{"id":17558,"date":"2026-02-23T02:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/sepolia-pectra-incident-update-ethereum-foundation-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T02:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:44:51","slug":"sepolia-pectra-incident-update-ethereum-foundation-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/sepolia-pectra-incident-update-ethereum-foundation-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepolia Pectra Incident Update | Ethereum Foundation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/ethereum-hackmd\/upload_c953ed34b3d2227e1ec03710bbb229b4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch <span class=\"chakra-text css-ons8vw\">222464<\/span>, the <a class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2025\/02\/14\/pectra-testnet-announcement\">Pectra network upgrade<\/a> went live on the Sepolia testnet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia&#8217;s permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The root cause was identified within minutes, and client teams immediately began working on a fix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><strong>This issue is due to Sepolia&#8217;s configuration and could not occur on the Ethereum mainnet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Around 14:00 UTC today, validators deployed a fix that restored the network to normal throughput.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><strong>All Sepolia node operators must now upgrade their execution layer clients to the versions listed below to maintain network compatibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr aria-orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"chakra-divider css-1e6gg7n\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"chakra-heading group css-qm6a1\" id=\"execution-layer-sepolia--holesky-releases\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"execution layer sepolia  holesky releases permalink\" href=\"#execution-layer-sepolia--holesky-releases\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Execution Layer Sepolia &amp; Holesky Releases<\/h4>\n<hr aria-orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"chakra-divider css-1e6gg7n\"\/>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">This post will be updated with any further developments regarding the Sepolia Pectra deployment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">A postmortem will be available in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/pm\/blob\/master\/Pectra\/\">Pectra project management folder<\/a> once the incident is resolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2025\/03\/05\/sepolia-pectra-incident\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia&#8217;s permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The root cause was identified within minutes, and client teams immediately began working on a fix. 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