🚨 Besu 26.7.1 fixes security vulnerabilities — upgrade ASAP.
Thanks to EF Security & CertiK for responsible disclosure.
• New JSON-RPC filter & WS subscription caps
• RPC error-code & txpool fixes
full changelog available:
Besu is an open source Ethereum client developed under the Apache 2.0 license and written in Java. Hosted by @lfdecentralized. All are welcome.
Joined July 2021
- Besu 26.7.0 is out • PoW sunset complete - Ethash, mining RPC, PoW classes removed • PoS now the default when genesis declares no consensus • New HealthCheckService plugin API
- Besu 26.6.1 is now available This is an optional update. Highlights: Fix WebSocket RPC event-loop stall Fix QBFT/IBFT2 block creation for contracts that use block.prevrandao Add eth_getTransactionBySenderAndNonce JSON-RPC method. Full release notes:
- Besu 26.6.0 is now available This is a recommended update for all users. Breaking changes: - Java 25+ is now required to run this release. - RPC changes to enhance compatibility with other ELs (see notes for more details)
- Besu 26.5.0 is out now! • EIP-7981 added to Amsterdam • EIP-7928 BAL item budget enforced (per-tx) • log4j CVEs (34480, 34478) patched • Bonsai Archive users: full resync required

