Preparing for the Pectra Hard Fork - Important Updates for Alfajores Node Operators

Dear Celo Community,

The cLabs team is preparing for the upcoming Ethereum Pectra L1 hard fork, which will impact node operators on the Celo Alfajores L2 testnet. Please review the following details to ensure a smooth transition.

Key Information:

  • The Pectra upgrade for Holesky L1 is proposed for slot: 3710976 (Monday, February 24 at 21:55:12 UTC).

Action Required for Alfajores Node Operators:

Breaking Changes & Configuration Updates:

This release introduces a breaking addition to the rollup.json config file for op-node.

Steps to update rollup.json

  1. Download the updated rollup.json file from:
    Alfajores Rollup Config
  2. Alternatively, manually update rollup.json by adding the following field:
"chain_op_config": {
  "eip1559Elasticity": 5,
  "eip1559Denominator": 400,
  "eip1559DenominatorCanyon": 400
}

Your prompt attention and preparation for this upgrade are crucial in maintaining the integrity and performance of the Alfajores L2 testnet.

For additional details, please also refer to the Optimism Pectra update information.

The cLabs Team

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