Hey, validators!
Today, we announced plans for the Protocol 22 Upgrade.
Key dates:
November 12, 1700 UTC: Testnet upgrade
December 5, 1700 UTC: Mainnet upgrade vote
To arm your validator for the Mainnet upgrade vote, use the following command:
upgrades?mode=set&upgradetime=2024-12-05T17:00:00Z&protocolversion=22
For complete and up-to-date information on what you need to do to prepare, check out the Protocol 22 Upgrade Guide:
https://stellar.org/blog/developers/protocol-22-upgrade-guide
Protocol 22 introduces constructors for Soroban, which make it easier to initialize smart contracts, as well as support for BLS12-381 encryption, which opens up new possibilities for advanced cryptographic functions like zk-SNARKS.
To find out more about what's included in Protocol 22, check out the announcement post: https://stellar.org/blog/developers/announcing-protocol-22
Questions? Concerns? Please raise them here or in the #protocol-next channel on the Stellar Dev Discord.