launched: Hoodi<\/a>. It will activate the Pectra network upgrade at epoch 2048 (Wed. March 26, 2025 14:37:12 UTC).<\/strong> Client releases that support the Pectra upgrade on Hoodi are listed below.<\/p>\n Moving forward, staking operators and infrastructure providers should use Hoodi for validator testing. To allow time for the migration, the Holesky testnet will be supported until September 2025. Aside from validator exits, all other Pectra features can be tested on Holesky.<\/p>\n