Bor v2.3.0-beta3 and Heimdall v0.4.0-beta3 release for Amoy (Rio Hard Fork for VEBloP upgrade)

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Hi all, we have released a new beta version of bor, v2.3.0-beta3 , and a new version of heimdall, v0.4.0-beta3 for Amoy.

This release schedules the Rio Hard Fork for Amoy and includes all the changes required for the Amoy VEBloP upgrade.

The Rio Hard Fork on Amoy is scheduled for block number 26272256. Which is expected to be mined on September-11-2025 at 15:30:00 UTC. Make sure to update all your Amoy nodes (Bor and Heimdall) before this time.

Steps for upgrading Bor:

  1. Stop bor service

    sudo service bor stop

  2. Install Bor with a version tag, network name (amoy), and node type (sentry, validator or archive).

    # Replace the node type
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maticnetwork/install/main/bor.sh | bash -s -- v2.3.0-beta3 <network> <node_type>

  3. Check bor version

    /usr/bin/bor version

# It should print 
# v2.3.0-beta3

  4. Restart bor service

    sudo service bor start

Steps for upgrading Heimdall:

  1. Stop heimdalld service

    sudo service heimdalld stop

  2. Install heimdall with a version tag, network name (amoy), and node type (sentry or validator).

    # Replace the network and node type
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0xpolygon/install/heimdall-v2/heimdall-v2.sh | bash -s -- v0.4.0-beta3 <network> <node_type>

  3. Check heimdall version

    /usr/bin/heimdalld version

# It should print
# v0.4.0-beta3

  4. Restart heimdall service

    sudo service heimdalld start

  5. Restart the telemetry services

    sudo service telemetry restart

What’s Changed

Docker Images

You can find the latest docker images here:

Bor: https://hub.docker.com/r/0xpolygon/bor/tags

Heimdall:https://hub.docker.com/r/0xpolygon/heimdall/tags

Thanks,

Polygon Team