Introducing Arrowhead 6.3.0

Published on: 3 July, 2024

The Rootstock community is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the RSKj client, which is now available in the RSKj GitHub repository. This update mainly focuses on improving Ethereum compatibility at the JSON-RPC interface and enhancing the node’s performance.

While this upgrade is optional, we strongly encourage users to update their nodes to the most recent version for an enhanced experience and to benefit from the latest improvements.

It’s important to note that this release does not solve the PowPeg issue described in the June 24th Outage Incident Report. The Core Development team is working on a fix that will soon be released.

What changes are included in RSK Arrowhead 6.3.0?

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

Added the to field in JSON-RPC trace method responses by @rmoreliovlabs in #2431
Updated the getCode method so it does not make a copy of the underlying array by @rmoreliovlabs in #2365
Introduced logback level enhancements by @Vovchyk in #2415

You can find a complete list of the changes introduced in the corresponding GitHub milestone.

How do I upgrade to version 6.3.0?

There are no special considerations for upgrading to this version. Users are simply required to download and update their RSKj node; no additional tasks are necessary.

RSKj Arrowhead 6.3.0’s sha256 sum is TBD rskj-core-6.3.0-ARROWHEAD-all.jar. See the reproducible builds guide for further details.

How do I report problems with this version?

It’s essential for us to know any problem you may have running Arrowhead 6.3.0. Please reach out on the Rootstock Discord Server or by creating issues in the RSK GitHub repository.

How do I report security vulnerabilities?

If you find a security issue, please contact us at security@rootstocklabs.com or report it through RootstockLabs’ bug bounty program. We reward security experts, software developers, and hackers who dedicate time and effort to improving and protecting the Rootstock platform.

Do you have further questions?

Please contact the team through the Rootstock Discord Server for technical questions and support.

You can also reach out with any feedback you would like to share with us through Rootstock’s social media channels and forums