Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)
Obol · Shell · GPL-3.0
Reference docker-compose bundle (EL, CL, Charon, VC, MEV-Boost, monitoring) for a Charon node.
dvtnode-managerEthereum MainnetHoodiSepoliaHolesky
Releases
31 releases
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v2.0.0-rc4
Oct 26, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.11.4
Oct 26, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.11.3
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.11.3 release and is a recommended update for all operators.
Oct 26, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v2.0.0-rc3
Why this rating
- high (hoodi): > [!WARNING] > This is a release candidate and a required update for Hoodi operators before October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC.
- fork scheduled (hoodi): The Glamsterdam (Gloas) fork on Hoodi has been postponed with no new date, but the clients in v2.0.0-rc2 still activate it at epoch 132352.
Oct 26, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v2.0.0-rc2
Why this rating
- high (hoodi): > [!WARNING] > This is a release candidate and a required update for Hoodi operators ahead of the Glamsterdam (Gloas) fork, activating on Hoodi at epoch 132352, October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC.
- high (all networks): Reth operators must run this release before the fork.
- high (all networks): - Lighthouse v8.3.1 (beacon node and validator client): a high-priority release that updates trusted certificates after the eMudhra CA compromise.
- fork scheduled (hoodi): > [!WARNING] > This is a release candidate and a required update for Hoodi operators ahead of the Glamsterdam (Gloas) fork, activating on Hoodi at epoch 132352, October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC.
- fork scheduled (hoodi): - Reth v2.8.0: schedules the Amsterdam fork on Hoodi.
Oct 22, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.11.2
Why this rating
- medium (mainnet): This is CDVN's v1.11.2 release and is a recommended update for mainnet operators running Charon.
- security wording: "It keeps Charon on v1.11.2 and updates every client to its latest stable release, picking up this week's security fixes: Lighthouse v8.3.1 updates its trusted certificates after t…"
- breaking wording: "If you pass your own Nethermind settings, check the 2.0.0 and 2.2.0 breaking changes."
Oct 22, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v2.0.0-rc1
Why this rating
- high (hoodi): > [!WARNING] > This is a release candidate and a required update for hoodi operators ahead of the Glamsterdam (Gloas) fork, activating on hoodi at epoch 132352, October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC.
- fork scheduled (hoodi): > [!WARNING] > This is a release candidate and a required update for hoodi operators ahead of the Glamsterdam (Gloas) fork, activating on hoodi at epoch 132352, October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC.
- Breaking changes: > [!IMPORTANT] > Copy CHARON_BUILDER_URLS from .env.sample.hoodi into your .env, and agree on it with your cluster: every operator must use the same builder li…
Oct 21, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.11.1
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.11.1 release and is a recommended update for operators running Charon.
- security wording: "It bumps Charon to v1.11.2, a patch release that updates Go to fix known vulnerabilities, and fixes data directory permissions for the Teku and Nimbus validator clients."
Oct 21, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.11.0
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.11.0 release and is recommended update for operators running Charon.
Aug 25, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.10.3
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.10.3 release and is recommended update for operators running Charon.
Jun 25, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.10.1
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.10.1 release and contains an highly recommended update for operators running Charon that fixes a Charon node panic-ing under certain conditions and deposit fetch command fix.
May 20, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.10.0
Apr 28, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.6
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.9.6 release and contains an highly recommended update for operators running Charon that fixes a rarely hit issue with some VCs and specific cluster combinations.
Apr 22, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.5
Why this rating
- medium (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.9.5 release and contains an highly recommended update for operators running Charon that fixes a memory leak.
- performance wording: "This is CDVN's v1.9.5 release and contains an highly recommended update for operators running Charon that fixes a memory leak."
Apr 2, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.4
Why this rating
- high (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.9.4 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse.
- security wording: "This is CDVN's v1.9.4 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse."
Mar 26, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.8.3
Why this rating
- performance wording: "This is CDVN's (and Charon's) v1.8.3 release and contains a performance improvement for Operators sending Logs to Obol."
Mar 12, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.3
Why this rating
- performance wording: "This is CDVN's v1.9.3 release and contains a performance improvement for Operators sending Logs to Obol."
Mar 11, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.2
Why this rating
- high (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.9.2 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse.
- high (all networks): It includes also a non-urgent patch fix for Charon v1.9.1.
- security wording: "This is CDVN's v1.9.2 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse."
Mar 9, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.1
Why this rating
- high (all networks): This is CDVN's v1.9.1 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse.
- security wording: "This is CDVN's v1.9.1 release and contains an urgent security update for operators running Lighthouse."
Feb 27, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.9.0
Feb 24, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.8.1
Feb 19, 2026
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.8.0
Dec 17, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.6
Why this rating
- breaking wording: "Missing this deadline will cause your validator to go offline and your node(s) to require a resync."
- fork readiness: "This is a Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Dec 2, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.5
Why this rating
- breaking wording: "Missing this deadline will cause your validator to go offline and your node(s) to require a resync"
- fork readiness: "This is a Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Nov 25, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.4
Why this rating
- fork readiness: "This is a Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Nov 3, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.3
Why this rating
- fork readiness: "This is a recommended Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Oct 28, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.2
Why this rating
- fork readiness: "This is a recommended Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Oct 28, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.1
Why this rating
- high (all networks): This is non-mandatory non-urgent Fulu-ready CDVN release.
Oct 24, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.7.0
Why this rating
- fork readiness: "This is the first Fulu-ready CDVN release."
Oct 8, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.6.1
Sep 25, 2025
Charon Distributed Validator Node (CDVN)v1.6.0
Sep 25, 2025